University Teacher in Visual Communication Design

4.3.2026

1.4.2026

Unit

School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Job category

Other teaching and research personnel

The Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture (A alto ARTS ) is a Nordic leader in higher education for design, fashion, game design, media, architecture, film, art education and fine art. We are a diverse community of professionals, with great appreciation for creativity and responsibility. We produce world-class research and educate front-line professionals and visionaries for established, changing and emerging fields. Our campus in Espoo, in the greater Helsinki area of Finland, makes working together among and across disciplines easier than ever before. We are tackling societal grand challenges head-on and striving towards a sustainable, just society and environment.  

The Department of Art and Media at Aalto University is seeking

University teacher for our Visual Communication Design major

The position is a fixed term substitution, starting ideally on August 17th, 2026, and lasting until June 13th, 2027.

Your role

As a university teacher, you will teach Visual Communication Design (VCD) majors in the bachelor (BA) and master (MA) programmes in Art and Media, focusing especially on typography, typeface design and publication design. You will work as part of the VCD teaching team, delivering courses, tutoring students, contributing to ongoing curriculum development, and supervising theses and study projects. The role also includes evaluation tasks, participation in student admissions activities, and administrative tasks.

Co-teaching and co-learning are central in the programme, so you should enjoy working collaboratively with other teachers in planning and delivering courses and projects. You are expected to be able to teach both in-person and online, using contemporary methods to create teaching and learning environments.

Your experience

We are looking for a practicing designer with experience in teaching or assisting in higher education, and a master’s degree in a relevant field. Your teaching is grounded in practice-based knowledge of visual communication, and you keep up to date with the field.

Ideally, you have an art/design portfolio demonstrating professional skills in visual communication design, with strengths in one or more of the following:

• typography and text design
• typeface design
• publication design

You are able to teach independently as well as collaborate with other faculty. The BA in VCD is taught in Finnish and the MA in English, so you are expected to have fluent spoken and written Finnish and English for teaching and supervision.

Experience in supervising and/or advising theses is an advantage. We also value critical and conceptual approaches to visual communication design education, and insight into contemporary teaching methods and future-oriented learning experiences in the field.

What we offer

The salary is determined based on experience and qualifications according to the salary system of Aalto University. Aalto University provides its employees with health care benefits, an inspiring working environment, and versatile staff training. 

Ready to apply?

If you want to join our community, please submit your application through our recruitment system on Wednesday April 1st, 2026, at 23:59 (Finnish time UTC +2) at the latest. To apply, please share the following application materials with us in English, as named separate pdf files:

• CV (recommendation for using the TENK template, instructions here )
• Art/Design portfolio presenting your max. 5 most relevant projects/productions
• A professional statement describing your motivation, your design practice related to your teaching, and your insight with examples and references from your own practise in the field of visual communication design and typography (1-2 pages)

If you are already an Aalto employee or visitor, please apply directly through your Workday profile (Workday Find jobs). Please see how to apply as an internal applicant here .   

The top applicants will be invited to visit the Aalto University campus for an interview during April.

For more information on the content of the position, please contact Professor Rupesh Vyas (rupesh.vyas(at)aalto.fi). In questions related to the recruitment process and system, please contact HR Advisor Jenni Heikkinen (jenni.1.heikkinen(at)aalto.fi).

More about Aalto University:

Aalto.fi

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Please see more of our Open Positions here.

• Updated: 4.3.2026
• Published: 4.3.2026

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