The Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart (Stuttgart Academy of Art and Design) has a full professorship to offer in the Department of Art-related Studies and Conservation within the framework of the Women Professors Programme of the Federal and State governments. This programme (Professorinnenprogramm III) aims to promote gender equality in research and science departments at German universities. Applications are invited for the following position, which is to be occupied at the earliest possible date:
anticipatory Professor of Conservation of New Media and Digital Information (Bes.-Gr. W 3 / public service salary group W3) The successful candidate’s area of expertise will cover the whole spectrum of modern media, from early analogue audiovisual records to current digital media. Applicants are expected to have experience in the theory and practice of preservation and conservation of both analogue and digital media (photography/film/AV/digital information) as well as in-depth knowledge of those research areas that interlink media history and information technology. At the professional expertise level, the job profile includes not only development of the study programme in collaboration with the current chair holder, conducting and supervision of courses leading to BA and MA examinations, guidance of PhD students but also proactive involvement in research and development projects and conferences and in the acquisition of external third-party funding. At the institutional level, the successful candidate will be expected to serve on the department’s and institution’s academic self-governance boards and to participate in quality control and the strategic development of the Department of Art-related Studies and Conservation alongside those responsible for the individual study programmes. Required Qualifications: - a university degree - pedagogical aptitude - outstanding achievements in the preservation and conservation of media objects - evidence of successful research activity, such as PhD dissertation or equivalent qualification, of the ability to acquire external funding for research activities and of participation in and input to national or international scholarly conferences as well as an established publishing record Should the official requirements for an appointment in the German civil service (Beamtenverhältnis) not be fulfilled, an employment contract outside this system is possible. In accordance with current equality laws, the Academy has made a commitment to increase the proportion of women on its academic staff. The Academy therefore encourages women who fulfil the requirements (first-time professorship nominations) to apply. Female applicants with equal qualifications, competence and professional achievements will be given preference. Individuals with disabilities will be treated preferentially provided they are suitably qualified. Electronic applications (one pdf including cover letter, CV, certificates, a concise list of teaching experience, projects and publications as well as a relevant selection of publications – maximum size 10 MB) should be submitted to the Academy not later than May 15, 2019. Please send your application to [email protected]. For information about the Academy, see: www.abk-stuttgart.de ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
