The document contains 5 job announcements from various universities: 1) The University of Helsinki is seeking applicants for an open tenure-track position in educational assessment research. The role involves developing assessment research, teaching, and supervising students. 2) Griffith University is seeking an Associate Professor in adult and vocational education to contribute to leadership, teaching, research, and student supervision. 3) The University of Canterbury is seeking a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in e-learning and digital technologies specializing in literacy/language learning to lead research, teaching, and program development. 4) The University of Oulu is seeking a Professor in sociology with a focus on the social and cultural contexts of

1. Dear EARLI members,
Please find 5 job announcements below:
The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research
universities in the world. Some 36,500 students are currently pursuing an
undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University, which employs a staff of
8,500. The University's current annual budget is EUR 600 million.
The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences at the University of Helsinki conducts
research of the highest national and international standards and provides
academic teaching based on it to promote and increase our understanding of
human growth, development and interaction, mental activity and wellbeing,
education, learning and teaching. The Faculty generates new knowledge to
contribute to the development of a civil society, to increase cultural and social
capital, to improve life management, to prevent social exclusion, to conserve
nature and the environment, and to promote the good life. The Faculty
acknowledges and accepts its shared social responsibility and has established
itself as an active force in Finnish public life. The Faculty includes the Institute of
Behavioural Sciences, the Department of Teacher Education and teacher training
schools.
The University of Helsinki has introduced a
TENURE TRACK
for teaching and research personnel, intended to increase the predictability,
competitiveness and attractiveness of academic careers while promoting
internationalisation at the University.
The University employs talented, motivated academics who have completed their
doctoral degree within the last ten years and have since accrued academic and
other relevant qualifications. Successful applicants will be employed as assistant
professors. The duration of the employment contract will be three to five years,
depending on the appointee's background and experience. If the appointee
produces successful work which fulfils pre-determined criteria, employment may

2. be continued with a second fixed-term contract, after which the appointee may
receive a permanent position as professor. The decision of the University Rector
on the tenure track system (No 39/2012) can be found at
www.helsinki.fi/recruitment/tenuretrack.html.
The academic qualifications and teaching experience of applicants will be
considered when making the selection. Additional merit will be granted for
working outside Finland and other international experience as well as experience
in acquiring research funding.
The Faculty of Behavioural Sciences is announcing an open tenure-track position
in
EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESEARCH
The assistant professor's duties will include the development and coordination of
educational assessment research, the development of undergraduate and
postgraduate education in the field , the provision of undergraduate and
postgraduate teaching as well as the supervision of theses and dissertations.
Other duties will include participation in national and international research
networks and the acquisition of external research funding.
The appointee's teaching duties will relate to research and development of the
quantitative research methods used. The research will be carried out within the
research groups of the Department of Teacher Education and through
collaboration between experts specialised in various methods. The appointee
can qualify as a professor by conducting research on extensive data together
with scholars and units involved in assessment research. The assistant
professor's teaching will focus on structural equation and multilevel modelling as
well as the use of item response theory in the analysis of large-scale research
data.
The position will be based at the Department of Teacher Education, which
provides the most diverse teacher education in Finland. The Department of
Teacher Education bears considerable responsibility for the extensive,
multidisciplinary and research-based teacher education provided at the
University of Helsinki. The Department educates subject teachers, special
education teachers, kindergarten teachers and class teachers. It also operates

