1. Applying for academic position
Doctoral Education Network Seminar
28. –
Hannele Wallenius

2. Considering a career in academia?
Is this career path right for me?
How important it is to you to make lots of money?
Are you willing to work in a temporary/fixed term contract for several years?
Do you like research AND teaching?
Do you like personal autonomy in your job
Do you like to work with young people and students?
Are you good at multi-tasking?
Does interacting with the international scientific community appeal to you?

3. Am I willing to do what it takes to become successful in academia?
If your answer is YES, start investigating the job opportunities early both in Finland and abroad:
For instance, INFORMS conferences (Career Fair)
There are many online services for finding openings:
informs Careea Center
OR/MS Today

4. Good application? Starts with a good cover/motivation letter
Write a comprehensive CV.
Rather detailed research plan
Write a teaching portfolio/teaching philosophy.
Get some teaching experience already during your PhD-studies.
References/recommendation letters
Good guide for PhD-students and PostDocs:

5. Interviewing for an academic job: Be well prepared
An academic interview typically includes: meetings, campus tour, a formal interview with a recruiting committee, and a job talk (sometimes a separate “teaching demo”).
Be able to articulate how you envision yourself to fit within the department and the institution.
Investigate prior to the interview the research interests of potential colleagues.
Negotiation skills are an important part to the contract signing process (know your market value: salary, teaching load, etc.).