Professor (70%) in the domain of Critical Reflective Practice - Interior Architecture

  • Gand, Flandre-Orientale Bruxelles
  • CDD
  • Temps-partiel
  • Il y a 29 jours
Offer DescriptionResearch
  • You have demonstrated expertise and skills in the (professional) practice of Interior Architecture. The practice you (co-)develop testifies of inventive design and innovative approaches compared to the current state-of-the-art and might have an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary character.
  • You can demonstrate that you, as designer, have a strong affinity and passion for the following aspects and trends related to Interior Architecture:
  • In Interior Architecture, there is a growing interest in the performative aspects of the interior, i.e. in the way in which designs intervene in social events. Through these aspects, the interior and its direct critical dialogue with the physical, social and cultural environment are explored. It couples this with a thoroughgoing interest in, and questioning of, the social engagement of the interior architect. How can the interior architect use the specifics of their personal environment in a design-based way to reinforce the social significance of their project and hence contribute to critical entrepreneurship?
  • The urban space is in current times increasingly problematised. The specific craftsmanship of interior architecture can be of strategic importance to increase the domestic quality of the urban environment while also realising ecological gains and warrant the socio-ecological quality of inhabitation in densely built up areas. The profile focuses on exploring the potential of small scale design of (outside - public) interiors, intelligent furnitures (acting as social and ecological sensors) and punctual interventions to improve living conditions in a context of sustainable urbanism.
  • The research should connect with ongoing research programmes.
  • You set up collaborations within and outside the department.
  • You support national and international collaborations of the research group/section and you help to promote and develop them. You will also actively participate in the development of future research projects of the group/section.
  • You publish and generate scientific output (including ADRO - Artistic and Design-led Research Output) at the relevant scientific level within the field of Interior Architecture, acquire resources for fundamental and/or applied research, build (international) cooperation. You are involved in, facilitate and stimulate PhDs with a design focus, as a supervisor or as a member of the supervisory committee. Your research contributes to the development of the characteristics and the further strengthening and anchoring of design-based, artistic and practice-based research at the Department of Architecture and is based on the development of a critical academic (design) practice linked to innovative learning environments.
Teaching
... For more information seeRequirementsResearch Field Architecture Education Level Master Degree or equivalentLanguages DUTCH Level GoodAdditional InformationBenefitsWe offer parttime employment (70%) in a vibrant and intellectually stimulating design environment. You will be part of a university that has been systematically ranked highly for the quality of its teaching and research by independent accreditation commissions. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied scientific research. Our university is highly focused on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and strives for international excellence. In this regard, the university actively works together with research partners in Belgium and abroad and provides its students with an academic education that is based on high-quality practice and scientific research.
As a member of the Faculty of Architecture, you will work at the Sint-Lucas campus in Brussels and Ghent. Your main place of work will be determined by mutual agreement. The Department of Architecture operates at locations in Ghent, Brussels and Leuven.
Depending on your record and qualifications, you will be appointed to or tenured in one of the grades of the senior academic staff: assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor. In principle, junior researchers are appointed as assistant professor on the tenure track for a period of 5 years; after this period and a positive evaluation, they are permanently appointed (or tenured) as an associate professor.
KU Leuven is well set to welcome foreign professors and their family and provides practical support with regard to immigration & administration, housing, childcare, learning Dutch, partner career coaching, … To facilitate scientific onboarding and accelerate research in the first phase a possible starting grant of 110 000 euro can be offered to new professors without substantial other funding, appointed for at least 50%.Eligibility criteria
  • You hold a Master's degree in Interior Architecture or its equivalent, and a design-driven PhD whose topic is related to the research and education field.
  • You have a strong research record in the field of Interior Architecture linked to a practice in interior architecture with a clear research character. The research quality is demonstrated by ADROs (Artistic and Design-related Research Output), publications in leading/international journals, and international research and/or practice experience. Your CV/portfolio shows an active link with Interior Architecture and demonstrates this in particular through realised ADROs.
  • You have demonstrable qualities for academic teaching. You have extensive experience of the design studio working format as a learning environment.
  • You have organisational skills and a collegial attitude. You also possess leadership skills in a university context.
  • A good knowledge of English is a requirement. KU Leuven offers courses in academic English.
  • The official administrative language used at KU Leuven is Dutch. If you are not fluent in Dutch at the start of your employment, KU Leuven will provide language training to enable you to take part in meetings.
  • Before teaching a class assignment in Dutch, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the knowledge of Dutch required for this purpose.
Selection processFor more information on the content of the position, please contact:- Prof. dr. Yves Schoonjans, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture ( )- Prof. dr. Rajesh Heynickx , Chair of the Departement of Architecture ( )- Prof. dr. Thierry Lagrange, Head of the Section Architecture & Design ( )
You can apply until 26/09/2024, exclusively via our online application.For problems with online applying, please contact .
Add to your application the following documents (more information is available on the KU Leuven job site):- A biosketch that addresses the three core tasks of the ZAP mission (research, education and service). The biosketch should consist of no more than 2 pages. It should include the following elements: 1) the crucial elements and their importance/impact from your past career; 2) the main lines of your future vision and the future activities you plan (with an emphasis on the first 5 years); 3) the added value of your activities for KU Leuven and the collaboration within faculty/department/campus;- A file on your five most important publications or realizations in which your practice is clearly positioned in relation to your research;Work Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute KU Leuven Country Belgium State/Province Brussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest City Brussel/Gent Postal Code 1000 Street Brussel/Gent GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact State/ProvinceBrussel/Gent CityBrussels Hoofdstedelijk gewest StreetBrussel/Gent Postal Code1000STATUS: EXPIRED

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