CIRRUS express course in Lithuania

Title: Design based insight creative workshop
Dates: September 14‒22, 2015
Place: Nida Art Colony (Vilnius Academy of Arts), Lithuania
Language: English
Credits: 3
Number of Cirrus BA students: 2
Please send a motivation letter to Prof. Aušra Lisauskienė ausra.lisauskiene@vda.lt
Deadline: July 15^st (response about acceptance will be sent on the 20^th of July)

Facilitators
Prof. Aušra Lisauskienė, Prof. Audrius Klimas (Vilnius Academy of Arts), Prof. Julia Ojapelto (Lahti institute of Design and Fine Art)

Description
Communication is one of the most important forms of human interaction. Assuming that games can encourage communication among total strangers the workshop in Nida intends to develop new games based on communication forms.
The analysis of the space, signs, rituals and habits will be done in the beginning of Cirrus express course. Summarizing this data will help students working in groups of 3-4 to create new communication strategies in the public domain. Strategy based communication schemes/games will be created afterwards as well as their scenarios and visual communication parts. The aim of the workshop is to create new communication schemes/games in Nida public space.
These schemes/games will be tested among students, residents of Nida Art Colony and vacationers in Nida town.

Open post: Senior Lecturer in industrial design with focus on form, sketching and visualisation

Senior Lecturer in industrial design with focus on form, sketching and visualisation

Umeå Institute of Design

We are looking for a Senior Lecturer on artistic/practice based foundation in industrial design, with focus on form, sketching and visualisation. You have worked professionally as an industrial designer and have experience of teaching in industrial design. This is a full time position, and the last day to apply is August 15, 2015.

Key responsibilities

As a Senior Lecturer you will work with teaching and tutoring of students on basic and advanced level in industrial design with focus on product design and 3D visualisation.

You will be responsible for teaching, education planning and developing the education in industrial design, together with our programme directors, teachers and other staff.

Developing the subject area of industrial design – artistically, professionally and pedagogically – is an important part of your work, as is contributing to a development of Umeå Institute of Design as a whole, through strategic collaborations internally as well as externally.

Qualifications

According to Chapter 4, Section 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance, a person shall qualify for appointment as Senior Lecturer if he or she, within an artistic discipline:

– has demonstrated pedagogic skills

– holds an artistic/practice based doctorate, or has demonstrated artistic skills, or has attained other professional skills relevant in relation to the subject area of the appointment and the work duties included in the appointment.

The artistic skills are pertinent to the field of industrial design, with a focus on form, sketch and visualization.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a person with substantial experience as an industrial designer and who has a good understanding of Scandinavian user centered design. You have very good knowledge and skills in form, sketching and visualisation in all stages of the design process, and you also have documented experience in the field. You have experience of sketch and visualization in relation to three dimensional form work and model making, physical as well as digital, and it is an advantage if you also can show skills in digital 3D modelling and 3D visualization.

You have an ability to work collaboratively with form and form giving in a professional or commercial design context, and very good experience of design work in relation to product development and production methods. You also have a good ability to reflect over these aspects in relation to changes and development within the field of design.

Documented experience of teaching in industrial design is essential, and we want you to be able to formulate your own pedagogical vision or focus in relation to the design process and the role of the industrial designer.

You have the ability to work collaboratively with the surrounding society, with the purpose of creating visibility and understanding for, and subject development within, industrial design. You are also good at articulating and reflecting on industrial design as a field in a social context.

Proficiency in English is essential, both written and spoken. Knowledge of Swedish is an advantage.

How to apply

You apply through the Umeå University recruitment system. Log on to the system and apply via the button at the bottom of the webpage.

Your application should contain:

● A cover letter describing yourself and your motives for applying

● A CV

● A pedagogical portfolio, if you have one, otherwise a compilation of your pedagogical experience/engagement and description of your pedagogical views on teaching and education, especially in relation to the design field. (Description and tips regarding pedagogical portfolio can be found at: http://www.upl.umu.se/ )

● A design portfolio

● If available, a maximum of three publications

● If available, other documentation that shows artistic and/or pedagogical skills

● Names and contacts at least 2 references

The position

This is a full time position and start of employment is according to agreements.

