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The Royal Institute of Art has been educating artists and architects since 1735. It is Sweden’s largest institution of higher education in Fine Art and Architecture. The faculty of artists, theoreticians, and architects at the Royal Institute of Art is highly acclaimed, both at the national level and internationally. Students are trained to enter the field of artistic and architectural practice at the highest level.
About the Royal Institute of Art
The Royal Institute of Art offers a five-year program in Fine Art and a two-year master’s degree in Fine Art. The postgraduate program offers professional development in Fine Art and Architecture with a focus on research methodology and project-based artistic research. 230 students are currently enrolled, and the school is supported by 70 employees. As of 2021 the institute is organized into two departments, each with a board and a prefect. The Institute is located on Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm alongside other key arts and cultural institutions. The main building will be renovated in 2024-2025 in order to consolidate teaching and research activities.
The position specializes in moving image in relation to the field of contemporary art.
As a professor of fine art, you will guide a group of ca 20 students and plan the teaching of the tutoring group. The tutoring group consists of BA and MA-students who work in all forms of fine art, and you are expected to mentor and teach students regardless of their artistic medium of expression. The position’s focus is in moving image, film, and video, and their associated discourses and methodologies as they relate to contemporary art. As professor of fine art specializing in moving image you are expected to have and to share deep knowledge of relevant social, technical, and material development in the field.
The employment's focus means that you are responsible for the development of this subject and practice at Royal Institute of Art. An important element of the position is the post-holder’s own research and pedagogical- and artistic development work. The position also includes participation in the Institute’s common work, such as contributing to the joint planning of the study program, participating on the Institute’s boards, committees and working parties and developing the Institute’s national and international network.
Eligible to be employed as a professor in fine art is the person who, in accordance with HF ch.4 section 3:
Eligible for the position as professor in fine art with a focus on moving images must also demonstrate:
The Royal Institute of Art places particularly strong emphasis on artistic expertise. The applicant’s artistic practice must be well-documented, independent, individual and of a high level.
Teaching expertise involves:
The concept of teaching expertise also includes a commitment to education and learning, a well- founded view of education as a concept and a vision for learning.
The position requires advanced knowledge of English, spoken and written. Knowledge of Swedish is not a requirement.
We will value good cooperation- and communication skills, and that you are a relationship-building, considerate person with great commitment.
Personal qualities will be acknowledged.
The application must be completed in English, and can be accessed through the university’s recruitment tool, Varbi. The application must be done within the application period. It is your responsibility as an applicant to document your qualifications in a way that allows for a fully measurable and qualitative assessment. The application must consist of:
This is a full-time five-year contract, based on artistic merit. The Royal Institute of Art may renew the contract for another period of maximum five years without additional competition. The position includes participating in the Institute’s common work and some administrative work. At the Royal Institute of Art, we apply a working hours agreement which includes time for education, artistic research, institutional common work and artistic and pedagogical development.
Additional information is available from the chairperson of the Recruitment board, Björn Larsson +46 (0)76 850 12 36.
Information on general terms of employment is available from Human Resources Manager Rickard Stöhr +46 (0)70 140 29 04.
Trade Union representatives are Carl Johan Erikson (SACO) and Göran Svenborn (ST). Both can be reached at tel.: +46 (0)8 614 40 00.
Please submit your application by midnight 9 April 2023 (CET, Central European Time), marked with registration number: dnr 2.4.1/2023:89.
The Royal Institute of Art wishes to take advantage of the qualities that an equal gender distribution and cultural diversity add to its activities, and we welcome applicants who can contribute to this.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | 2023/5 |
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Published | 06.Mar.2023 |
Last application date | 09.Apr.2023 11:59 PM CEST |