Aalto University is a new university created from the merger of the Helsinki School of Economics, the University of Art and Design Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology. The new university's ambitious goal is to rank among the top universities in the world in its areas of specialization. The combination of three universities opens up new possibilities for strong multi-disciplinary education and research.
The goal of the Aalto University School of Art and Design is to be a dynamic, international school that promotes the development of creative fields, the regeneration of Finnish culture and artistic education and furthers innovation-based business that supports sustainable development. The School cooperates actively with industry, the cultural sector and the surrounding society and forms networks with the best international universities and centers of expertise in order to realize its goals. The teaching and research of the School of Art and Design focus on design, media, art education, visual culture and audio-visual presentation. The Aalto University School of Art and Design has approximately 1900 students and 450 staff.
Aalto University School of Art and Design invites applications for:
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE POSITION IN CONTEMPORARY ART
The Aalto Professor of Practice system is intended especially for the field of art, design and architecture. The Professor of Practice position provides departments with the possibility to hire highly respected professionals opening new areas of teaching and research / artistic and professional work. The position also provides possibility for re-evaluation and dynamic development of the field. The candidate will be appointed for a fixed 5-year term.
The Professor of Practice is considered a professorial position with Aalto-level requirements and external evaluation. A doctoral degree or comparable artistic qualifications and significant expertise in teaching and/or research/artistic and professional work are required for obtaining a Professor of Practice position. Furthermore, Professors of Practice are required to be committed to developing the field through research/artistic and professional work and teaching activities
The above mentioned position is located in the Department of Art (http://www.taik.fi/en/laitokset/taide.html). The Department consists of four different degree programs, which are 1) Art Education, areas of specialization: Art Education, Curating, Managing and Mediating Art, 2) Environmental Art, 3) ePedagogy Design, and 4) Fine arts. The Department of Art is internationally acknowledged education and research unit.
The professorship in question is intended for an artist who would excel as a Professor of Contemporary Art. Therefore preference will be given to candidates with a strong ambition for developing the field and educating students to participate open-mindedly in the field of contemporary art. The candidate is, however, guaranteed an opportunity to negotiate the content of his or her duties.
APPLICATION MATERIALS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application materials for the Professor of Practice position should include the following appendices:
1. Application letter addressed to the President of Aalto University
2. Curriculum vitae in
3. Artistic portfolio (preferably in digital format)
4. Current state and motivation letter
All application materials should be in English.
For additional information, please contact Head of Department, Professor Helena Sederholm, tel. +358 50 314 1546, e-mail: [log in to unmask], or Professor Teemu Mäki, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
The language requirements for applicants are described in more detail in the application instructions.
Aalto University follows the new salary system of universities, but applicants may also provide salary requirements.
Please find detailed application instructions attached.
The applications for the Professor of Practice positions are to be addressed to the President of Aalto University and submitted to the Registry of Aalto University preferably by e-mail to [log in to unmask] no later than on 15th March 2011. The street address of the Registry is Hämeentie 135 C, Helsinki (Registry closes at 3.00 p.m.), and the postal address is Aalto University, P.O.Box 31000, FI-00076 Aalto. For details on submitting the application electronically, please see the attached application instructions.
Should there be a lack of eligible applicants, the application period may be extended. Aalto University reserves the right to consider also other candidates for the professorial positions.
The application materials will not be returned.
In Helsinki, 12th January 2011
The Aalto University School of Art and Design has been a leader in art and design education for 140 years. It is an international postgraduate university institution with students from over 50 countries. It offers doctorate, master and bachelor degrees in a wide range of disciplines - fine art, design, new media, art education, visual culture, motion picture and production design. School of Art and Design is a pioneer in research and in developing interdisciplinary study programmes.
The school has approximately 1,900 students in various degree programmes. Almost 19 percent of students come from abroad. In its field the School of Art and Design is a dynamic international university that promotes the development of creative industries, the regeneration of the national culture, artistic edification and innovative entrepreneurship based on sustainable development.
