We are looking for an assistant professor of visual and material culture to strengthen our research and teaching within the Department of Arts & Culture, History and Antiquity (AHA) of the Faculty of Humanities of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Location: AMSTERDAM
FTE: 0.8 - 1

JOB DESCRIPTION
We seek a colleague who can contribute to (and further develop) our interdisciplinary teaching and research. We teach in Dutch and English in a bachelor's programme (Media, Art, Design, and Architecture, MKDA), and in several master's programmes in Arts & Culture and the research master's in Humanities. We expect the candidate to participate in interdisciplinary international networks with research that enriches our approach to the history/theory of art, design, media and architecture.

We offer a tenure-track position (full-time or at least 0,8fte) at the level of Assistant Professor initially for the duration of 5 years starting 1 December 2023. Tenure can be achieved if the faculty criteria for Assistant Professor are fulfilled. For the duration of the tenure track, performance will be evaluated in terms of teaching, publication record, attempts to acquire research funding either individually or in consortia, academic service and valorisation.

REQUIREMENTS
- a completed PhD dissertation in the humanities with a focus on the history and/or theory of visual and/or material culture
- research output appropriate to career stage, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications
- relevant teaching experience at BA and MA level, evidenced by good evaluations
- in possession of the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO) or equivalent, or willing to obtain it within the foreseeable future
- excellent command of both English and Dutch (preferably from the start, alternatively willing to achieve level C1 in both languages in two years time)
- extensive knowledge of the (history of) visual and material culture, preferably from an interdisciplinary or transhistorical perspective (think of media art, environmental humanities, creativity), and a critical engagement with established disciplinary/western canons

For further details and application link, see https://werkenbij.vu.nl/ad/assistant-professor-visual-and-material-culture-tenure-track/8aqn7s