Professor (research) in the Arts, specialising in the audiovisual or dramatic arts

Organisation/Company Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Research Field Arts » Performing arts Arts » Visual arts Arts » Other Researcher Profile Leading Researcher (R4) Final date to receive applications 14 Aug 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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1 - Working at the VUB

For more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for f
reedom, equality and solidarity
, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.

At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves
. With some 4,000 employees
, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels
; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.

Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short:
the VUB all over again
.

Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA
, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.

The Faculty of Languages and Humanities
, Department
History, Archeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
, is looking for a part-time professor
.

More concretely your work package contains:

Education and Research domain:

Research in the arts in the field of audiovisual or dramatic arts.

You will have limited education tasks, which will mainly consist in supervising PhD student.

Research tasks:

• You will conduct research in the arts, or within a theoretical framework of artistic practice, specifically in the field of the audiovisual or dramatic arts, in synergy with the research practices of the RITCS School of Arts;
• You will contribute to applying for external research funding and, where appropriate, managing the resulting research projects in line with the research programme of the RITCS School of Arts;
• You will supervise PhD research independently and be involved in the coordination of research programmes;
• You will generate internationally relevant artistic research output and/or (inter) national peer-reviewed research output in the relevant fields.

For this function, our
Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base.

3 - Profile

What do we expect from you?

• You hold a Doctoral degree.
• You are a researcher with a PhD affiliated with the RITCS School of Arts, with a minimum appointment of 50% at the time of joining the VUB;
• You are not already appointed as a ZAP at the VUB or at another Flemish university;
• You are professionally involved in research in the arts and capable of developing this research project in synergy with the ongoing research in the arts at the RITCS School of Arts.
• You subscribe to the university’s vision of education. The full text in relation to this is available on the university website.
• Language regulations:

A member of the academic staff who is entrusted with a teaching assignment must also be able to demonstrate that the language of instruction is known at ERK level C1 through a qualification certificate or through an adequate diploma. The VUB also provides courses in, for example, academic English.

The administrative language of the VUB is Dutch. In case of insufficient knowledge of Dutch, the VUB will provide an integration course. After a maximum of five years, a member of the academic staff must demonstrate adequate knowledge of the administrative language (ERK level B2).

Certificates demonstrating knowledge of the language can already be added to the application.

• As a (non-)EEA national
  , meet the conditions for obtaining a valid permit for VUB and comply with the VUB residence requirements. More info here .

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