Stillingstittel: Associate Professor Design Theory 50 %

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (AHO) er en vitenskapelig høgskole på universitetsnivåg og en ledende internasjonal arkitektur- og designskole som gir utdanning innen arkitektur, urbanisme, landskapsarkitektur og industridesign. AHOs kunnskapsfelt har formgiving som fokus, og arbeider med formgiving i alle skalaer; gjenstander, bygninger, by- og landskapsforming. AHO er organisert i fire institutter og har ca. 700 studenter og 145 ansatte. Institutt for design ved AHO er den eldste utdanningen i sitt slag i Norge og er i dag et ledende internasjonalt område for utdanning og forskning i en rekke fagområder; industridesign, interaksjonsdesign, servicedesign og tjenestedesign

Jobbnorge ID: 126396

The Institute of Design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design calls for applications for a 50 % position for 2 years as Associate Professor with a focus on design theory, including coverage of design histories, and design criticism. These aspects of design are essential to our design educational curriculum that needs to be integrated into our existing programme as well as augment our research project portfolios and content. Design theory covers a diversity of approaches on products, interactions, services and systems. These are also frequently interrelated in our approaches to designing, pedagogy and research. Design histories refers to an historiographical view on culture, tools and technologies and ways of knowing in the contexts of design. Knowledge is needed of histories of design and not a linear view on history or one domain of design. Design criticism is a needed part of reflecting on and interpreting design, and especially knowledge gathered through designing. Design criticism also covers how we might understand and challenge the cultural aspects of design, and design's role in society. Multimodal communication is also increasingly part of our extended practical and analytical literacies and design criticism connects practice, theory, writing and popular and professional mediation of research. Pedagogically, our students - especially masters and doctoral levels - also need support in communicating their designs and analyses of them.

 

Experience in teaching, publishing and research in design is needed for this position with attention given to design theory and historiography, modes of communication and criticism. The position requires an academic research track record in design that is also connected to practice and theory building in design. The applicant would therefore need a clear project based research portfolio and pedagogical experience to handle this innovative cross-institute and interdisciplinary initiative. The applicant should preferably have experience from design practice and practice-led research. Applicants should note that we are interested in experience in cultural aspects of design, not computing alone, and a focus on design theory.

 

 

Responsibilities

This position is one that is intended to build theoretical and critical knowledge about design in which relations between theory and practice are central, and between design legacies and current and projected research. We are looking for a highly motivated person to develop, teach and research across the areas of design theory. The position will demand flexibility in working between different design domains at the Institute of Design and especially provide assistance for masters and doctoral students and research projects.

 

Qualifications  

• A PhD in design or a related field with focus on design theory, history and criticism is a requirement, supported by related post qualification publications; a master's in design would be an advantage. 

 

Personal skills

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Maridalsveien 29 0175 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år