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Aalto University

Project Manager, ESA PhiLab Finland

Espoo

FULL TIME

October 23, 2024

Aalto Startup Center

is a hybrid accelerator based in Aalto University offering both incubation and accelerator services to early stage and growth-driven startups and research-based project teams. Aalto Startup Center also operates several partner programs, including European Space Agency Business Incubator Finland, which focuses on space technology related startups. Aalto Startup Center’s premises are located in Otaniemi, Espoo.

Are you motivated to work with innovative ideas and entrepreneurially minded people? Do you want to make an impact in the future of this diverse and ambitious community?

We are now looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager to manage the operations and become the figurehead of a new activity, ESA Phi Lab Finland, which will boost the transition of research based ideas into viable business solutions in the space related industry which is taking its early successful steps in Finland.

European Space Agency (ESA) is building a network of ESA Phi Labs. Each ESA Phi Lab aims at supporting promising space related research activities in its specific thematic domain. It will select (together with ESA) promising research proposals submitted by scientists and/or researcher teams and will provide support to the selected teams to develop their ideas towards market or investment readiness.

We are offering a unique and interesting opportunity to become the responsible manager of ESA Phi Lab Finland operations. In this position you will have a chance to make an impact by helping high potential early-stage ideas, companies and teams grow and take their next leap towards becoming market ready solutions.

Your role and goals

Drawing on your experience, your role includes

Coordinating all outreach and networking activities to build ESA Phi Lab Finland an established operator in the Finnish and European space ecosystem
Project and technology scouting to attract the best ideas to apply in the program
Active networking and dialogue with European Space Agency and other ESA Phi Labs and ESA Business Incubator Centres (BIC) as well as with Finnish space industry
Management and administration of ESA Phi Lab Finland, including reporting of activities and financials according to the requirements of the funding parties
Coordinating collaboration within Aalto University and with Aalto University’s subcontractor institutes Finnish Meteorological Institute, National Land Survey of Finland and University of Vaasa

Your network and team

You will be part of Aalto Startup Center team and will work closely with researchers and other experts in Aalto University and in subcontracting institutes as well as ESA BIC Finland manager at Aalto Startup Center. You also collaborate with external stakeholders and partners both in Finland and in Europe.

Your experience and ambitions

We are looking for a person who is inspired by managing large concepts, but you also have a keen eye for detail. In this role you are required to be precise and systematic, and to stay meticulous and diligent in your daily work. You are a hands-on person and good at coordinating and organizing. You also have a good sense of humor.

Ideal candidate:

has strong desire to work in the space related ecosystem
has experience on successfully managing complex network projects
has excellent interaction and communications skills
has experience and networks in space technology related developments or business
can work both independently and as a team player
works fluently in English

Proficiency in Finnish language is considered an advantage.

What we offer

A dynamic environment, where colleagues and customers share the passion for increasing the maturity of great ideas and growing early stage startups.
A chance to make an impact. We are proud of our purpose to shape a sustainable future. We spark the game changers of tomorrow, and renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Great possibilities for competence development and learning. We constantly keep learning to find the most impactful ways to empower – and invest in – our people.
Culture that inspires and includes everyone. All our work is guided by the values of the university: responsibility, courage, and collaboration. It’s the people that create Aalto, now and in the future. We want to be an open community where equality and inclusion enable curiosity, innovation, collaboration and wellbeing.

We work in a hybrid way, and the primary workplace is Otaniemi, Espoo. The Otaniemi campus is a thriving and connected community of 100 nationalities, 13,000 students and 4,500 employees. Life at the transformed campus is vibrant and filled with amazing architecture, calming nature, and a variety of cafes, restaurants, services and good connections along the metro line.

Join us!

If this sounds like a perfect match for you, please submit your CV and motivation letter with the salary expectation through our recruitment system by November 10, 2024.

Please note: Aalto University’s employees should apply for the position via our internal HR system Workday (Internal Jobs) by using their existing Workday user account. Aalto University’s students and visitors should apply as external candidates with personal (not aalto) email.

We will go through applications, and we may invite suitable candidates to interview already during the application period. We aim to have a transparent and equal recruitment process, so feel free to ask us for feedback.

You can get further information about the position by calling Tomi Erho, Head of Innovation Ecosystem Services, tel. +358 50 535 5653, on Friday November 1 at 12:00-13:00 or on Tuesday November 5 at 15:30-16:30.

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 100 nationalities, 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 5000 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

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