Professor of Contemporary Art at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tromsø –
Fixed term contract [full time position (100%)]
Deadline: 31 March 2011
The following reference number must be quoted in your application: 2011/810
Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art opened in 2007 and offers a BA and an MA in Contemporary Art (from January 2012) and a 2-years Creative Writing Course. The Academy aims to educate artists on a high professional level and contribute to new expertise in the field of contemporary art. Key values are artistic integrity, sustainability, critical awareness, and responsibility.
http://www.kunstakademietitromso.no/about-us/profile
The Academy is located in Tromsø, Northern Norway, beyond the Arctic Circle. Since its early days, the town has served as a focal point in the culturally diverse circumpolar area. In this setting, the Academy of Contemporary Art aspires to develop new forms of artistic practice with a focus on place, context and identity. Insight into cultural, social and ethnic disparities increases the potential for a sustainable practice of art. The understanding of the historical division between nature and culture - human ecology - is emphasized.
The position as Professor of Contemporary Art has as its main focus the realization of the new Master Programme in Contemporary Art. The profile of the Academy serves as the fundament for the Master Programme and the key values are artistic integrity, sustainability, critical awareness and responsibility. The aim to cultivate these qualities is reflected in the organisational structure and pedagogical groundwork of the Academy.
The Master Programme aspires to create an environment in which the students develop abilities to investigate Thematic Fields, which before each two-year study period is decided upon by an Advisory Board. The Thematic Fields alter for each Master Programme and are related to the specific context of the Academy in Tromsø as well as the global, critical discourse. The purpose of the Thematic Field is to serve as theoretical, discursive and artistic fundament for the Master Programme.
The Academy of Contemporary Art at the University of Tromsø recognises the importance of Self-organisation as a tool to develop alternative ideas and structures based on openness, respect and responsibility.
More info about the Master Programme
http://www.kunstakademietitromso.no/about-ma
We are looking for an artist or curator with a significant production within contemporary art, who has the qualifications and interest in working within the Profile of the Academy and who has the qualifications and interest in realizing and chair the Master Programme in Contemporary Art. A part of the position will also be teaching Art Theory for 1st and 2nd year of the Bachelor Programme in Contemporary Art.
Applicants must speak fluent English and preferably have a good command of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language.
The position is vacant as of 1st of August 2011. The fixed period is of 4 – four – years. The period of employment may be renewed twice.
For application and details:
http://www.jobbnorge.no
For further information, please contact: Director Helga-Marie Nordby Tel. +47 77 66 07 48 - e-mail: [email protected] or Dean Kjell Magne Mælen – Tel. +47 77 66 05 63 – e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.kunstakademietitromso.no
http://www.uit.no
UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ
N-9037 Tromsø
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