Assistant Professor Performance and Technology (1.0 FTE)

• You hold a PhD in the Humanities with a research focus on performance studies, theatre studies, dance studies, or adjacent fields.
• You have relevant teaching experience on BA and MA level (i.e. on topics such as performance and dance analysis, history of theatre, dance and performance, dramaturgy, scenography, choreography, embodied knowledge).
• You have experience in supervising individual thesis projects on BA and MA level.
• You are an active and ambitious researcher with output that reflects this.
• You have demonstrable ability and ambition to obtain external research grants.
• You have demonstrable ability and ambition in outreach, interprofessional collaboration, and challenge-driven education or research.
• You have experience in setting up and coordinating courses.
• You are a strong team worker and capable of multidisciplinary collaboration.
• You have acquired the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO), or are willing to acquire this within the first two years.
• You are fluent in Dutch and English, preferably close to near-native standard; if you do not have a native command of Dutch you are expected to obtain NT2-level spoken and written Dutch within two years of appointment.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major strategic themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 1,100 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these fields, the Faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city center of Utrecht, where the Faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.

The Department of Media and Culture Studies supports teaching and research in the fields of film, television, games, new media and digital culture, theatre, dance and performance, gender and ethnicity, musicology and cultural policy. Culture is a dynamic mix of artistic, creative and everyday practices with which people shape their identities and actions, and within which societal structures and institutions take shape. Media (old and new) are crucial factors in these processes.

Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. 

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation, via the ‘apply’ button. Please also include:

• your publication list;
• a research plan showing alignment with the research profile for the position (approx. 400 words);
• a teaching statement, articulating your vision on teaching and education.