Aalto University School of Business Professor in Design Business Management

Tenured Professor Position in Design Business Management (Aalto BIZ)

Aalto University is a new university with over a century of tradition. 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.

Aalto University School of Business – formerly Helsinki School of Economics - was established in 1911. Today, the Business School provides a highly attractive environment for research and education in business studies and economics. The School belongs to the top 1 per cent of business schools in the world possessing the most important international quality accreditations in the field: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The School is an innovative and lively community of about 3,800 students and 500 members of faculty and staff. The main campus is in Helsinki with a secondary campus in Mikkeli, Finland.

Aalto University School of Business invites applications for:

TENURED PROFESSOR POSITION IN DESIGN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

This position can be filled on the levels of Associate Professor or Full Professor.

Design Business Management refers to a growing field of research where design is broadly seen as an outcome, process and/or organizational capability in business. What unites this field is a view that design is a source of significant competitive advantage for firms. Design, when carefully managed,  leads to new products, services, and brands, new environments, enhanced processes, improved capabilities and innovative business models. The primary research area can be in any business discipline. We value multidisciplinary research backgrounds and evidence of intellectual leadership.

Professional responsibilities will include active participation in developing design business management research, raising external funding, supervising doctoral students, building the international research connections and contributing to the International Design Business Management (IDBM) study program. Since 1995, the IDBM program of Aalto University has been the forerunner in its field. For further information on the program please go to:http://idbm.aalto.fi/

The applicants will be reviewed on the basis of their research, teaching and academic leadership and activity in scientific community. The candidate should have a proven track record of publications in international refereed journals. We expect the candidate to have excellent language skills in English.
The salary is determined based on experien

ce and qualifications according to the salary system of Finnish universities. Applicants may also provide salary requests.

For more Information

For more information on the professorship please contact:
Professor Kari Lilja, kari.lilja@aalto.fi, +358403538246

The application materials for the tenure track position should include a Curriculum Vitae, list of publications (with the most significant publications highlighted), a research statement describing your past research and plans for future research, teaching portfolio and names and contact information of references. All material should be submitted in English.

Applications are to be addressed to the Dean of Aalto University School of Business and sent by e-mail (in pdf form) to the Aalto University registry: kirjaamo@aalto.fi by March 15th, 2013 (Registry closes at 3.00 p.m.). The application materials will not be returned.

General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling teaching portfolio and CV are given at 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 or consider candidate who have not submitted applications during the application period.

In Helsinki, 1st February , 2013