[Commlist] Full Professor Contemporary Performing Arts (Groningen)

*Professor of Contemporary Performing Arts (Theatre/Music/Dance) (1.0 
FTE) (V23.0100)*

*Job description*

University of Groningen
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has 
established an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative 
university offering high quality teaching and research. Its 36,000 
students are encouraged to develop their individual talents through 
challenging study and career paths. The University of Groningen is an 
international centre of knowledge: it belongs to the best research 
universities in Europe, and is allied with prestigious partner 
universities and networks worldwide. For additional information, see 
this link: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with 
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with> us/new-staff/. The University of 
Groningen has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of 
diversity and inclusion throughout the University community and welcomes 
candidates who enhance that diversity.

Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is building on a longstanding tradition of four 
centuries. Its mission is to be an ambitious top-ranking faculty in 
terms of both education and high-quality research, with a strong 
international orientation, firmly rooted in the North of the 
Netherlands. The faculty creates and shares knowledge through 
outstanding education and high-quality research, benefitting society.

Arts, Culture and Media
The ACM program is unique in the Netherlands with its doubly 
interdisciplinary structure: it combines a variety of theoretical and 
methodological perspectives with a broad range of art disciplines where 
students choose two art forms in their BA studies from music, theatre, 
film, literature or the visual arts. This rich interdisciplinary and 
inter-art setting calls for a scholar with openness to 
interdisciplinarity. Some of the overarching questions studied by the 
ACM staff are: How do we define the arts and what are their functions? 
Which roles do the arts play in the lives of individuals, for specific 
social groups and within society as a whole? How do related media impact 
the experiences and evaluation of the arts, and how do contemporary and 
newly emerging art forms relate to each other and the evolution and 
history of the arts? How have developments such as intermedial art, 
participatory art, digital art, performance art, sound art, or new media 
art transformed the arts in recent years? How do these new and emerging 
forms of arts deal with questions of climate disaster, post-colonialism, 
gender inequality? Related to this broad range of questions the new 
chair should also show commitment to thinking about historical changes 
in discussions about the arts and share a strong commitment to studying 
how the arts contribute to societal values and individual worldviews.

The Faculty of Arts in the University of Groningen invites applications 
for the position of Full Professor of Contemporary Performing Arts 
(Theatre/Music/Dance). This is a full-time and permanent post.

The successful candidate has an excellent, proven track record in the 
field of Contemporary Performing Arts, both in research and teaching, 
and has excellent leadership and mentorship qualities. The new professor 
comes with a rich and varied experience of working in multidisciplinary 
teams and is able to work in different fields. The chair holder is 
expected to lead a dynamic team of researchers with varied research 
interests and disciplinary backgrounds, and to promote and serve the 
long-term interests of the team and its members within the Faculty of 
Arts and beyond.

Research
The research task of the professor covers 40% of the appointment. 
Research in the field of Arts, Culture and Media (ACM) is housed in the 
Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG) and, within 
this, in the Research Center for Arts in Society with theme groups such 
as ‘Music, Sound and Culture,’ ‘Film and Contemporary Audiovisual 
Media,’ and ‘Arts, Culture and Cognition.’ Furthermore, members of the 
Department of Arts, Culture and Media participate in various national 
research schools, such as the Research School for Media Studies (RMeS) 
or the Netherlands Institute of Cultural Analysis (NICA). The new chair 
will actively contribute to at least one of them. The new professor is 
expected to secure funding for research projects through research 
proposals in cooperation with academic or non-academic institutions 
within and outside the Netherlands. The candidate should therefore have 
experience in setting up national and international research programmes 
and obtaining funding. An extensive national and international network 
is essential.
The new chair will also actively seek PhDs students and explore new ways 
for joint or double degrees.

Teaching
Teaching covers 60% of the appointment (minus compensated management 
tasks), and the candidate is expected to teach and lead development of 
courses at all levels in the department. The ACM department provides 
education at the Bachelor level in the form of the international BA 
Arts, Culture and Media, the four minors and pre-master programmes, four 
MA tracks and two Research Master tracks. The new chair will be teaching 
in the BA program and in one or more of the four MA tracks in ‘Arts & 
Culture’: ‘Music, Theatre and Performance Studies’, ‘Arts, Cognition and 
Criticism’, ‘Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship’, and ‘Film and 
Contemporary Audiovisual Media’, as well as the Research MA ‘Arts & 
Culture’ with its two tracks ‘Arts, Media and Literary Studies’ and 
‘Cultural Leadership.’ Which courses the candidate will be teaching will 
depend on the profile of the candidate and needs of the program.

