Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the Department of Design and the Department of Media invite applications for the position of Lecturer in Design Communication

Submit your application no later than October 19, 2020

Overview

Following the launch of an international bachelor programme in Design in 2019, the Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture is inviting applications for a Lectureship position in Design Communication. Following the goal set for the programme, we are searching for a lecturer to embrace and explore the new realms of design work together with a committed community of teachers and students. In particular, we are searching for a lecturer with a background in design who can help strengthen our students’ design and reasoning skills. As a teacher in the programme, the lecturer will nurture knowledge-building within experimental, creative design processes, advance sustainability, research-based reasoning and argumentation, and further the student’s understanding of the value of situated design knowledge more generally.

The lecturer position is shared between the Department of Design and the Department of Media. The staff at the Department of Design and the Department of Media consists of leading academics and practitioners who have active research and professional careers. You will be working in a team of professors and lecturers along with hourly teachers, administrative staff and other teaching and research staff of the departments.

The position will be filled as soon as possible, according to a fixed-term agreement at any level of the Aalto University Lecturer Career System. The initial position is fixed-term with the possibility of advancement to a permanent position, based on success in the duties and criteria set for the candidate. The position requires residency in Finland.

For information on the Lecturer Track at Aalto University, please see: https://www.aalto.fi/en/research-art/lecturer-career-system

If you want to join our community and take part in building a world-class design programme, please submit your application materials by using the “Apply now” link (below) no later than October 19, 2020 (Eastern European time UTC +2).

More information:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions/lecturer-in-design-communication