Digital Pedagogy Specialist

Digital Pedagogy Specialist Tampere University Normal School is seeking a Digital Pedagogy Specialist for the period 21 December 2026–2 November 2027. This is a substitute position. In the role, you will support teacher educators and school administration in experimenting with and developing new technologies and digital solutions, and participate in developing learning environments. Your insight, expertise and networks in learning and teaching technology, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, gamification or learning-environment development will support the education of future teachers and promote pupils’ and students’ learning and digital capabilities. You have a bold, future-oriented approach to development and systems thinking. Initiative, interaction and networking skills are your strengths. You enjoy presenting and training. Pupils and students at Tampere University Normal School have personal devices, and the teaching spaces are well equipped with technology. As part of Finland’s network of teacher-training schools, we have long worked to develop educational technology and digital pedagogy and have published on these topics. The school is part of the international Future Classroom Lab network for learning-environment development and Tampere University’s NEXUS research infrastructure. Your duties: • Take a future-oriented approach and actively develop digital solutions and learning environments, taking national guidelines and international trends into account. • Support school administration and teacher educators in further developing digital pedagogy and the related organisational culture by bringing your insight, expertise and networks to the community. • Plan the strategy of the unit from the perspective of your area of responsibility. • Coordinate the school’s digital development, plan equipment and licence purchases with school administration and other key stakeholders, and participate as needed in data-protection impact assessments. • Take responsibility, together with other specialists, for planning and delivering continuing education in digital pedagogy for teaching staff. • Promote application and implementation processes for development and research projects related to digitalisation and learning environments. • Cooperate smoothly with teaching staff, school administration, teacher students, IT staff and researchers. • Engage with children and young people in the school environment, adults, students, researchers and international visitors. Working time is 36 hours and 15 minutes per week. The work is mainly carried out on site in Tampere. The role also includes planning work that is independent of time and place. Requirements The position requires a suitable master’s degree; excellent interaction, teamwork and networking skills; familiarity with and insight into the needs- and user-oriented development of digital solutions; future-oriented thinking and an experimental approach; the ability and willingness to present and train; responsibility and initiative; fluent Finnish and English; and an interest in working in a school environment and developing teacher education. Experience as a trainer, especially in artificial intelligence and gamification in education, and other relevant expertise are considered an advantage. We offer an interesting and varied role and an inspiring, committed working community where you can contribute to developing teaching, education and teacher training. We also offer excellent opportunities to continuously develop your expertise. You will be supported by your supervisor and skilled colleagues. Employee benefits include sports, culture and wellbeing benefits and comprehensive occupational healthcare. Salary follows the university salary system. The position is provisionally at demand level 9–10 under the framework for other expert and support personnel. In addition, a personal performance-related component is paid, based on the selected person’s experience and skills. The total salary at the beginning of the position is approximately €4,000–€4,800 per month. Information about the collective agreement and salary system is available on the Sivista website. Criminal-record extract Before signing the employment contract, the person hired must present a criminal-record extract under the Act on Checking the Criminal Background of Persons Working with Children (504/2002, section 3). Probationary period A probationary period under the Employment Contracts Act applies. How to apply Submit your application using Tampere University’s electronic application form. The application period ends on 10 November 2026 at 23:59. Attach a free-form application letter, CV and degree certificates. It is recommended that the documents be uploaded as PDFs using the naming format surname_firstname_attachment_name. After the application period, the most suitable applicants will be invited to interviews. Video interviews may be used before in-person interviews if necessary. Interviews are expected to take place in person on Thursday 19 November and Monday 23 November 2026. For questions about the position, contact Principal Heidi Östring, tel. 050 4201478, heidi.ostring@tuni.fi. She is easiest to reach by phone on Friday 23 October from 9 to 11 and Friday 30 October from 9 to 11. For questions about applying and the recruitment process, contact HR Specialist Anni Zilliacus at anni.zilliacus@tuni.fi.