The Department of Art and Culture Studies in the Faculty of Humanities is looking for an Assistant professor 'Cultural Economy', to build upon and extend existing research strengths on this topic within the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA).

What are you going to do?

You will provide education in a dynamic context with ample opportunities for the development of innovative teaching methods. Your research will be part of ASCA. ASCA is home to more than 100 researchers and more than 140 PhD candidates, and conducts world-leading research in Cultural Analysis. ASCA researchers share a commitment to studying culture in all its forms and expressions within an interdisciplinary framework, and to maintaining a close connection with contemporary cultural and political debates. All ASCA research fits into at least one, but usually more than one of five thematic constellations: 1) Mediality; 2) Arts & Aesthetics; 3) Globalization & Migration; 4) Identities; and 5) Cultural & Social Critique.

You will develop and provide courses on topics such as Cultural Economy, Arts and Cultural Policy and Management, and the Sociology of Arts in the context of the new interdisciplinary 'Bachelor Global Arts, Culture and Politics' and the minor 'Cultural Management' in particular, as well as in the Master track Kunst, Cultuur en Politiek. The job requires flexibility because the appointee will be asked to teach beyond their own research focus to cater for a wide range of students. For the candidacy, it is also important to be willing and able to work within interdisciplinary teams. The appointee will moreover be asked to work in performing arts institutions and museums in and outside the Netherlands as part of the internship programs of these Bachelor and Master programs.

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. Research and teaching staff focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and are active in several teaching programmes. The Faculty of Humanities offers assistant professors the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that - partly as a result of their interdisciplinary approach - are world-renowned. Moreover, they will be teaching in a dynamic context in which new methods are being developed. Art and Culture Studies at UvA is a large and highly successful academic department that connects research and teaching in Art History, Cultural Studies, Theater Studies, Music Studies, Heritage and Memory Studies, and Museum Studies.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• designing and conducting independent research in the area of Cultural Economy within the University of Amsterdam;
• actively contributing to the research activities of ASCA;
• actively pursuing external research funding, notably from research councils, national as well as European;
• actively contributing to and developing national and international research networks and other forms of cooperation;
• actively contributing to the research activities of the research school and the overall environment of the faculty;
• developing, coordinating and teaching courses;
• supervising Bachelor and Master theses and tutoring students, and co-supervising PhD-theses;
• actively contributing to the development and improvement of the broader teaching programmes in the department;
• taking part in committees and working groups, and carrying out departmental administrative tasks as needed.

You are a dynamic and ambitious researcher with a strong profile, demonstrable by international publications and an international academic network. The successful candidate's teaching portfolio should complement and add to the existing courses, while also responding to growing student interest in Cultural Economy.

Your publications show broad, critical knowledge of the cultural and creative sectors, and the role played by the economy and financial cultural and arts practices, and vice versa. In particular, you show familiarity with interdisciplinary, critical approaches to the interplay between arts and culture and the organization of the economy and the social both in historical and contemporary perspective.

Your experience and profile

You have:

• a PhD in the field of Cultural Economics, Business Ethics, or Organization Studies; or a PhD in the field of cultural sociology, anthropology, cultural studies or political sciences that pays attention to cultural economy;
• demonstrable familiarity with interdisciplinary, critical approaches focusing on the interplay between arts and culture and the organization of the economy both in a historical and contemporary perspective;
• an international academic network in the relevant research area(s);
• a steady research output commensurate with the level of the position;
• you are an active and ambitious researcher with a strong publication record;
• demonstrable skills and the ambition to obtain external research grants;
• broad and relevant teaching experience at BA and MA level;
• good command of Dutch and English. If you do not speak Dutch, both active and passive command must be acquired within the first two years of the employment; you will commit to take the state examination for Dutch as a Second Language programme II at the end of this period;
• experience with digital and audio-visual teaching facilities and affinity with IT in university teaching;
• experience in valorisation and practice-based education and/or research;
• you are good team player and versatile at all levels, capable of multidisciplinary co-operation;
• excellent organisational experience and skills;
• a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ), or willingness to acquire this within the first two years of employment.

We offer permanent employment upon a satisfactory evaluation following a temporary employment contract of maximum 18 months with a probationary period of two months. If you already have an employment contract with the UvA, we offer permanent employment upon a satisfactory evaluation following a temporary employment contract of maximum 12 months. The employment is for 38 hours per week. Preferred starting date is 1 September 2023.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week, ranges between € 3.974 (scale 11) to € 6.181 (scale 12) dependent on relevant experience. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8,3% year-end allowance. A favourable tax agreement, the '30% ruling', may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities is applicable.

We additionally offer:

• the opportunity to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams;
• excellent opportunities for study and personal development;
• an inspiring academic and international working environment in the heart of Amsterdam.

About us

The University of Amsterdam is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 42,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.

TheFaculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. Research and teaching staff focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and are active in several teaching programmes.

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