The School of Art and Design is part of a local concentration of universities and polytechnics, which will provide international-level conditions for high-standard research, teaching, artistic endeavour and effective innovation. The school participates in active cooperation with industry and commerce, culture and the surrounding society. To achieve its aims it also networks with the best international universities and centres of learning.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ART
The Department of Art has 9 professors, 430 students, of which 70 as PhD students. The department comprises the following programs: Basic studies in Art Education (Only in Finnish); Art Education MA Program for professionals (Only in Finnish); Master's Degree Program in ePedagogy Design - Visual Knowledge Building; Master´s Degree Programs in Art Education, and Curating, Mediating and Managing Art (CuMMA) (http://www.taik.fi/en/departments/art/studies/art_education/studies.html); Master´s Degree Program in Fine Arts (http://www.taik.fi/en/departments/art/studies/fine_arts.html); Master´s Degree Program in Environmental Art (http://www.taik.fi/en/departments/art/studies/environmental_art.html); and General Fine Art Studies (http://www.taik.fi/en/departments/art/studies/fine_art_studies.html).
The Department of Art wants to strengthen its education and research abilities by opening the new professorship for contemporary art. The new professor is welcomed and required to participate in teaching and research of department's activities in its entirety. The candidate is expected to develop the education of contemporary art and at the same time widen societal connotations of the field. Own artistic work and artistic research is considered as an important part of work for the professor of contemporary art.
The professorship in question is intended for an internationally recognized artist, who would excel as the professor of contemporary art. Therefore preference will be given to candidates with strong ambition to educate students to participate open-minded in the field of contemporary art. Besides this the candidate is expected to have a strong interest and competence for scientific /artistic research.
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Please address your application to the President of Aalto University and submit it with application materials written in English to the Aalto University Registry no later than on 15th March 2011. The application materials will not be returned.
The application materials should include at least the following appendices:
- Application letter addressed to the President of Aalto University
- Curriculum vitae (with contact details)
- Artistic portfolio (preferably in digital form)
- Current state and motivation letter
- Names and contact details of references, if any
The statutory requirement for the written form of filing an application may also be met by submitting the application electronically by e-mail to [log in to unmask] no later than on 15th March 2011. (Act on Electronic Services and Communication in the Public Sector, Section 9.1. http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/2003/en20030013.pdf). Documents submitted electronically shall be submitted in PDF format and the file names are to follow the format lastname_firstname_appendixname.pdf. (e.g. lastname_firstname_appendix1.pdf).
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
From amongst the applicants, Aalto University will select those who will be asked to supplement their application materials. Supplemented applications are submitted for review by experts (the second stage of the application process). The experts have an opportunity to accept for review also other applicants than those originally selected by the University. The eligibility and merits of the applicants will be reviewed by at least four experts. The disqualification of experts will be determined as provided in the Sections 27-29 of the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003).
The criteria for evaluating Professors of Practice follow the general criteria for evaluating tenure track professors: The evaluation is based on the total assessment of the candidate in each main dimension of the work profile (research/artistic work, teaching, and activity in scientific community and academic leadership) in accordance with the weight of the dimensions in the candidate's work profile. For more information on the reviewed areas, please see http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/careers/professor_of_practice_position/.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have such proficiency in English as is required for the exercise of the duties.
Native Finnish citizens in teaching and research positions at universities are required to have good command of the language of instruction, Finnish or Swedish, used on their courses. Those in teaching and research positions at universities which offer degrees in both Finnish and Swedish are also required to have at least satisfactory oral and written proficiency in the other official language of Finland.
Foreigners and non-native Finnish citizens may be appointed notwithstanding the provisions pertaining to teachers', researchers' and officials' requisite proficiency in Finnish and Swedish.
The applicant is deemed to be sufficiently proficient in Finnish if he or she has demonstrated excellent oral and written proficiency in Finnish as defined in the decree on the requisite proficiency of Finnish and Swedish of State civil servants (481/2003) or
* has demonstrated excellent command of written and oral Finnish in an examination by the Language Examination Board set by the National Board of Education or
* has received his or her basic education in Finnish or taken a maturity test at a higher education institution;
* has taken the Finnish matriculation examination with at least the grade of magna cum laude approbatur in the required Finnish examination
* has taken the Finnish matriculation examination with at least the grade of eximia cum laude approbatur in its 'Finnish as a second language' examination. 'Finnish as a second language' is an examination for foreigners, substituting the Finnish examination.
The applicant is deemed capable of understanding Swedish if he or she
* has demonstrated at least satisfactory ability to understand oral and written Swedish as provided in the decree on the requisite proficiency in Finnish and Swedish of State civil servants (481/2003);
* has, according to a certificate issued by the language examination board of some Finnish university, or by a member thereof, adequate command of written and spoken Swedish.
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