Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by making research breakthroughs in and across our disciplines, sparking the game changers of tomorrow and creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13 000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other faculty and staff working on our dynamic campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community.

Are you a master’s student in marketing or communication? Are you interested in fostering wellbeing and inclusion in a university environment?

Oasis of Radical Wellbeing is a project at Aalto University that gathers information about wellbeing services at Aalto, develops structural wellbeing and spreads information about holistic wellbeing as an essential part of the Aalto everyday life - of the students as well as teachers and all Aalto staff.

From January 2024 onwards the Oasis team will have two core members: a project manager and a community developer and a team consisting of key stakeholders. We are looking for a communications and marketing student to join our team for a paid (17 EUR/hour, monthly salary depending on hours worked), part-time contract (5-15/week). The length of the contract is until the end of the year 2024. We hope that the selected candidate can start in the position in February 2024.

Please note that the candidates for this position should be currently living in Finland (if on residence permit, the selected candidate is personally responsible for obtaining a residence permit for the length of the contract).

Core duties:

• Produce written materials (social media posts, blog posts, news items) regarding wellbeing and inclusion
• Produce social media content on the @aaltowellbeing Instagram channel

Selection criteria:

• Skills to produce content on social media, especially Instagram
• Skills to produce written text on the basis of existing material
• Interest in wellbeing and EDI (equity, diversity and inclusion)
• Experience in using Drupal and Canva or a willingness to learn
• Good language skills in English (written and spoken)
• Self-leadership skills
• Good interaction skills
• Working life skills

What we offer:

• Orientation period to get familiar with the tasks, the team and the wellbeing activities at Aalto
• Technical training in information security, Drupal to update the Aalto website and Canva for graphic design are provided
• Working environment in a small, dynamic, and creative team of professionals in community-building, pedagogy and psychology of self-care and wellbeing
• Continuous learning opportunities to develop your knowledge in wellbeing and inclusion
• An opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing and community-building at your university
• Valuable work experience for your CV regarding tasks in agile project work, communications and marketing
• A recommendation letter and/or a work certificate at the end of a successful completion of duties

Ready to apply?

Submit your cover letter together with your CV by 21.12.2023 through the online recruitment system. In your cover letter, please describe your skills and experience in communications and marketing and your interest in wellbeing and inclusion. If you have questions related to the position, you can reach out by email to Merita Petäjä (050-4659526) or Tiina Pylkkönen  (050-5743491) in application process related questions.

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