Appointment of Lector (Research Professor) at the Academy of Architecture

Appointment of Lector (Research Professor) at the Academy of Architecture

Would you like to develop a research group in the disciplines of architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture? Can you provide substantive direction for research on climate change and spatial design? Do you get excited about linking education with research, and are you able to collaborate with other professors at the Amsterdam University of the Arts to shape the joint research profile?

The Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam is looking for a professor to lead a new research group focusing on the relationship between spatial design and climate change. This research group is both interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. It is interdisciplinary because it covers the three disciplines in which the Academy of Architecture offers master's programs : architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. It is transdisciplinary because the research group seeks collaboration with scientific disciplines relevant to spatial issues related to climate change. This role requires a person with a passion for research at the intersection of theory and practice and experience in leadership.

The Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) is an internationally-oriented teaching and research institute where students receive excellent training for the national and international professional field of arts, culture and heritage. Work is carried out in an inclusive and content-driven way within each academy, and students and employees feel respected, safe and responsible, both for each other and for the world. The artistic and personal development of the student is the key focus within the intensive education, which is characterised by a high level of expertise. A culture of innovation, collaboration and experimentation challenges students to look beyond borders and break new ground.

Academy of Architecture

The Academy of Architecture is an internationally-oriented educational and research institute where students are trained for the national and international field of architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The artistic and personal development of the student is the key focus within the intensive education, which is characterised by a high level of expertise, where a culture of innovation, collaboration and experimentation challenges students to look beyond borders and break new ground.

The Lectorate

The Lectorate emerged from the realization that climate change poses challenges to the way buildings, cities, and landscapes are designed and realized. The construction sector significantly contributes to climate problems (for example, through the environmental burden of producing building materials and the enormous amount of waste generated by construction and demolition activities). However, the spatial design sector can also help address the spatial problems that climate change brings. The Lectorate aims to contribute to creating buildings, cities, and landscapes that have a positive impact on their natural environment through the initiation, development, and execution of practice-oriented research. Topics that may be addressed include ecosystems, climate justice, and future generations.

The Lectorate is led by the director of the Academy of Architecture and supported (in areas such as quality assurance and project grant applications) by the AHK Research Centre. The common research profile of AHK is "engagement through critical creative practice" and includes three themes : social engagement, ways of knowing, and regeneration and climate. The Lectorate at the Academy of Architecture primarily relates to the latter theme. Ideally, the lectorate will act as a catalyst in questioning the role of spatial design disciplines in climate change. This can be done, for example, through design research, research focused on the spatial and material processes underlying climate change, or research aimed at addressing the spatial consequences of climate change.

Profile

You are an expert in the field of climate change, climate justice, regenerative design, ecosystems, legislation, or public administration (as it pertains to the spatial domain) and have experience or an affinity with architecture, urban planning, or landscape architecture. While you do not necessarily have a design background yourself, you possess the relevant theoretical knowledge to critically reflect on spatial design. You hold a PhD and have a relevant (international) network and scientific qualifications.

In addition, you

• possess strong research skills and have experience with innovative research, along with the ambition and ability to establish a research group.
• have a proven track record in securing second and third-stream funding.
• are a social, engaged, and enthusiastic individual with an open attitude. You are development-oriented with the aim of putting the new professorship "on the map."
• have leadership qualities, inspiringly guiding the professorship and encouraging researchers in their development.
• are accustomed to working with multiple perspectives, both disciplinarily and culturally, and to illuminating topics from various angles.
• are versatile and innovative, a visionary and realistic thinker. You are aware of developments in this domain and use this insight to outline future directions. Based on this, you initiate new research projects and are visible and accessible in education and the professional field.
• contribute to education at the Academy of Architecture and to the further development of research methods in the curriculum.
• are intrinsically motivated to connect with other relevant scientific knowledge areas and stakeholders in the field to co-create and make an impact.
• build a research group consisting of teacher-researchers (including potential PhD candidates in a PD trajectory) and manage this group both substantively and organizationally.
• are organizationally sensitive and able to balance various interests. You maintain a healthy balance between sensitivity and business acumen, along with a pleasant and careful manner of communication.
• act as the figurehead of the Academy of Architecture through relevant substantive contributions to societal and academic debates.
• represent the professorship within and outside the AHK and initiate collaborative projects with other AHK professors.
• publish newly developed knowledge and developments in various media and for diverse audiences.

Terms of employment

The Academy of Architecture aims to be an inclusive and diverse educational and research institute at all levels, where students and staff feel at home and can develop themselves. The Academy strives to create an environment where everyone feels safe and can speak out about what is going well and what is not. In this way, the Academy seeks to provide space for everyone with talent to develop that talent to its fullest potential.

The position is offered on a basis of 0.4 FTE - 0.6 FTE in scale 14 of the Collective Agreement for Universities of Applied Sciences, for a term of 6 years. Additionally, two fellows / researchers can be recruited for this role. This follow-up trajectory will be shaped by the new lector in collaboration with the Academy of Architecture. Additionally, the Amsterdam University of the Arts offers an attractive package of secondary employment benefits which include an 8% holiday allowance and a regular year-end bonus of 8.3%. The Amsterdam University of the Arts supports Equal Opportunity policies and the Dutch Code for Cultural Diversity.

Informal inquiries and questions can be directed to Jess Winfield on +31 (0)202 404 375 or by . Applications can be uploaded at , quoting reference number 7394 .

The closing date for applications is at 9 am CEST on Wednesday 3rd July 2024.

Applications should consist of a cover letter addressing suitability against the person specification and a full curriculum vitae.

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