More about Umeå Institute of Design

Umeå Institute of Design is ranked as one of the best design educations in the world. We do research and education in industrial design, with courses and programmes on both basic, advanced and PhD level. The education at Umeå Institute of Design has an artistic foundation, and our courses are often structured as projects together with external partners. In these projects the students at Umeå Institute of Design have a possibility to go deeper in a subject area, where design methods and design processes are used to create concepts and solutions for new products, services and experiences. The students develop and evaluate their ideas in close collaboration with users, and actively reflect about their future role in working life, always with the help of experienced tutors. Umeå Institute of Design has a creative and international environment, with a flat organization and a close interaction between students and employees. Read more about us at http://www.uid.umu.se .

For further information, contact Head of Department Maria Göransdotter: maria.goransdotter@umu.se, +46 90-786 70 36, or Deputy Head of Department: Niklas Andersson: niklas.g.andersson@umu.se +46 90 786 70 34.

Open post: Umeå Institute of Design, Senior Lecturer on artistic foundation in industrial design 50%

Senior Lecturer on artistic foundation in industrial design 50%
Last day to apply June 12, 2015

Umeå Institute of Design

We are looking for a Senior lecturer on artistic/practice based foundation in industrial design, with focus on social and environmental sustainable development. This is a 50% position and the last day to apply is June 12th 2015. You will have worked as an industrial designer and have experience of teaching in industrial design.

Key responsibilities
As a Senior lecturer you will work with teaching and tutoring of students on basic and advanced level in industrial design with focus on social and environmental sustainable development.

You will be responsible for teaching, education planning and developing the education in industrial design, together with our programme directors, teachers and other staff.

Developing the subject area of industrial design – artistically, professionally and pedagogically – is an important part of your work, as is contributing to the development of Umeå Institute of Design as a whole, through strategic collaborations internally as well as externally.

Qualifications
According to Chapter 4, Section 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance, a person shall qualify for appointment as Senior lecturer if he or she, within an artistic discipline:

– has demonstrated pedagogic skills

The artistic skills are pertinent to the field of industrial design, with a focus on sustainability

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a person with substantial experience as an industrial designer who has a good understanding of Scandinavian user centered design.

You have very good knowledge and skills in working with industrial design with focus on sustainability in all stages of the design process, and you also have documented experience in the field.

Documented experience of teaching in industrial design is essential and we want you to be able to formulate your own pedagogical vision or statement in relation to the design process and the role of the industrial designer.

You will have the ability to work collaboratively with the surrounding society with the purpose of creating visibility of, understanding for, and subject development within, industrial design. You are also good at articulating and reflecting on industrial design as a field in a social context.

Proficiency in English is essential, both written and spoken. Knowledge of Swedish is an advantage.

How to apply
You apply through our recruitment system. Log on to the system and apply via the button at the bottom of the webpage.

Your application should contain:

● A cover letter presenting yourself and your motives for applying
● A CV
● A pedagogical portfolio, if you have one, otherwise a compilation of your pedagogical experience/engagement and description of your pedagogical views on teaching and education, especially in relation to the design field. (Description and tips regarding pedagogical portfolio can be found at: http://www.upl.umu.se/)
● A design portfolio
● If applicable, other documentation that shows artistic and/or pedagogical skills
● If applicable, a maximum of three publications
● Names and contact details for at least 2 references

The position
This is a 50%, permanent position. Start of employment is according to agreement.

More about Umeå Institute of Design
Umeå Institute of Design is ranked as one of the best design educations in the world. We do research and education in industrial design, and give courses and programs on both basic, advanced and PhD level. The education at Umeå Institute of Design has an artistic foundation, and our courses are often structured as projects together with external partners. In these projects the students at Umeå Institute of Design have the possibility to go deeper in a subject area, where design methods and design processes are used to bring out concepts and solutions for new products, services and experiences. The students develop and evaluate their ideas in close collaboration with users, and actively reflect about their future role in working life, always with the help of experienced tutors. Umeå Institute of Design has a creative and international environment, with a flat organization and a close interaction between students and employees. Read more about us at http://www.uid.umu.se.

Type of employment
Permanent position

Working hours
Part-time

Contact

Maria Göransdotter
Tel: 0907867036

Niklas Andersson
Tel: 090-786 70 34

Union representative

SACO
Tel: 090-786 53 65

SEKO
Tel: 090-786 52 96

ST
Tel: 090-786 54 31

First day of employment
According to agreement

Interns Wanted in Estonia

INTERNS WANTED!

Idea Academy is an internship program hosted by IDEA. The program offers a chance for university students to experience a real-life workflow of the creative agency. Internships are available in the following creative agency disciplines: pr, designer, creative copywriter, strategic planner and digital& media specialist.

