Research Instructor

The Master’s program in Art Education is administered by the Breitner Academy, which is part of the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), a higher professional education institution for the arts offering programs at the bachelor’s and master’s levels.

The Master’s Program in Art Education is seeking a:
Research Instructor, effective September 1, 2022

Who are you?
You are an experienced faculty member who enjoys guiding students in their research. You are an enthusiastic and proactive person. And you are able to adapt your teaching style—whether coaching-oriented or more lecture-based—depending on the learning situation, and you enjoy working with a co-instructor.

What do you bring to the table?
You have a relevant master’s degree and relevant work experience; a current PhD program or a completed PhD is a plus. You have extensive experience conducting or supervising social science research and are familiar with current developments in the arts, education, and/or arts education.

What will you be doing?
You will teach literature review and empirical research to both first-year and second-year students in the program. You will guide them in conducting small-scale qualitative research in the field of arts education. This research may be evaluative, design-based, descriptive, diagnostic, comparative, or (partially) artistic.
Literature reviews are usually conducted individually, while empirical research is done in pairs. For literature reviews, you will provide guidance on defining the topic and research question, searching for, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant literature, and correctly citing sources (APA). In addition, you will guide students in designing, conducting, and reporting on a (practice-oriented) empirical study and assess the individual studies.

Who are we?
The Master’s program in Art Education is housed in the AHK LearningLab at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam, between NEMO, the Scheepvaartmuseum, and Mediamatic, and within walking distance of Central Station. Together with the AHK MakerSpace and the AHK Culture Club, we contribute to the diversity of this area—a testing ground for learning, working, and living, surrounded by organizations in the fields of art, technology, and sustainability.

What do we offer?
A pleasant working environment in a beautiful location on the Marineterrein. Appointment and remuneration are in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO). The position is classified in job grade 11 (min. €3,881, max. €5,332 gross per month for full-time employment). The starting salary depends in part on education, experience, and most recent salary. The AHK offers attractive employment conditions, such as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, a generous vacation policy, a good travel allowance and work-from-home allowance, and opportunities for study and professional development. The appointment is for one year, and the regular workday is Tuesday.

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For more information, please contact Jappe Groenendijk, Program Director of the Master’s in Art Education, at 020 527 7271 orofjappe.groenendijk@ahk.nl.

Please send your application (including a cover letter and resume) by June 5 to Jappe Groenendijkat viavacature-breitner@ahk.nl, with the subject line “Research Instructor Position.”

The first round of interviews will take place on Monday, June 13. For suitable candidates from the first round, a second round of interviews will follow during the week of June 20. If you become our new colleague, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon your start date.

We would like to assemble our team ourselves, so we will not be considering any recruitment agencies regarding this vacancy.