Please notice that Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Media invites applications for:
Professor of Practice in Contemporary Art Photography
The position will be filled on the basis of artistic merits and the successful candidate will be appointed for a fixed 5-year term with the title of Professor of Practice. The position will commence on 1st August 2017.
The successful candidate will be expected to be a practicing artist in the field of contemporary art photography, to take responsibility for the Master-level studies in Photography, and to take responsibility for the Helsinki School activities with respect to Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. The applicant is expected to have significant artistic achievements that, in terms of qualifications, are comparable to a doctoral level degree, good knowledge of contemporary artistic and curatorial practices and wide practical experience in the field of photographic art.
Application deadline for the position is 7th November, 2016.Nelli Palomäki and Juhana Moisander explore the beauty and the difficulties of sibling-hood through most recent video installations and photographs in their exhibition Shared at Forum Box in Helsinki.
Duration: 30 September – 23 October 2016The artist Niina Vatanen is giving a presentation about her work at Symposium Jäger & Sammler which is organized by Freundeskreis des Hauses der Photographie in Hamburg.