Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Experiential Artistic Research
Lead artistic research and education in liberal arts as a Senior Lecturer at LUCA School of Arts and KU Leuven.
Best for:Best for experienced artistic researchers and senior academics specializing in critical theory, performative arts, and experiential research methodologies.
Overview
LUCA School of Arts and KU Leuven invite applications for a permanent Senior Lecturer position in Liberal Arts and Experiential Artistic Research, based at the Sint-Lukas campus in Brussels. The appointee will split their time equally between advancing an internationally recognized artistic research portfolio and delivering inspiring curricula within the Fine Arts program. Responsibilities include supervising doctoral candidates, securing external research funding, and fostering inclusive, critically engaged pedagogical practices. Candidates should bring an established context-bound artistic practice incorporating performative, collaborative, or participatory methods.
What you'll do
- Conduct independent artistic research of international caliber and publish outcomes through exhibitions, performances, and peer-reviewed platforms
- Supervise PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers within the Art & Recollection expertise network
- Secure external research funding to support ongoing investigations and scholarly initiatives
- Design and deliver courses within the Fine Arts program integrating diverse, non-Western, and marginalized perspectives
- Contribute to departmental administration, campus research culture, and student recruitment events as an institutional ambassador
Requirements
Degree required: PhD in a relevant artistic or academic discipline
Language: Proficiency in Dutch at level C1 or English at level B1; commitment to achieving Dutch B2 within five years
Instruction: Dutch and English
Publications: Established portfolio of internationally published artistic research and a dossier of five key publications
- Extensive experience leading and publishing context-bound artistic research
- Demonstrated track record of securing external research grants and funding
- Expertise in performative, collaborative, participatory, or time-based artistic methods
- Familiarity with cultural studies, critical theory, and art theoretical discourses beyond Anglo-European frameworks
- Proven ability to teach, mentor, and evaluate students in higher education
- Must be willing to relocate to Belgium and be based primarily at the Brussels campus
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2027-01-04
Prepare a complete application package including a motivation letter, CV, portfolio, five key publications, diploma certificates, and a two-page bio-sketch. Submit all required materials through the online KU Leuven application portal by the specified deadline.
- Motivation letter
- CV
- Portfolio
- Dossier of five most important publications
- Diploma certificate
- Bio-sketch
Contact
Kersti Grunditz Brennan· Research Coordinator Brussels
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