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GOF/DANS Professorship

The Government of Finland/David and Nancy Speer Visiting Professorship was created in 1989 to stimulate interest in Finland; to raise awareness of unique and important Finnish contributions in cultural, political, and social spheres; and to establish new networks between scholars in Finland and the United States. GOF/DANS professors work at the University of Minnesota from one to three years and have represented many fields of research across the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Current GOF/DANS Professors

Erkki Huovinen

School of Music

Erkki Huovinen holds a Ph.D. and Master's degree in musicology as well as a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Turku, a multi-disciplinary scientific university in Finland. He has held professor posts at the University of Turku and at the Åbo Akademi University, the Swedish-language university of Finland. After completing his doctoral dissertation in 2002 on a topic concerning music perception and cognition, his research has spanned the philosophy of music, ancient Greek music theory, the methodology of music analysis, as well as musical improvisation. Huovinen has been published in the British Journal of Aesthetics, Music Analysis, Philosophy of Music Education Review, Music Theory Spectrum, Empirical Musicology Review, and in a number of Scandinavian journals.

Apply to GOF/DANS

The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time, 9-month appointment as Government of Finland/David and Nancy Speer Visiting Professor in Finnish Studies beginning fall semester 2012. This appointment is for academic year 2012/13 (27 August 2012 to 26 May 2013) with the possibility of renewal for one or two additional academic years.

Full description and application directions.

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Previous Visiting Professors

2009-11: Minna Rainio
Mika Aaltola
Jukka Savolainen
2004-05: Juha Suoranta
2003-05: Pauliina Raento
Spring 2000: Leena Ahtola-Moorhouse
Spring 1999: Marjatta Hietala
Winter 1999: Eero Tarasti
Fall 1998: Hannu Nurmi
Spring 1998: A. William Hoglund
Winter 1998: J. P. Roos
Winter 1998: Max Engman
Fall 1996: Risto Alapuro
Winter 1996: Clas Zilliacus
Fall 1994: Kaarle Nordenstreng
Spring 1994: Elina Haavio-Mannila
Fall 1992: Raimo Väyrynen
Fall 1992: Aulis Aarnio
Spring 1992: Pertti Pesonen