Aalto University is a new university with over a century of experience. Created from a high-profile merger between three leading universities in Finland - the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design Helsinki - Aalto University opens up new possibilities for strong multidisciplinary education and research. The university has 20 000 students and a staff of 5 000 including 350 professors.
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) is an institution of higher education for design, media, architecture, motion picture, art education and art. The current key areas of research are design, digital media, audiovisual representation, art, visual culture, welfare architecture and emerging technologies as well as urban planning and design. The school produces specialists and innovators of art, design and architecture with strong artistic and technical skills.
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture invites applications for:

Professor of Practice position in Screenwriting for Film and Television

The successful candidate will be appointed for a fixed 5-year term with the title of Professor of Practice. The position will begin 1.1.2014 or as agreed.

Aalto Professor of Practice system is intended especially for the fields of art, design and architecture but can be applied to other fields as well. The Professor of Practice position provides departments with the possibility to hire highly respected professionals for opening new areas of teaching and research/ artistic and professional work. The position also provides possibility for re-evaluation and dynamic development of a field.

The position is located at the Department of Film, Television and Scenography (ELO Film School Helsinki). ELO consists of two degree programmes. The Degree Programme in Film and Television provides teaching in seven areas of specialization:  directing, screenwriting, film and television producing, film editing, cinematography, sound design, and documentary film-making. The Degree Programme in Design for Theatre, Film and Television offers three areas of specialization: production design, scenography and costume design. In addition, the Department provides teaching in the history of the cinema and courses in development of research skills. The Department provides an opportunity for pursuing doctoral degrees which include artistic elements. Issues arising from the artistic, aesthetic-philosophical or technical aspects of film-making or its production and scenography are at the heart of the practice-based research of the Department. The Department collaborates closely with the University of the Arts Helsinki and with other national and international higher education institutions specialized in arts. For more information, see http://elo.aalto.fi/en/.

Job description

Professors of Practice are expected to exercise and guide scientific research and/or artistic activity, to provide education based on it, to follow the advances of their field, to participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field.



The Professor of Practice in Screenwriting for Film and Television will focus especially on developing and teaching methodologies in screenwriting. The purpose is to train students to become professional screenwriters and script editors. The professor is expected to maintain and create both national and international collaboration in the field: on artistic practice based level and/or research.



Requirements

Professor of Practice is considered a professor position with Aalto-level requirements and external evaluation. Artistic qualifications that are comparable to a doctoral degree and significant expertise in teaching and/or research/artistic and professional work are required for obtaining Professor of Practice position. Doctoral degree is not required but it is an advantage. Furthermore, a commitment to develop the field through research/artistic and professional work and teaching activities is necessitated.

Artistic merits will be emphasized in the selection process: the applicant is expected to have significant artistic qualifications, good knowledge of theories of screenwriting and wide practical experience in the field.

The applicants will be reviewed on the basis of the following areas: artistic merits, teaching, research, co-operative skills and activity and leadership in artistic or academic community.

Salary
Aalto University follows the salary system of Finnish universities, but applicants may also provide salary requirements.
For more Information
For additional information, please contact Head of Department, Professor Jarmo Lampela, tel. +358 50 545 2027. In recruitment process related questions, you may contact HR coordinator Piia Väisänen, tel. +358 50 408 3097. E-mail addresses: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

How to apply
The application materials for the position includes

  *   An application addressed to the Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
  *   Curriculum Vitae (with contact details)
  *   A filmography
  *   List of publications (the most significant publications to be marked with an asterisk)
  *   Summary of teaching experience (max 2 pages)
  *   A description of your views regarding teaching (max 2 pages)
  *   A description of your views regarding the present situation and the future development of the field (max 2 pages)
  *   You may provide contact information of 3 referees

All material must be submitted in English. The application materials will not be returned. The departmental committee reserves the right to ask additional material from the applicants.

The applications for this position are to be addressed to the Dean of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture and submitted to the Registry of the School no later than on 16th April 2013.

The applications are asked to be submitted preferably electronically to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Electronic documents should be submitted in PDF format and the file names should follow the format lastname_screenwriting.pdf. (e.g. lastname_screenwriting1.pdf). The absolute maximum size of one PDF file is 20 MB. The postal address is Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Registry, PO Box 31000, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland. The street address is Hämeentie 135 C, Helsinki. The Registry will be closed at 3 p.m.

Please follow the guidelines on the application material and its delivery exactly as described above.

General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling CV are given at www.aalto.fi/en/tenure_track/for_applicant<http://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure_track/for_applicant>.

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.
In Helsinki, 22nd February 2013



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