The Arts, Culture and Media programme of the University of Groningen is looking for a highly motivated full-time Assistant Professor in film studies (in Dutch: universitair docent). Date of appointment: 1 August 2019.
The candidate is expected to have a broad expertise in film history, film theory and film analysis, but should also be able to teach courses in theories of (inter)mediality and/or narrative theory on the bachelor’s and master’s level. The position combines teaching (60%) and research (40%): while we expect a willingness to teach in a wide range of areas, the research profile of the candidate can be very specific, adding to the already existing expertise of the film staff or open it to new perspectives. The successful candidate will teach both in our bachelor’s programme in ‘Arts, Culture and Media’ as well as in our international master’s tracks ‘Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media,’ ‘Arts, Cognition and Criticism’ and/or ‘Arts Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship’ (depending on her/his research profile). The language of instruction is English.
The successful candidate will become a staff member of the Arts, Culture and Media programme, which is responsible for the bachelor’s programme ‘Arts, Culture and Media’ as well as four tracks in the master’s programme ‘Arts and Culture’ (‘Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media’; ‘Music, Theatre and Performance Studies’; ‘Arts Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship’; ‘Arts, Cognition and Criticism’). It currently has 17 permanent staff members, four of which have a focus on film studies. Our highly international staff comprises colleagues from the Netherlands, Germany, the US, Canada, Mexico, Hungary, Greece and Denmark. The BA programme has an annual enrolment of around 100-120 students from all parts of the world; the MA programme – voted the best of its kind in the Netherlands in 2018 – accepts between 30 and 40 national and international students every year.
Research is conducted within the Groningen Institute for the Study of Culture,
https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/?lang=en (ICOG) and its research centre Arts in Society,
https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/research-centres/artsinsociety/. ICOG provides ample support in applying for bids with national and international funding agencies. There is also an annual travel budget for conference participations and other research-related trips.
The successful applicant is expected to:
- teach and supervise students in the department’s undergraduate and graduate programmes
- participate actively in curriculum development, design and administration of course modules, under the responsibility of the head of department
- carry out and generate high-quality research in film and media studies
- pursue research grants and other forms of external funding
- participate actively in international research networks and build international collaborations
- participate in the activities of the interdisciplinary research centre Arts in Society and one of its theme groups (such as ‘Art, Medium and Moving Images,’ ‘Narrative in/and Art,’ or ‘Arts, Culture and Cognition’).