JOB Jun 4, 2026

Academic Collaboration in Research Coordination & Development, HZT Berlin

Berlin, Jan 1, 2027–Jun 30, 2029
Application deadline: Jul 1, 2026
www.hzt-berlin.de/en/center/vacancies/#c1399

Prof. Dr. Sandra Noeth

Academic Collaboration in Research Coordination and Development (m/f/x), Salary group 13 TV-L Berlin universities (German public service salary scale) – with three quarters of the regular weekly working hours (currently 29,55 hours per week) limited to a period of 30 months, to be filled 1 January 2026.

The Inter-University Centre for Dance (www.hzt-berlin.de) is an internationally oriented educational and research institute for contemporary dance, choreography and performance jointly run by the University of the Arts Berlin and the Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts, in cooperation with TanzRaumBerlin, a network from the professional dance scene. There are three established courses of study at the HZT: Dance, Context, Choreography (BA), Choreography (MA) and Solo/Dance/Authorship (MA). The HZT Berlin stands for a close integration of artistic and academic practice. The position is to take place in the field of research of Professor Dr. Sandra Noeth and is part of her work in the area of Body-based Artistic Research at the interface between aesthetics, politics and ethics. Her approach studies bodies as witnesses, documents and agents within contemporary aesthetic, socio-political, and ethical contexts and processes.

Duties the open position offers:
- Coordinating and developing research in the area of body-based, artistic-scientific research within current socio-political contexts
- Building and extending international partnerships and networks
- Collaboration in the organisation and execution of trans-disciplinary events
- Writing applications and reports

Requirements:
- Completed university qualification (master’s or degree) and completed academic or artistic doctorate in the area of the Humanities, the Arts or the Social Sciences or in a related field of professional practice
- Experience in initiating and setting up research projects
- Experience in trans-disciplinary project work
- Knowledge of the named field of research is an advantage
- Experience in the acquisition of external funding is an advantage
- Interest in project-related communications and organisational processes
- High proficiency in English, written and spoken (C1 level); knowledge of German is an advantage

What we are offering:
- An interesting and varied role in a university and artistic environment, with access to a wide range of artistic events across all disciplines
- Opportunities for professional development and further training
- Supplementary pension scheme
- Occupational health management
- Good accessibility to the workplace via public transport, with a discounted VBB company ticket provided
- Subject to available funding: ERASMUS+ Staff Exchange, an EU mobility programme for professional education

UdK Berlin is committed to being a non-discriminatory learning, teaching and working environment of equal opportunity and is working towards removing structural barriers (such as, for example, physical, language, racial,age-related, gender-specific, heteronormative and other barriers). It is striving to increase the proportion of women on its staff by recruiting and promoting qualified women, especially in executive positions and in areas in which they are underrepresented, and places particular emphasis on an intersectional approach. UdK Berlin expressly invites qualified candidates with a history of migration, black people and/or people of colour to apply. Equally qualified applicants with a recognised severe disability receive preferential consideration. If you have a severe disability, please mention it in your application.

We look forward to receiving your complete application with meaningful accompanying documents in English. We ask you to submit a curriculum vitae, proof of qualifications, and academic credentials, a letter of motivation in reference to the field of artistic-academic, body-based research (max. 1,000 words) to be submitted by 1 July 2026 exclusively via our online application portal.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Trautwein per telephone on: +049 30/3185-1402.

Further information is available at www.udk-berlin.de/universitaet/stellenausschreibungen/

Reference:
JOB: Academic Collaboration in Research Coordination & Development, HZT Berlin. In: ArtHist.net, Jun 4, 2026 (accessed Jun 4, 2026), <https://arthist.net/archive/52636>.

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