Angela Suorsa

Angela Suorsa is a Specialist at Aalto University, where she develops new concepts and courses for doctoral career services and research supervision, supported by toolkits that put these ideas into practice. She has long experience across Finnish universities, bringing a multidisciplinary background in mechanical and industrial engineering, business, and pedagogy, including prior industry experience in radio frequency and telecommunications.

She is a fully qualified teacher and holds a university-level qualification as a career counsellor. She teaches across Europe, with a particular focus on ERC funding training and supervision training. Her work also includes developing employability and career courses for doctoral researchers, and organising networking events, company visits, workshops and mentoring programmes.

Her research interests include Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and its application to professional skills development in superdiverse higher education contexts, as well as stakeholder engagement.