The program takes place in August 2015

For more information and/or joining the program, visit http://ideagroup.ee/academy/

Contact:

E: evelin.eikner@idea.ee
M: +372 514 5265

Umeå Institute of Design: lecturer in industrial design 50%

University Lecturer in industrial design 50%

Umeå Institute of Design is looking for a teacher in industrial design with focus on product design and 3D visualisation. You have a master degree in industrial design, documented good knowledge of the design process in product design, and a focus on user centered design. This is a permanent (50%) position. Last day to apply is May 13^th 2015.

Key responsibilities

As lecturer in industrial design, you will work with teaching and tutoring of students on basic and advanced level in industrial design with focus on product design and 3D visualisation.

You are responsible for education planning and developing education in industrial design, mainly in product design and 3D visualisation, together with our programme directors, teachers, other staff and students.

You work collaboratively internally as well as externally to develop the industrial design field and the activities in general at Umeå Institute of Design.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a person with a master degree in industrial design with documented good knowledge of the design process in industrial design, with a strong focus on product design and user centered design.

It is important that you have good pedagogical and collaborative skills. When evaluating pedagogical skills we will look at documented merits of educating in the field of industrial design, such as teaching, tutoring or education planning in higher education in design. Experience of other pedagogical activities, and pedagogical training, are also meriting.

We are looking for a person with good knowledge and skills in the design process in product design, from ideation and sketching to the form work and visualization in both physical and digital 3D. Experience of visualization and storytelling in film and animation is an advantage. It is also important that you can plan your work independently and work with teaching both individually and in collaboration with others.

It is an advantage if you are skilled in structuring collaboration projects together with external partners. It is also a merit to have experience of working with, for example, Rhino, Solidworks, Aftereffects, Alias or Maya.

Proficiency in English is essential, both written and spoken. Knowledge in Swedish is an advantage.

How to apply

You apply through our recruitment system. Log on to the system and apply via the button at the bottom of the webpage.

Your application should contain:

– a cover letter describing yourself and your motives for applying

– a CV

– a pedagogical portfolio, if you have one, otherwise a description of your pedagogical views on teaching and education, especially in relation to the design field. (Description and tips regarding pedagogical portfolio can be found at: http://www.upl.umu.se/ )

– a design portfolio

– any eventual publications (maximum 3)

– names and contact details for at least 2 references

More about Umeå Institute of Design

Umeå Institute of Design is ranked as one of the leading design educations in the world. We educate and do research in industrial design on basic, advanced and PhD level. The education at Umeå Institute of Design has an artistic foundation, and our courses are often structured as projects together with external partners. In these projects the students at Umeå Institute of Design have a possibility to go deeper in a subject area, where design methods and design processes are used to create concepts and solutions for new products, services and experiences. The students develop and evaluate their ideas in close collaboration with users, and actively reflect about their future role in working life, always with the support of experienced tutors. Umeå Institute of Design has a creative and international environment, with a flat organization and a close interaction between students and employees. Read more about us at http://www.uid.umu.se .

For further information, contact:
Head of Department Maria Göransdotter: maria.goransdotter@umu.se, +46 90-786 70 36, or
Deputy Head of Department:
Niklas Andersson: niklas.g.andersson@umu.se +46 90 786 70 34.

CIRRUS SUMMER SCHOOL 2015, NORWAY, SYKKYLVEN

April 27, 2015

CIRRUS SUMMER SCHOOL
Emergence in Making – Rethinking Local Design Production

NORWAY, SYKKYLVEN
August 6 -14, 2015
ECTS: 3
LEADER OF SUMMER SCHOOL: TONI KAUPPILA KHIO
SEATS FOR CIRRUS SCHOOLS STUDENTS: 16

BRIEF
‘Emerging in Making – rethinking local design production’ – is a one week intensive workshop to question and investigate the value and assets in the local manufacturing of furniture and related products. The course will be organised in the Sykkylven – region on the west coast of Norway. This particular area is historically important concentration of two-third of the Norwegian furniture manufacturing industry.

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Students in CIRRUS schools, who have passed three years of study (either in degree programmes or at their MA level currently) are invited to submit applications due May 15.
LINK TO APPLICATION HERE

SCHOLARSHIP
CIRRUS/Nordplus will cover student scholarship according to the Nordplus rules (70 EUR week + travel grant 330 EUR, Iceland 660 EUR) for travel, local transport and food.
The students will be accommodated in shared cabins (4 persons per cabin).

