Overview

The Department of Art invites applications for:
Professor of Practice Position in Environmental Art
www.aalto.fi/en/current/jobs/professors/ymparistotaiteen_professori

The Aalto Professor of Practice (PoP) 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 position will begin during the year 2012.

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 Professor of Environmental art is intended for an artist who would excel as a Professor of Environmental Art. The candidate is expected to have experience in academic level teaching in environmental art field and in planning MA-level curriculum. Own research activities are highly respected. The Professor of Environmental Art should also have willingness to co-operate with landscape-architects, develop art-based environmental education and participate in establishing a bio-art laboratory in the department.

For additional information, please contact Professor Yrjänä Levanto, tel. +358 40 5483919, Head of the department, Professor Helena Sederholm, tel. +358 50 3141546 (or in recruitment process –related questions HR-coordinator Tiina Päivärinne, tel. +358 50 5241823). E-mails: firstname.lastname@aalto.fi.

Eligible media

Arts-Related