Doctoral Researcher for the Finnish Design Push initiative (2-year funded position)
About this role
Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 120 nationalities, approximately 14 000 students, 400 professors and close to 5000 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community's diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.
The Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) is a Nordic leader in higher education for design, fashion, games, media, architecture, film, art education and fine art. We produce world-class research e.g., in design, digital media and visual culture, art education, urban planning and architecture. Our graduates innovate in and beyond their fields, drawing on over a century of tradition of our institution, a humane and forward-looking approach, and the latest technologies.
The Department of Design is a community of creative and responsible researchers and design experts. We educate front-line design professionals and visionaries for established, changing and emerging fields of design. ( https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-design ).
We are now looking for a
Doctoral Researcher for the Finnish Design Push initiative (2-year funded position)
The Department of Design is looking for a doctoral researcher for the Finnish Design Push initiative to take part in our on-going research on industry engagements in design education and its role and functioning in furthering developments within technology industries, and especially small- and medium-sized companies. The Finnish Design Push is a joint research and development initiative on education - formed in partnership between the School of Arts,