Two researchers

What will you be doing?

• You will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and carrying out various applied research projects that align with the research themes and research program of the Research Group. These projects contribute to collaboration among researchers, faculty members, artistic directors, students, staff, and external partners and knowledge institutions
  
• You will engage with issues in applied research in art education
  
• You respond to medium-term developments in the professional field and society by participating in coordination meetings on practice-based research
  
• You are able to engage and advise faculty, students, fellow researchers, and stakeholders
  
• You are responsible for ensuring that the practical research meets the required quality standards in accordance with the norms applicable in the field
  
• You will contribute to:
  
• the application and dissemination of knowledge and insights through publications, lectures, presentations, workshops, or other formats that contribute to the professional development of faculty researchers and students in the field of research
  
• policy and substantive coherence within the ATD
  
• the development and implementation of the practice-based research approach and structure,
  
• designing indicators to assess the quality and impact of their own research
  

What do you bring to the table?

• You have earned a Ph.D. in a relevant field, such as theater, dance, or the performing arts
  
• You have an understanding of how your own practice-based research relates to other disciplines and the developments that influence it
  
• You can conduct independent research and communicate your practical research findings to various audiences, such as undergraduate students, experts from other disciplines, and the general public
  
• You have experience with research that aligns with (one of) thefour themes of the Research Group
  
• You bring knowledge of and insight into diversity and inclusion as a value and goal for research
  

About the Academy of Theatre and Dance

The Amsterdam University of the Arts is an institution of higher education in the arts. In addition to the Academy of Theatre and Dance, education is provided by the Breitner Academy, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Netherlands Film Academy, the Reinwardt Academy, and the Academy of Architecture.

The Academy of Theatre and Dance (ATD) offers sixteen bachelor’s, master’s, and associate degree programs in the fields of dance and theater. The academy provides high-level training for professional practice, both nationally and internationally. The value and impact of the arts in a changing society are central to the development and renewal of the curriculum. There are programs for actors, theater makers, mime artists, dancers, choreographers, theater or dance teachers, as well as for directors, set designers, technical designers, production managers, and creative producers.

About the ATD Research Group

The Research Group at the Academy of Theater and Dance focuses on creative practice-based research in performance that has an impact on education, the professional field, and society. This research is conducted in four thematic areas: Social justice and inclusion, Climate crisis, ecology, and sustainability, Care, well-being, grief and loss, Ways of knowing and not knowing. Our vision begins with the recognition that there is an urgent need for a fundamental rethinking of our relationship with the Earth and the knowledge systems that guide our actions, particularly among those who live in the Global North and are embedded in capitalist and colonial logics.

The ATD Research Group strongly believes in the need for greater equality between different ways of thinking and forms of knowledge. We work with an open definition of research: “A process of inquiry that leads to insights shared with others.”The ATD Research Group focuses on creative practice-based research in the performing arts. Research is conducted within and by the creative practice of the performing arts, including the practice of teaching. The program also gives high priority to research development with the aim of making the Research Group a structural part of the ATD as a whole, and strengthening the connection with research in all phases of the educational cycle—Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs.

Here's what we offer

The Research Group has two research positions available, each for 8 hours per week. Initially, the position is for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension following a positive performance review at the end of the first year. Appointment and compensation are in accordance with the CAO-HBO (Collective Labor Agreement for Higher Professional Education). The position is classified in pay scale 12 (maximum €6,064.86 gross per month for a full-time appointment). Pay scale classification depends in part on education, experience, and most recent salary. We offer a competitive benefits package, including an 8.3% year-end bonus, an ABP pension plan, generous vacation time, generous travel allowance, and opportunities for professional development. Remote work facilities will be provided as needed.

The Academy of Theatre and Dance supports the Code of Cultural Diversity. Equal opportunity is central to the ATD, and in addition to a diverse student body, we strive for diversity and inclusion among our staff. As a university of applied sciences, we want to be at the heart of society, so we believe it is important to make the most of our staff’s diverse perspectives and backgrounds.

Does this job description sound like you?

Are you excited about this opportunity and think you’re the perfect fit for this job? If so, please send us your cover letter and resume by May 19 at the latest. via this link. Only applications submitted via this form will be considered. Interviews will take place during the week of May 29 at our office on Overhoeksplein in Amsterdam.

If you are hired as our new colleague, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon your start date.

Would you like to know more?

For more information about the position, please contact Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, Associate Professor, 06-15 61 70 53 or email vacature-atd@ahk.nl.

We prefer to recruit our own team; unsolicited recruitment inquiries regarding this position are not appreciated.