EVALUATION COMMITTEE
In case of high volume of applications the decision will be made by KHIO organising committee with Toni Kauppila leading the process.

WE WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT THE DECISION OF APPROVAL/DENIAL DUE 31.05.2015

MORE ABOUT THE SUMMERSCHOOL? YES, HERE:

‘Emerging in Making – rethinking local design production’ – is a one week intensive workshop to question and investigate the value and assets in the local manufacturing of furniture and related products. The course will be organised in the Sykkylven – region on the west coast of Norway. This particular area is historically important concentration of two-third of the Norwegian furniture manufacturing industry. Many of the past success stories and Norwegian design classics would have their roots in the area. In the past years though, there has been increasing challenges for the industry to compete with the more saturated and international markets within the field. Also issues raised by the polarising of the global production costs dispute the positioning of the local manufacturing in countries like Norway with high labour expenses.
Part of this phenomenon several operators within the furniture sector have been moving their activities to other locations, including the Baltic region. This dualistic geographical set-up within the design- and craft disciplines also underlines the importance of the issue within the CIRRUS network. To foster this current situation, the operators within the Sykkylven region have established a collective cluster, titled the ‘MØBELKRAFT’ – the Inspiration and Competence centre for Norwegian Furniture Industry.
The ambition of this initiative is to bring together all the parties, including nearly 30 manufacturers and suppliers, to focus on re-establishing the cluster’s position in the field. The objective of the workshop is to familiarize the students with this challenge, get acquainted with the operators within the cluster and to make design experiments to explore the emerging potential within the industry.
Aims and objectives:
• Learning the basics of working with the product industry
• Collaborative working methods
• Elaborating design processes between analytical thinking and material-based crafting
• Using designerly methods to communicate …
• Thinking about critical issues related to local and global manufacturing
The overall responsibility for the organising the teaching lies within the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, who will provide two highly internationally acknowledged professors within the specialised field, both with an academic and practical background. The responsible leader for the workshop will be professor Toni Kauppila, who is the head of the interior architecture and furniture design program. The other teacher in charge will be professor (in furniture and product design) Sigurd Strøm.
The main pedagogical and didactical approaches are: contact learning, learning by doing, lectures and presentations. The pedagogical principle of this workshop is to provide the students with an inspiring way to gain knowledge and expertise and experience, the student being in an active role in this process. It will also give an opportunity to learn project working skills from the preparatory work till the end result, as the students will participate in the documentation. Preparatory work via email will familiarize the students with the historical, social and economical facts about the cluster. The students will share their knowledge about specific production practises. It also allows the students to exchange ideas, information and cultural standing points with the fellow students and participating teachers. Contact learning on site is emphasized and it forms the core of this workshop. Teacher presentations will give a look into different projects and methods used in the disciplines in question. After the students have delivered the report and documentation material the tutoring teacher will take care of the assessment of the students. The students will receive 3 ECTS credits in case of successful evaluation (pass/fail) in ECTS system. Each institution is responsible for recognition of results by adding it to the student’s diploma supplement.
In the first part of the course students are introduced to the area and the partnering parties by visits and lectures. The teachers of the course present the design challenges and issues linked to the theme by seminars and classes. The second part of the course students will get hands-on design assignments to address the theme. Teachers will provide tutorials to assist the students’ work. The final phase includes further experimental explorations to communicate and disseminate the students’ findings both by visual and material means.
The outcomes of the workshop will be publicly presented and discussed with the representatives of the Furniture Cluster in Sykkylven at the end of the course. The students will meet several members of the MØBELKRAFT cluster in the process, including different producers and key personnel of the manufacturers. Edited version of the course will also be exhibited publicly during the Designers’ Saturday in Oslo in September 2015. The organisers will also prepare a publication of the key results of the course.

CIRRUS IP ‘Traditions and Innovation’ in Lapland 12.-24.04.2015

From 12.-24.04.2015 University of Lapland is hosting CIRRUS network intensive course ‘Traditions and Innovation’. The course is jointly organised by LHI and EAA, students taking part in the workshop come also from other CIRRUS member schools. The presentation of results took place on 24.04 in Rovaniemi and during CIRRUS network meeting.

Watch video clip about the course

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HDK: 4 open positions in design

HDK – School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg, now has four open positions in Design.

