Professor of Artistic Practice

With around 2,100 Bachelor and Master students, Zurich University of the Arts is one of the major and most diverse universities of the arts in Europe. The study and research programme covers the areas of art education, design, film, fine arts, music, dance, theatre and transdisciplinary studies. In the centre of Zurich, the ZHdK is a dynamic place where passionate people from over 75 countries work, study, teach, research and further their education. The university has numerous exhibition and performance venues, where students projects can be shown to the public.

The Department of Fine Arts is looking to hire a Professor of Artistic Practice, 70 percent to start on April 1, 2025 (or by arrangement).

The newly hired professor in the area of “Post Internet Praxis” will shape the English-language Master’s Major in “Art:ificial Studies” (to be launched in 2025). The new major curriculum at the MA level is designed for students who are interested in the intersections of art, artificial intelligence technologies, and society. 

As professor, in addition to your regular teaching and research duties, you will continuously develop the major’s curriculum in light of the department’s and ZHdK’s profile and mission statement. You feature a profile with an artistic and/or research-based examination of the experiences of reality generated by digital technologies and artificial intelligence and newly formed social structures.

You will position your teaching and research in the framework of domestic and international developments in the domain of contemporary art. You will ensure the quality of the major’s teaching offerings and manage the major on both the substantial and the organisational levels. We are looking to fill this position with an individual with an established artistic or curatorial practice in the field of contemporary art. The new professor’s workload will be distributed as follows: 30% in teaching, 20% in management and administrative tasks, and 20% in research.

We offer you a challenging position in an inspiring environment and interesting work with international students and a network of artists, theorists, and researchers in teaching roles. You will find yourself in a varied and diverse professional setting; in addition to your teaching duties, you will be able to develop your own research projects and implement them at the University and in cooperation with domestic and international universities or other external partners.

Your qualifications:
–A university or academy degree at the PhD level in a relevant field
–An active and international artistic or curatorial practice in the field of post-internet, emergent technologies and artificial intelligences 
–At least five years of teaching and research experience at art colleges or universities, academies, or similar institutions
–An international network in Higher Arts Education and Fine Arts
–Budget management experience 
–Initiative and the ability to engage in dialogue, integrate into a new environment, and work in a team
–Willingness to work on committees
–Language skills: English (native or C2) and German (at least B2), in writing and speaking
–Workplace: Zurich

Job interviews will be held on site in Zurich on December 18, 2024 and January 28, 2025 (second round). For further information on academic specifics, please contact Dr. Judith Welter, Head of Programme, Master of Fine Arts.
Contact at Human Resources Management: Irina Zgraggen, HR Business Partner, Department of Fine Arts.
For more information on the Department of Fine Arts and the Master’s Major in Art:ificial Studies, please visit our website.

We look forward to receiving your application with all supporting documents by November 27, 2024. Please use the link “Apply” at the end of the job advertisement to submit your documents. Please note that we only accept applications submitted online for this position.