[Nettime-nl] Vacature: Onderzoekers Critical Making

[Florian Cramer <flrncrmr@gmail.com>]

Critical Making research project: Seeking a PhD candidate and a junior
researcher
Application deadline: July 1
Provisional starting date: November 1

Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), Leiden University, i.c.w.
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Het
Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, Waag Society in Amsterdam and West Den Haag.

*http://www.werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/phd-posities/17-194-phd-candidate-artistic-research.html*
<http://www.werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/phd-posities/17-194-phd-candidate-artistic-research.html>

*http://www.werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/17-195-junior-researcher-artistic-research-.html*
<http://www.werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/17-195-junior-researcher-artistic-research-.html>

Bridging art, design and technology through Critical Making
ACPA will appoint one PhD candidate and one junior researcher (artistic
research) as part of the NWO financed project "Bridging art, design and
technology through Critical Making." In this project, the concept of
Critical Making will be researched and developed in the context of critical
theory and artistic research in order to address creative practices in
which art, design and technology fundamentally and practically intersect.
For more information about the project, please visit the project webpage.

The research consortium is headed by ACPA Professor Dr. Janneke Wesseling
(Leiden University) as main applicant and Dr. Florian Cramer (Rotterdam
University of Applied Sciences) as co-applicant. Het Nieuwe Instituut in
Rotterdam, Waag Society in Amsterdam and West Den Haag are involved as
consortium partners. Under the supervision of senior researchers affiliated
with the institutes involved, a PhD candidate and a junior researcher will
work on two subprojects and will be located with one or more consortium
partners. These positions are open to artists and designers. Artistic
research provides the methodological framework. Please follow the links
below for more details regarding our vacancies:
Job description position 1: PhD candidate (4 years, 1 fte)
Job description position 2: junior researcher (2 years, 0,4 fte)

PhD candidate
The PhD candidate will be responsible for the development of the subproject
"The artist-researcher as critical maker in relation to digitization and
new technologies and their impact on society." This project problematizes
and contextualizes the researcher’s (artist’s or designer’s) position as
critical maker in relation to digitization, new technology and their impact
on society. The PhD project will be part of the PhDArts programme of Leiden
University.

Key responsibilities:
–Completing a dissertation (written text and new artistic work)
–Contributing to the two conferences organized by the research consortium
–Contributing to the book prepared by the research consortium
–Teaching and workshop activities in the context of the research project

Junior researcher
The junior researcher will be responsible for the development of the
subproject "Pushing the Boundaries of the Criticality of Making." The
central question will be: what are limitations and potentialities of
criticality in creative practices? The project may be conducted as part of
a PhD research project, in the framework of the PhDArts programme of Leiden
University.

Key responsibilities:
–Realizing and continuously documenting an artistic research project
addressing the stipulated issues
–Conducting a series of workshops with groups of Bachelor level art, design
and technology students that introduce and practically explore the concept
of Critical Making
–Completing a visual and written project documentation and presenting the
research at the two conferences organized by the research consortium

Applications
Please review the admission requirements and application instructions
carefully before beginning an application:
Admission requirements position 1: PhD candidate (4 years, 1 fte)
Admission requirements position 2: junior researcher (2 years, 0,4 fte)
Only applications received no later than July 1, 2017 can be considered.

The selection procedure will take place in July (week 27), and selected
candidates will be invited for an interview in August/September (week 35).
You are kindly requested to be available in this period.

For questions please contact: Lotte Betting, info@phdarts.eu


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The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) offers composers,
performing artists, visual artists and (graphic) designers the opportunity
to perform research in and through artistic practice. A PhD research
training programme for visual artists and designers is offered through
PhDArts, a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and
Leiden University.

Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA), Leiden University
Postbus 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
Hours: Monday–Friday 5pm–9am
T +31 71 527 1480
acpa@hum.leidenuniv.nl
www.phdarts.eu
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