Management
The new professor leads the chair group Contemporary Performing Arts 
(Theatre/Music/Dance) and performs service and administrative tasks 
within and outside the Faculty of Arts. The new chair holder will play 
an active role in promoting the regional, national and international 
prestige of the chair group by initiating and contributing to existing 
societal and networking activities and will represent the chair group 
through their contacts with academic institutions and societal partners 
in the Netherlands and abroad.

The position
We seek a candidate with an international reputation as a research 
leader and a clearly demonstrated record of accomplished teaching and 
administration.

The professor will:

● coordinate and teach courses in the BA and MA programmes
● instigate, coordinate, and conduct research in the field of 
Contemporary Performing Arts
● supervise and co-supervise PhD students
● foster the professional development of the members of the chair group
● obtain external funding for research
● deepen and extend existing teaching and research collaborations across 
the university
● develop existing national and international scholarly networks
● fulfil organizational roles within and possibly outside of the faculty
● represent and promote the chair group of Contemporary Performing Arts 
in fostering and expanding national and international contacts.

*Qualifications*

● a PhD degree in the field of Contemporary Performing Arts or a closely 
related field
● proven excellence in academic research, as demonstrated by 
publications in leading international journals and books published by 
high-ranking publishers
● successfully obtained funding for research projects/submitted 
excellent grant applications
● a strategic international network, demonstrated by, for example, 
participation in internationally relevant conferences and leading roles 
on editorial boards
● demonstrable excellence as a dedicated and innovative teacher
● proven experience in supervising PhD students
● a clear vision on the future of Contemporary Performing Arts
● excellent leadership skills and demonstrable organizational competences
● proven excellence in mentoring junior academic staff
● the willingness to collaborate in teaching and research
● proven experience with societal impact
● the willingness to learn the Dutch language, for which support is 
available.

Residence in The Netherlands, in or near Groningen, is a requirement for 
this post.

*Organisation*

*Conditions of employment*

The appointment will be at the level of Full Professor with a gross 
monthly salary depending on qualifications and work experience from € 
6,099 up to a maximum of € 8,881 (salary scale H2 of Dutch Universities) 
for a full-time position. Added to this is an 8% holiday allowance and a 
year-end bonus of 8.3% of the annual salary. The conditions are in 
accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities 
(CAO NU). For international candidates an advantageous tax rule may be 
applicable.

Date of appointment: 1 September 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter)

The Faculty will assist the successful candidate in obtaining the 
requested qualifications for teaching and the Dutch language during the 
first two years of the appointment.

For more information on the terms of employment, please visit: 
https://www.rug.nl/(...)k-with-us/new-staff/ 
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/new-staff/>

*Application*

Applicants are requested to submit:

1. A cover letter, not longer than two pages, outlining their motivation 
and suitability for the role and demonstrating how they meet the 
eligibility criteria outlined above
2. A curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, teaching 
overview, external funding, as well as managerial activities
3. A statement of current and future research (approximately 1,000 
words) and a statement of teaching philosophy with recent course evaluations
4. An extensive recent writing sample of up to 20,000 words. This can 
consist of one or more articles or chapters
5. The names and contact details of three referees. The letters of 
reference (on letterhead and signed) must be sent to Ms T. Oosterman, 
email address: (t.e.oosterman /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(t.e.oosterman /at/ rug.nl)> by the 
application deadline. Referees will not be prompted, and candidates are 
responsible for ensuring that the letters are received on time.

A full job description can be obtained from the Office of the Faculty of 
Arts, Ms T. Oosterman, telephone number +31 50 3635834, email address: 
(t.e.oosterman /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(t.e.oosterman /at/ rug.nl)>

You may apply for this position until 13 April 11:59pm / before 14 April 
2023 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on 
"Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

The first round of interviews will be scheduled in early April 2023; the 
second round of interviews is scheduled for the end of April 2023.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students 
and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in 
background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that 
working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint 
responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially 
safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches 
academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and 
research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in 
particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy 
webpage: https://www.rug.nl/(...)rsity-and-inclusion/ 
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/>

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code 
(NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode 
<https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode> and European 
Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: 
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code 
<https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code>

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Groningen.

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*Information*

For information you can contact:

·Prof. Anthonya Visser, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, 
(anthonya.visser /at/ rug.nl) <mailto:(anthonya.visser /at/ rug.nl)>

Please do not use the e-mail address(es) above for applications.

Apply 
<https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?reply=00347-02S0009X7P>

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