3. the Centre for Educational Assessment, which carries out educational
assessment surveys and is responsible for analysing large-scale national data
sets. The Department has some 3,000 students and a staff of close to 200,
including 20 professors. For further information about the Department, please
visit www.helsinki.fi/teachereducation/.
The salary for the position will be EUR 4,100-4,800 per month, depending on the
appointee's qualifications and work experience.
Applications must be accompanied by the following English-language
documents: a CV, a list of publications, a report on experience and merits
relevant to the assessment of teaching skills, as well as other documents that
may be relevant to the selection; or, alternatively, an English-language academic
portfolio containing the above-mentioned documents and information. For
application instructions, please visit
www.helsinki.fi/behav/english/recruitment.htm. In addition, applicants are
expected to enclose with their application a report (max. two pages, in English)
on how they intend to develop educational assessment research in the position
and context described.
Applications addressed to the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, together with the
required enclosures, must be delivered to the following address: Registry of the
University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 33 (Yliopistonkatu 4), 00014 University of
Helsinki, Finland. The applications may be accompanied by up to ten
publications indicated in the list of publications and submitted to the Faculty
Office of the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, P.O. Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger
5A), 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. The closing date for applications is 4
June 2012. (The Registry closes at 15.45 local Helsinki time.)
Further information about the position may be obtained from Head of Department
Jari Lavonen, jari.lavonen@helsinki.fi; Professor Jarkko Hautamäki,
jarkko.hautamaki@helsinki.fi; and Head of Administration Heljä Linnansaari,
helja.linnansaari@helsinki.fi, tel. +358 9 191 20613.
www.helsinki.fi/university

4. Every year, Pearson International makes major investments in education policy,
research and development, and is, as our philosophy suggests, ‘Always
Learning' about the most effective means of teaching a whole range of subjects
and skills to students of all ages. In all our work, Pearson aims to be Brave,
Imaginative and Decent; we have partners and colleagues in more than 70
countries around the globe.
Pearson International is now recruiting for a Vice President Educational
Measurement in our London office. Within our English Language Teaching (ELT)
division a Standards and Quality Office is to be formed which will work across
ELT and will draw on existing expertise to support the Senior Vice President
Language Testing in setting up this new Office. The Vice President for
Educational Measurement will provide leadership for the Unit's measurement
activities including the development and psychometric analyses of the series of
Pearson Tests of English and other assessment instruments. In addition, the
Vice President will be responsible for evaluating and supporting assessment
activities and structuring courseware development in ELT and will develop a
strategic plan with long range goals to create synergy and collaboration across
Pearson in general and within ELT specifically. The position reports directly to
the Senior Vice President Language Testing and is a great opportunity for a
motivated candidate with experience and interest in Educational Measurement.
The position has great promise of professional progression and international
exposure within a leading Education company.
For more details and to apply, go to the Pearson Careers page and view the Vice
President Educational Measurement role.
Pearson International is also recruiting for a Program Development Manager in
our London office. This position works with the Senior Vice President Language
Testing and the Vice President in a range of activities to ensure the maximum
impact and efficacy of the Pearson offer with respect to ELT. The position will
support the development of activities to position Pearson as the preferred
provider of structured language learning with measurable results on a well-
defined scale of progress. This will include contributing and developing bid
documentation, developing systems and processes which will lead to the smooth
implementation of ELT's programmes. This is a great opportunity for a candidate
with understanding, knowledge and interest of assessment and language

5. acquisition principles including test development processes and psychometric
quality assurance. Working with the Senior Vice President and Vice President,
the position has promise of significant exposure within a leading international
education company, experience working with top-level stakeholders and upward
mobility.
For more details and to apply, go to the Pearson Careers page and view the
Program Development Manager role.
For any questions, please contact KerryLynn Daly at
kerrylynn.daly@pearson.com'
a continuing, full time position based at the Mt Gr Associate Professor, Adult &
Vocational Education Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Reference:
494471 Element: School of Education and Professional Studies Work type:
Continuing
Overview: The School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith
University is a national leader in educational research and innovative teaching
programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It is one of the largest
teaching areas of the University with degree programs for more than 3000
undergraduate students offered in primary and secondary teacher education,
adult and vocational education and training (VET), special education, middle
schooling, music education, applied theatre, and technology education. The
schavatt campus, Queensland, Australia.
The role: The appointee will be required to contribute towards the leadership of
the Adult and Vocational Education area and convene and teach into existing
undergraduate and postgraduate courses and programs, and supervise higher
research degree students. As an Associate Professor, the appointee will make
significant contributions to research and scholarship in the field of adult and
vocational education.
The person: The successful applicant will be expected to have a doctoral degree

