University professorship

University professorship

in accordance with § 99 Austrian University Act 2002 (Universitätsgesetz 2002) at the Institute for Fine Arts in the field of „Gender and Space“. This professorship is offered for 32 hours per week starting on 1 October 2022 for a period of two years, complementary to Ashley Hans Scheirl's Senior Professorship for Gender and Space. This call particularly addresses artists at an early career stage.

With 17 departments, the Institute for Fine Arts is the largest institute at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. The education in the field of contemporary art forms numerous interfaces with the other institutes of the Academy. The new professorship for Gender and Space, created in 2021, sets accents in the area of artistic practice, the theoretical examination of spaces and their appropriation, as well as the examination of politics of visibility in exhibition contexts through regularly changing appointments. Critical perspectives and aspects of gender – as well as their linkages to class relations, racism, heteronormativity, and disability – are central. Gender and Space is a course offering for all students at the Academy.

• a completed university or college degree appropriate to the position or equivalent artistic aptitude
• proof of internationally outstanding artistic practice and corresponding artistic achievements
• proof of teaching experience in the field of art and/or theoretical examination of spaces and/or visibility policies in exhibitions
• teaching concept on motivation, contents and intentions of the applicant's own artistic teaching in the field of gender and space
• expertise in the field of artistic practice and exhibition politics and the ability to theoretically reflect on these topics
• very good knowledge of German and/or English
• gender- and discrimination-critical competence

The teaching commitment includes individual artistic teaching, lectures and exercises amounting to at least 13 hours per week.

The application procedure will include a public hearing of the selected candidates.

The monthly gross salary according to the collective agreement for university employees in salary group A1 currently amounts to Euro 4.350,20 for 32 hours per week.

Interested parties please apply by 17 June 2022 via: www.akbild.ac.at/jobs

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna strives to increase the representation of women and strongly requests applications from qualified women. Furthermore, the Academy strives to create application and working conditions that are as accessible as possible. In this context, the Academy actively supports the application of people with disabilities. Applicants can contact the Human Resources Department or the Academy's disability representatives in advance. Applicants are not entitled to compensation for travel and accommodation expenses incurred in connection with the admission procedure.