http://www.hdk.gu.se/en/nyheter/2014/hdk-recruits-three-professors-design
Professor in Design

Type of employment: Fixed-term employment, 5-year fixed-term position with the possibility of extension
Extent: 100 %
Location: School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg
First day of employment: as soon as possible
Reference number: PER 2014/396

In conjunction with the new PARSE artistic research platform, the three Academies of artistic practice at the University of Gothenburg – the Academy of Music and Drama, the Valand Academy of Fine Arts and the HDK-School of Design and Crafts – are recruiting new professors to further develop their unique artistic research environments. The University of Gothenburg was the first in Sweden to develop the doctorate through artistic research, and has actively promoted the international dialogue on the future of artistic research and artistic research education, generating a radically new context for experimental enquiry through artistic practices. The role of the new PARSE Professor in each academy will therefore be to work collaboratively to enhance an already vibrant research milieu by bringing new energies, thought leadership and a renewed experimental approach to research development.


PARSE is an international art and research publishing and conferencing initiative jointly realised by the three academies that comprise the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University. PARSE generates major international research conferences, a peer-reviewed research journal (print and online), and promotes new artistic research initiatives. PARSE provides a forum for dialogue between artistic researchers and researchers from other domains and disciplines. PARSE seeks to stimulate an innovative multidisciplinary research culture in the arts (including music, performing arts, art, design, architecture, literature, film and media) www.parsejournal.com/<http://www.parsejournal.com/>.


Designing creative and critically secured research environments within the department’s subject areas (Design, Crafts and Teacher Education) is one of the School of Design and Crafts (HDK) all-encompassing goals – in an effort to enhance the quality of research, and hereby enable and strengthen competitiveness both nationally and internationally. The School of Design and Crafts (HDK) are also working proactively to create strong and successful research and doctoral (third-cycle) education. The development of research guided by cross-disciplinary encounters between Design, Crafts and Teacher Education, as well as exchange between the Faculty, the University of Gothenburg and the wider community, is a question of significant strategic importance for HDK.

As part of this strategy HDK seeks a professor with a background in the arts towards design, internationally renowned, and with a strong research profile, based in design but in dialogue with craft and pedagogy. Within Design there is particular commitment to research and education with a particular focus on social sustainability and the interaction with society. Of importance is also the integration of research and education.
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Subject area

Design

Specific subject description

Design as a subject establishes a dialogue between practice-based, theoretical and social issues relating to design and design practice. The subject focuses on design as design practice using methods and theories that are relevant the subject area. Significate for design competence is the ability to merge a variety of perspectives into a meaningful whole.

Job assignments


The professor is supposed:
• To be a driving force in the development of research activities within the HDK School´s subject area (design) in line with the research strategy and in connection with PARSE.
• To actively promote the research culture of the HDK School through his/her own research outputs and actions; through the further development of existing research capacity among colleagues and the organisation as a whole; and through developing new research alliances and exchanges.
• To systematically orchestrate the dynamic interaction between the research culture of the HDK School and the opportunities provided by PARSE.
• To undertake research development, funding bids and lead specific research actions both nationally and internationally.
• To contribute to the research environment through the mentoring of colleagues; the supervision of doctoral students; and by providing research-based teaching and curriculum development within the HDK School.
• To be a member of the The Council for Education and Research at HDK and of the PARSE Working Group.

Eligibility


In order to be employed as a Professor on artistic grounds it is necessary to satisfy the Higher Education Ordinance requirements for professorial appointments: “A person who has demonstrated both artistic and teaching expertise shall be qualified for employment as a Professor in disciplines in the fine, applied or performing arts” (Chapter 4 Section 3 of the Higher Education Ordinance http://www.uhr.se/sv/Information-in-English/Laws-and-regulations/The-Higher-Education-Ordinance/#4)


Clearly documented track record of research excellence is a requirement for this appointment since the work duties mainly consists of research.


Excellent knowledge of English, in speech and writing, is also required. Applicants who do not have a command of Swedish are expected to have acquired sufficient knowledge of the language within three years of their taking up the position in order to be able to take part in a Swedish teaching environment.

Assessment


The following criteria will be taken in consideration for this appointment:
• documented organisational ability and capacity to work with institutional strategic vision,
• clearly documented artistic and research outputs and achievement at an international level,
• documented experience and achievement in acting as a driving force and/or change agent with respect to artistic, academic and/or research environments,
• documented experience in building and /or working within strategic research partnerships,
• documented ability and experience in teaching, research supervision and curricular innovation,
• demonstrated capacity in conference and symposium development,
• demonstrated ability to provide thought leadership, build research networks and operate collaboratively,
• demonstrated ability to build and maintain good working relations in diverse professional contexts and work cultures,
• demonstrated track record in successful research bid development,
• demonstrated track record and/or interest in conducting research and enquiry in multidisciplinary and / or transdisciplinary contexts,
• demonstrated experience in successfully applying for and attracting external research funding,
• personal suitability is an important criteria for this appointment.

Additional information


The successful applicant will be expected to be actively present at the HDK School in order to fulfil the tasks and duties of this role.

The applicant should be chosen who, based on an overall assessment of competence and potential for development, is judged to have the best qualities for performing the duties included in the appointment. (Anställningsordning för lärare vid Göteborgs universitet dnr V 2012/738/ Appointments Procedure for Teachers).

The three Academies of Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg strive to encourage its teaching staff to have completed the University’s courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education or to have acquired the equivalent knowledge in another way. The courses in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education refer to have awarded 15 Higher Education Credits (HECs), or the equivalent.

http://www.hdk.gu.se/en/nyheter/2014/hdk-recruits-three-professors-design

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HENRIC BENESCH

Research Strategist / Head of subject : Design / Coordinator : Critical Heritage Studies
School of Design and Crafts / University of Gothenburg

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Call for Contributions :

The 1st PARSE Biennial Research Conference on TIME:
http://parsejournal.com/conference/







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