6. in the relevant discipline as well as teaching experience, research capacity and
professional expertise in Adult and Vocational Education. The appointee will also
be required to contribute to building the research and research higher degree
culture within the School.
Salary range: Associate Professor, Level D: AUD $117,081 - $128,988 per
annum. Salary package including 17% employer superannuation contribution:
AUD $136,985 - $150,916 per annum.
Further information: Obtain the information package and application
requirements by clicking the following link:
http://www.griffithknowmore.com/griffith-university-jobs.html
For position queries, contact Professor Stephen Billett, School of Education and
Professional Studies on +61 (0) 7 3735 5855 or by email:
s.billett@griffith.edu.au.
For application queries, contact Mr Chris Delannoy, Recruitment Officer on +61
(0) 7 3735 3505. To Know More and to APPLY, please click here All
applications must be submitted online.
Closing date: 10 July 2012 4.30pm AEST.
The University of Canterbury College of Education and its e-Learning Lab
directed by Professor Niki Davis has an exciting opportunity for a Senior
Lecturer/Associate Professor in e-Learning and Digital Technologies,
preferably specialising in Literacy/Language Learning (e.g. CALL).
Candidates will be expected to:
* Lead research projects in your specialist area with collaboration and support *
Supervise postgraduate research students * Lead and contribute to teaching,
including flexible learning options, nationwide teacher education and international
programmes * Lead course and programme development
Located on a picturesque campus, the University offers an extensive range of

7. services and facilities including library and art collections, child-care centres,
health centre, recreation centre, pharmacy, book shop and cafés. You'll have
opportunities to work alongside members of a world class, diverse academic
community and enrich your own professional and personal development. The
University is a smoke-free campus.
For further information please visit.
https://ucvacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.
HRS_CE.GBL vacancy number 1644 (the vacancy is incorrectly labelled
literacy.)
Niki Davis and Julie Mackey will be happy to provide further information and we
hope that you will forward this opportunity on to others who may be interested.
(niki.davis@canterbury.ac.nz)
Join a team prepared to make a difference!
Job Opportunity: Faculty of Education University of Oulu, Finland
Professorship in Sociology, Especially the Social and Cultural Contexts of
Education
The field of the vacant professorship is sociology, especially the social and
cultural contexts of education. The professor is responsible for the development
of research in this area at the Faculty of Education and in the University of Oulu,
where research-based teacher education is one of the strategic areas for
research development. The professor will also be in charge of the basic and
intermediate studies in sociology and promote cooperation related to this field.
The vacancy can also be oriented towards the focal areas of cultural identity and
interaction, or the environment, natural resources and materials. Together with
the other professors, the professor is also expected to participate in the
construction of new creative research environments and required infrastructures.
In accordance with the faculty's research strategy, the field of research and

8. duties in the professorship is to pursue and promote internationally high-grade
and distinctive sociological research that has social relevance and promotes
welfare and sustainable development, with due consideration of the focal areas
of research at the university and faculty level.
Based on the university strategy and research quality considerations, the
following focuses have been designated for research in the faculty. Any research
connected with these areas by the applicant is considered a merit:
1. Learning and interaction 2. Teachership in global and local environments 3.
Education and equality
The second research focus also involves questions related to sociological
environmental research, the agency of children and adolescents, and social
contexts and the northern dimension of education in general. Networking and
cooperation in these areas on the national and international levels is considered
an advantage for the applicant.
See APPENDIX: http://www.hallinto.oulu.fi/yhallint/kuulutus/01-06-12-
engl_KTK_professorship_in_sociology.rtf
More information: dean Riitta-Liisa Korkeamäki, tel. +358(0)294 48 3701, riitta-
liisa.korkeamaki(at)oulu.fi and chief administrator Tuomo Vilppola, tel.
+358(0)294 48 3606, tuomo.vilppola@oulu.fi
Deadline for application is July 2, 2012 before 3:00 p.m. Please send your
application by 2nd July, 2012, before 3 pm local time in Finland to mail:
University of Oulu, Kirjaamo/Office of Registrar, PO Box 8000, FI-90014
University of Oulu, FINLAND. Applications will not be returned.
See also Job opportunities: http://www.oulu.fi/english/jobs