About LUCA School of Arts

LUCA School of Arts is a creative hub for almost 5,000 people: more than 4,000 students and 800 colleagues. LUCA offers them an educational and research environment to further develop their creative talent. We do this by offering higher education in the broad domain of the arts, and through artistic research, embedded within an associated Faculty of Arts at KU Leuven. LUCA has campuses in four cities: Ghent, Brussels, Leuven and Genk. LUCA is a member of the KU Leuven Association and the European University Alliance FilmEU.

Role Overview

Within the Arts & Society expertise network, and the team Art & Recollection, LUCA is seeking an artistic researcher with a strong artistic practice and an established research portfolio. The candidate will contribute to the further development of a dynamic and critical research culture of sharing methodologies, exposing process, and expanding the potentials of artistic research. Their artistic research is consciously positioned within specific social, cultural, ecological or political contexts and critically questions and activates these within artistic research and education.

We are looking for a candidate whose practice is context-bound and embodied, and includes performative, collaborative or participatory methods and time-based outcomes. The candidate should be familiar with cultural studies, critical theory and art theoretical discourses that also go beyond Anglo-European contexts, and should be able to translate these into an inspiring and critical teaching practice.

The proposed start date is 1 September 2027.

Main location: Sint-Lukas campus, Brussels

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Research (50%)

As a researcher, you will work with colleagues to build and supervise a group of PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers. You will participate in and strengthen the research culture of the campus through seminars, symposia, and collaborative initiatives. You will disseminate research outcomes through artistic presentations, performances, publications, and other relevant platforms for artistic research. You will generate research output of international caliber and attract external funding for additional research. The status of special guest lecturer in the arts allows you to act as a supervisor for doctorates in the Arts and research projects within KU Leuven.

Teaching (50%)

Your teaching assignment includes teaching tasks within the Fine Arts program. The assignment is broader than teaching, supervising, and evaluating students. Together with colleagues, you will develop teaching and learning activities, tailored to the student audience and within the context of the curriculum and the profile of the program. You will also actively contribute to the quality of the program, and you will be an ambassador for LUCA with regard to prospective students and alumni. You will design and deliver teaching that introduces students to a wide range of artistic and theoretical perspectives, including non-Western, Indigenous, diasporic, and marginalized voices. Finally, you are also expected to take on a leading role within LUCA at certain times.

Service

Scientific, social, and internal services are also part of the mission, as well as professionalization and international networking.

Profile

You have a doctorate.
You have extensive experience leading artistic research.
Your research is internationally published and you have experience in applying for external research funding.
You have an established artistic practice that is context-bound and embodied, and includes performative, collaborative or participatory methods and time-based outcomes.
Your artistic and theoretical practice critically reflects on dominant Western frameworks while drawing on diverse cultural, epistemological, and artistic traditions.
You have a broad international network.
You bring perspectives that can activate diversity, equity, and inclusion.
You have social and educational skills, you are collegial and communicative, and motivated to continuously develop your expertise.
You act respectfully and with integrity, in line with LUCA s code of conduct. You contribute to an inclusive work and study environment, you are open to different opinions, and value diversity between individuals and groups as an asset.
You are able to teach in Dutch (C1) or English (B1). If necessary, you are willing to further develop your skills in both languages. Those who do not yet speak Dutch commit to achieving level B2 within five years. LUCA offers the necessary training opportunities for this.
You are willing to relocate to Belgium. The education and research community is based in Brussels.
You are loyal and endorse LUCA s mission, vision and policy.

Offer

This vacancy is for a statutory appointment of indefinite duration for a 100% vacant position with the rank of docent (OP3) at LUCA School of Arts. A tenured position can be applied for in due course. In addition, you will acquire the status of special guest lecturer in the arts within KU Leuven for a first term of five years.

The remuneration is paid in salary scale 528. Commuting by public transport or by bicycle is reimbursed, you get a teacher's card, discounts through joint purchase, and the option to take out hospitalization insurance at a favorable rate.

You will find yourself in an environment where respect and integrity define our basic attitude, where we see sustainability and diversity as an asset, and where quality is our driving force. LUCA wants all talents to develop to the fullest, regardless of gender, age, cultural origin, nationality or disability. We therefore welcome all talented people who recognize the added value of diversity and want to help shape an inclusive organization.

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