3 Professorships open at State Academy of Design, Karlsruhe

Staatliche Hochschule
fur Gestaltung Karlsruhe

At the Staatliche Hochschule fur Gestaltung Karlsruhe (State Academy of Design Karlsruhe, Germany), the following professorships are available for a duration of up to six years (in accordance with § 49 Paragraph 2 of the University Act of Baden-Wurttemberg):


Professor for Digital Media Design
(W3 salary group)

The appointment shall be made as a limited duration career public servant, i.e.as a limited duration non-tariff civil service position in the public sector for the duration of up to six years.

General statement of purpose

The Staatliche Hochschule fur Gestaltung (State Academy of Design) in Karlsruhe seeks to unify artistic practice with the potential of digital technologies and to confront traditional art forms with the continuing developments of expression in the media arts.

Tasks

An internationally recognized artist is being sought who is capable of fulfilling the demands of the field in both theory and practice.
The candidate will be expected to be capable of communicating the wide range of artistic applications of digital technology in the area of audiovisual media.

This includes net-based art, interactivity, virtual reality, and game creation, as well as the artistic integration of topics such as data architecture, content management systems and sensor systems.
It is also expected that the candidate be able to address digital image creation in the areas of 2D, 3D and animation technologies.

The candidate shall also be expected to communicate technical programming requirements necessary to produce works of digital art.
It will also be necessary for the candidate to be able to acquire third-party funds and to manage ongoing projects supported by third-party funds.



Professor of Scenography
(W 3 salary group)

The appointment shall be made as a limited duration career public servant, i.e.as a limited duration non-tariff civil service position in the public sector for the duration of up to six years

Tasks

- Instruction and assistance of students enrolled in the scenography program
- In this context, scenography refers to the general concept of set-related spatial design for theater, exhibitions, architecture and film.
- Beyond duties related to instruction, the candidate should be prepared to work
together with other national and international specialists and guest professors
within the framework of interdisciplinary projects involving research
and development

For a period of three years (in accordance with § 49 Paragraph 2 of the University Act of Baden-Wurttemberg), the following position is to be filled as a non-tariff civil service position in the public sector with compensation commensurate with W3 salary group.


Professor of Artistic Photography

Requirements of the candidate

An artist is being sought who is capable of communicating the pictorial and sculptural potential of artistic photography to students in the Media Arts program.
Besides exploring traditional applications, digital technologies should be the most preferred alternate approach. Special value is placed on cooperation with other departments, as well as with the partner institution ZKM (Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe).
Along with providing instruction within the context of project studies, the candidate should also be able to teach about public presentation of works, in particular in the form of exhibitions and other presentations.

Candidates should be able to prove knowledge and experience in a wide range of artistic photographic approaches. Prove of exhibition shall also be necessary.

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Prerequisites for employment for all 3 Positions

- Completion of the appropriate course of university studies
- Proof of exceptional artistic aptitude
- Experience with digital media, light and projection technologies, as well as with performance-related technologies (Prof. for Scenography)
- Engagement in additional artistic practices
- Suitability for work as an instructor

Alternately, applications may be considered if the candidate possesses:

- outstanding performance in artistic practices related to artistic photography, and
- suitability for work as an instructor.


Additional tasks related to this position are covered in § 46 Landeshochschulgesetz Baden-Wurttemberg (§ 46 of the University Act of Baden-Wurttemberg).

Participation in self-governing committees will also be required.

Candidates should be prepared to cooperate with other departments in the university.

The scope of instructional duties is governed by the instructional responsibilities ordinance, which, at full teaching load, currently translates to 20 semester periods per week.

The Staatliche Hochschule fur Gestaltung Karlsruhe (State Academy of Design Karlsruhe) strives to increase the number of female instructors and therefore strongly encourages women artists to apply.


Seriously disabled candidates who are equally suitable shall be preferred.

Applications, including curriculum vitae and photo, and all appropriate documents necessary to establish the artist’s artistic and academic standing, are requested to be sent not later than 18. July 2005 to Staatliche Hochschule fur Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Rektorat, Lorenzstr. 15, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany.
contact: [email protected]

The university shall fill the position in agreement with the Ministerium fur Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Wurttemberg (Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts).