Associate Professor or Professor in Artistic Entrepreneurship within Fine Art

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NTNU is a broad-based university with a technical-scientific profile and a focus on professional education. The university is located in three cities with headquarters in Trondheim.

At NTNU, 9,000 employees and 44,000 students work to create knowledge for a better world.

About the position

The Trondheim Academy of Fine Art at NTNU is excited to announce an opportunity for a 100% permanent position as Associate Professor or Professor in Artistic Entrepreneurship within Fine Art. We are seeking applications from dedicated and qualified candidates who can help us develop and define the concept of artistic entrepreneurship and push academic boundaries through innovative exploration of new roles and modes of artistic operation. At the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, we are dedicated to shaping the future roles and impact of artists in society. The successful candidate will thrive in an environment characterized by high ambitions, access to relevant network and facilities, and a strong international reputation in artistic research.

The Trondheim Academy of Fine Art is a department within the Faculty for Architecture and Design at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). With a dynamic and experimental approach to education and research, our department comprises 30 staff members including 15 PhD candidates, and approximately 80 students across bachelor and master programs. 

Your immediate leader is Head of Department.

Duties of the position

The primary responsibilities include teaching, conducting artistic research, and fostering artistic development, collaboration, and new initiatives within the realm of artistic entrepreneurship. The ideal candidate will be committed to exploring the potential of art and culture to drive societal transformation, working with academic colleagues both within and outside the department, as well as international public and private sector actors. They will contribute to advancing and articulating our department’s study programs, with a specific focus on developing artistic entrepreneurship perspectives in education, while engaging in collaborative artistic research projects in the department and across various academic domains.

Candidates must be dedicated to exploring the potential of an art academy embedded within a University for Science and Technology. They should show enthusiasm for relocating their professional activities to the art academy in Trondheim, Norway, enabling them to share their artistic research and production processes and outcomes with the University, its local contexts, and broader national and international networks.

Responsibilities include tutoring and teaching courses in the existing Bachelor and International Master programs in Fine Art, as well as the new educational initiatives in artistic entrepreneurship. Additionally, the candidate will supervise fellows in a PhD program in artistic research, specifically a newly employed PhD in artistic entrepreneurship.

Candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop and carry out advanced and collaborative artistic research projects, including collaborations with other academic contexts across the arts, science, and society.

Required qualifications 

You must have the qualifications required for the position of associate professor or professor in the field of Artistic Entrepreneurship within Fine Art, as outlined in § 3-6 of the regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts:

a. a doctoral degree in a relevant field, or competence at an equivalent level documented either by scientific work or artistic work of the same scope and quality

b. educational competence as per § 3-8,

• formal training, quality development in own teaching, guidance, and significant contribution to the development of educational quality, is required as a minimum.
• pedagogical or didactic competence to promote learning, including knowledge and skills in the development and implementation of teaching and guidance at university and college level.
• Applicants who lack formal qualifications in educational competence, or cannot document equivalent qualifications, will need to complete an approved pedagogical development programme at NTNU within two years of appointment.

c. A solid command of both written and spoken English is a prerequisite. It is also a prerequisite that within three years of appointment, new employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level B  in the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU. 

The department will facilitate that candidates who do not meet the requirements for pedagogical competence and/or Norwegian language skills at the date of the employment can acquire these qualifications during normal working hours.

For professor position, you must also documente:

d. significant contributions to research or artistic development work at the highest level, in accordance with international or national standards within the field.

Preferred qualifications

• experience and advanced understanding of artistic research processes
• knowledge and critical understanding of the potential and opportunities for creative entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives 
• knowledge of relevant frameworks and networks in the creative and cultural sector and industries (e.g.)
• well-grounded, up-to-date competence and outstanding artistic practice, including a strong record of exhibition activities in contemporary art venues in internationally relevant arenas
• the ability and willingness to explore the potentials of collaboration across art and society 
• documented involvement in internationally funded cross-disciplinary research projects
• understanding of the contemporary art world, its current dynamics, and future perspectives
• hands-on experience in leadership and/or management
• relevant capacities for contributing to strategic development on the levels of the Department, the Faculty, and the University 
• Good command of both written and spoken Norwegian or Scandinavian language