Here is a link to all information about it.

CIRRUS network meeting 2015, Iceland

CIRRUS NETWORK MEETING 2015
PROGRAMME

REGISTRATION FORM
(to be filled by each participant)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION (NB! HOTELS)

Reykjavík, October 7-9, 2015
HOST: Iceland Academy of the Arts
“Trans-disciplinary Research and Collaboration”
Wednesday, October 7

18.00 – 19.00 Meet up at the Design Centre / Kraum
address: Vonarstraeti 4b

Introduction of the Design Centre (Hönnunarmiðstöð)
Reflection by Halla Helgadóttir,
Graphic Designer and Managing Director of the Iceland Design Center
Joint walk over to Harpa

19.30 Harpa Music/Conference Hall

Guided tour
Light dinner and drinks

Thursday, October 8

09.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 12.15 Joint Meeting Hall A
10.00 – 10.30 Welcome

by CIRRUS board and IAA – Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir
CIRRUS – Activity Report – Sandra Sule

10.30 – 11.30 Presentations, past events / projects

Ways of Drawing Teacher Seminar and Intensive Course (tbc)
Traditions and Innovation (University of Lapland)
CIRRUS Summer School (KHIO)

11.30 – 12.00 Presentation of IAA – Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir
12.00 – 12.15 Presentation, Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.30 Guided Tour
13.30 – 14.30 IAA Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir, Rector of the IAA Hall A
On Originality and Trans-disciplinary Collaboration

14.30-15.00: Joint meeting with presentation of the Mapping results

15.00 – 17.00 Separate Discussions:
Leadership in Hall A / Coordinators in Hall B

Agenda for leadership:

Presentation and discussion about criteria and processes for new members
Summer school future
The future of the board
Budget for 2016 discussion and feedback on this year budget
Application 2016/17
Start up of Discussions on our educations: Based on the mapping and political discussions in our countries we discuss what is the relevance of our educations. We will discuss similarities/differences/work situation, originality and trans-disciplinary collaboration etc.

Agenda for coordinators

Introduction of Iceland Academy of Arts internationalisation
Short introduction of all coordinators, important updates from home
Important updates in CIRRUS, Nordplus, Q&A for old and new coordinators
Nordplus collaboration: Horizontal and other opportunities. Discussion on how to enhance cooperation
Student traineeships

17.00 – 18.00 Networking at the library 6th floor
20.00 Dinner at Aalto Bistro, the Nordic House
address: Sturlugata 5

Friday, October 9

09.00-09.30 – Joint meeting with presentation of yesterday’s outcome from leadership and coordinator meeting
09.30 – 11.00 Separate meetings continue

Leadership in Hall A / Coordinators in Hall B
Agenda for Leadership:
Continued Discussions on our educations:
Based on the mapping and political discussions in our countries we discuss:
What is the relevance of our educations. We will discuss similarities/differences/work situation, originality and trans-disciplinary collaboration etc.Agenda for Coordinators:
Continuation from yesterday’s topics

11.00 – 12.00 Sum Up Hall A

Conclusions
News and notices, next meetings

12.00 – 12.45 Lunch
13.00 Departure for FRIDAY EXCURSION (optional)

Into the Woods, express course, May 24 – 29, 2015

CIRRUS students engaged in various forms of art, design and architecture are hereby invited to take part in the workshop “Into the Woods”, 24-29 May 2015. The venue for the workshop is the island Kvamsøy, located in Sognefjorden in Western Norway, surrounded by the deep fjord and high mountains. During the workshop participants will be introduced to different approaches for working with wood, and build experimental, spatial structures while at the same time live and work in the woods. The magnificent landscape, the lush nature, the bay, the sky and climate will hopefully be a great source of inspiration and could offer great experiences.
Details and program, see also Into The Woods Invitation

Number of available CIRRUS seats: 3
Course level: BA & MA
ECTS: 3
Fee: NOK 1000,-

CIRRUS/Nordplus will pay out the regular 330 EUR travel (Iceland 660 EUR) + 70 EUR a week grant. The price 1000 NOK for the workshop (appr. 120 EUR) includes accommodation and food. No extras will be paid out.

All applicants are kindly asked to send their motivation statement to tale.vik@khib.no within 17 April (please note that the application deadline for CIRRUS students differs from the deadline in the flyer). Your application should consist of an idea – a description of your purpose for joining the workshop. Your ideas will be part of the workshop as a joint venture.