Lecturer, Digital Commerce

Are you a professional in digital marketing, online business, and commercialization who wants to contribute to organizational growth, renewal, and competence development? Join us in building Finland's top commercialization expertise!

LAB School of Business educates Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Hospitality Management students for future expert roles and offers continuing education. We are active in RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) activities and value diverse expertise. We constantly test new ways of working together with companies.

What your work will be like

Your duties consist of planning, implementing, and evaluating UAS education, continuing education, as well as RDI activities and cooperation projects with businesses. You will supervise thesis work and support students along their individual study paths toward graduation. In addition, you will actively participate in research, development, and innovation activities in an expert role.

You will work closely with the university's stakeholders, identify future working life needs, and articulate the significance of digital commercialization. You have a vision of what digital commercialization means and how it is put into practice. Teaching and working take place in both Finnish and English. Duties will be specified according to your own interests.

What we expect from you

Success in the position requires a relevant Master's degree and fluent English language skills. Pedagogical studies can also be conveniently completed after you have started in the position.

We expect you to have strong expertise in digital commerce, customer experience development, and commercialization. You will participate in the development and implementation of education. You will have a role in our fully in English taught degree programs, Business Information Systems and International Business.

We also require a student-oriented approach to work, good planning and organizational skills, and strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Why Join Us? 

We offer you a front-row seat at an innovative university of applied sciences and the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary expert teams. You will become part of an inspiring and international work community where you can develop your skills and challenge yourself in diverse tasks. You will have the opportunity to be actively involved a educational programmes develop.

Work starts according to agreement, by January 1st, 2027 at the latest. Your home campus is Lahti. The employment relationship is permanent and full-time. Salary and terms of employment are determined according to the Collective agreement for universities of applied sciences  by Sivistysala ry. The salary is determined based on qualifications and previous work experience. The salary range for someone meeting the qualification requirements is €3,796–5,285 per month. A six-month probationary period is applied to the position.

Interested? Please submit your application and CV via our electronic recruitment system by September 27, 2026, at 23:59, Finnish local time (UTC +3 h). Applications will be processed already during the application period, and interviews may be organized during the application period.

For more information, please contact manager Miika Kuusisto, miika.kuusisto@lab.fi, +358 44 708 1365. Call times: Monday Sept. 21^st 12:00-13:00 and Wednesday  Sept. 23^rd 14:00-15:00.

Read more about the LAB University of Applied Sciences here. 

The best of both worlds: studies and work. The LAB University of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution specialising in innovation, business and industry. It operates in Lahti and Lappeenranta, Finland, and also online. We offer education in five fields: health care and social services, technology, business, hospitality, and design, fine arts and visual communication. We focus on supporting responsible, regenerative growth through intangible value creation, multipurpose materials, and human well-being. We have 10 900 students and 650 teachers and RDI experts. 

 Technical support for using the recruitment system: recruitment@lab.fi

Osaamisalue: IT & tietoliikenne, Kasvatus- & opetusala, Yrittäjyys