The position will be expected to deliver the highest-quality teaching at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including supervision of Master’s and Doctoral candidates. In addition to a clear vision of the role of contemporary art in rapidly changing societies, successful applicants will outline a teaching philosophy that elaborates on traditions of studio-based (or possibly conservatory-based) arts educations, while addressing future challenges by linking it to artistic research practices that advance in terms both of methodologies and substance. Special care should be taken to demonstrate and articulate experience with innovative teaching methods, including how these can be implemented collaborating with partners in and outside the academic context.

Additionally, please consult the  Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts for general criteria for the position. NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA.

Personal qualities

We are looking for candidates with strong teamwork skills, including the ability to work efficiently under varying workloads and deadlines. Being collegial, reliable, actively present, and committed to NTNU’s vision, values, social mission, key challenges, and main objectives is important for this position.

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities. 

We offer 

• exciting and challenging tasks in a strong international academic environment 
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues 
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund 
• employee benefits 

Application Process

You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here.

Salary and conditions

As a Associate Professor you will be remunerated according to state regulation code 1011 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. As a Professor you will be remunerated according to state regulation code 1013 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. As required by law, 2% of this salary will be deducted and paid into the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.   

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work. 

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis. 

About the application

Your application and supporting documentation must be in English. 

Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above.

If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.

Applications should emphasize artistic research conducted over the past five years and demonstrate the knowledge and potential to develop the field of artistic entrepreneurship.

Your application must include:

• CV, diplomas, and certificates
• A teaching portfolio, in which your teaching competence is compiled and presented systematically,  (See guidelines for applicants: Documentation of teaching qualifications in applications and appointments to academic positions at NTNU)
• Academic/artistic works – published or unpublished – that you wish to be considered during assessment of your application (up to 10 items)
• A description of the scientific/artistic works you consider most relevant, which you particularly wish to be factored into the assessment
• A plan for research
• Details of projects for which you have served as project manager, including information on financing, duration, and scope
• Names and contact information for three relevant referees

You are encouraged to use the Universities Norway’s NOR-CAM toolbox as a guide for documentation of your competence.

Joint work will also be considered. If it is difficult to identify your specific input to a joint project, you must include evidence of your contributions. 

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates. Our assessment of the pedagogical skills will be based on documented pedagogical material, forms of presentation in your academic works, teaching experience, PhD, and Masters supervision, and any other relevant pedagogical background. Both quality and scope will be taken into consideration, and an open scientific practice will be recognized.

NTNU is obliged by the evaluation criteria for research quality in accordance with The San Fransisco Declaration on Research Assessment – DORA and The obligations in the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) on responsible assessment of research and recognition of a  wider range of academic contributions to science and society. This means that we will pay particular attention to the quality and academic range demonstrated by your scientific work to date. We will also pay attention to research leadership and participation in research projects. Your scientific work from the last five years will be given the most weight.

Your application will be considered by an expert committee. Candidates of interest will be invited to an interview, and to deliver a trial teaching session.

General information

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is a strength. We want our faculty and staff to reflect Norway’s culturally diverse population and we continuously seek to hire the best minds. This enables NTNU to increase productivity and innovation, improve decision making processes, raise employee satisfaction, compete academically with global top-ranking institutions and carry out our social responsibilities within education and research. NTNU emphasizes accessibility and encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender identity, ability status, periods of unemployment or ethnic and cultural background.

NTNU is working actively to increase the number of women employed in scientific positions and has a number of resources to promote equality. 

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The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

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As an employee at NTNU, you must continually maintain and improve your professional development and be flexible regarding any organizational changes.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

For the sake of transparency, candidates will be given the expert evaluation of their own and other candidates. As an applicant you are considered part of the process and is stipulated to rules of confidentiality.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Professor Jacob Jessen, Head of the Department, at jacob.jessen@ntnu.no. For questions regarding the application process, please reach out to HR Adviser Natalia Swahn at natalia.swahn@ntnu.no.

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation. 

Application deadline: 05.02.2025

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