Senior Lecturer Liberal Arts / Situated Enquiries and Artistic Research

Euraxess; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LUCA School of Arts in Brussels seeks a senior academic to join as a docent (OP3) with a 100% permanent appointment. The role blends research leadership with teaching in the Fine Arts program and involves supervising PhD candidates and postdocs.

The successful candidate will contribute to international research funding efforts, engage with diverse epistemologies, and participate in LUCA/KU Leuven projects, with relocation to Belgium if required.

Qualifications

• Doctorate required and internationally published research.
• Extensive experience leading artistic research.
• Experience in applying for external research funding.
• Artistic practice with tangible outcomes across multiple media.
• Critical reflection on Western frameworks; engage with diverse cultures.
• Broad international network; promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Strong social and educational skills; collegial and communicative.
• Willingness to teach in Dutch (C1) or English (B1); commit to bilingual growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a group of PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers.
• Deliver teaching within the Fine Arts program; design learning activities.
• Contribute to program quality and LUCA's mission; engage in international networking.
• Act as a supervisor for doctorates in the Arts and research projects at LUCA/KU Leuven.
• Relocate to Belgium if necessary and participate in inclusive campus culture.

Skills

Artistic research leadership

Diversity & inclusion advocacy

Strong communication & collaboration

Teaching readiness (Dutch/English)

Education

Doctorate

Job description

Organisation/Company KU LEUVEN Research Field Arts » Fine arts Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 4 Jan 2027 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Reference Number ZAP-2026-43 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

As senior lecturer your appointment is divided equally between research (50%) and education (50%).
As a researcher, you work with colleagues to build and supervise a group of PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers.
You participate and strengthen the research culture of the campus through seminars, symposia and collaborative initiatives. You disseminate research outcomes through artistic presentations, performances, publications and other relevant platforms for artistic research.
You generate research output of international caliber and attract external funding for additional research. The status of special guest lecturer in the arts allows you to act as a supervisor for doctorates in the Arts and research projects within KU Leuven. Your teaching assignment includes teaching tasks within the Fine Arts program. The assignment is broader than teaching, supervising and evaluating students. Together with colleagues, you develop teaching and learning activities, tailored to the student audience and within the context of the curriculum and the profile of the program. You also actively contribute to the quality of the program, and you are an ambassador for LUCA with regard to prospective students and alumni.
You design and deliver teaching that introduces students to a wide range of artistic and theoretical perspectives, including non - Western, Indigenous, diasporic, and marginalized voices.
Scientific, social and internal services are also part of the mission, as well as professionalization and international networking.
Finally, you are also expected to take on a leading role within LUCA at certain times.
You have a doctorate.You have extensive experience leading artistic research.Your research is internationally published and you have experience in applying for external research funding.Your artistic practice begins with situated enquiries and engages with interconnections rooted in specific locations, materials and/or histories. You have an artistic practice that has tangible outcomes and could span several mediaYour artistic and theoretical practice critically reflects on dominant Western frameworks while drawing on diverse cultural, epistemological, and artistic traditions.You have a broad international network.You bring perspectives that can activate diversity, equity and inclusion.You have social and educational skills, you are collegial and communicative, and motivated to continuously develop your expertise.You act respectfully and with integrity, in line with LUCA’s code of conduct. You contribute to an inclusive work and study environment, you are open to different opinions, and value diversity between individuals and groups as an asset.You are able to teach in Dutch (C1) or English (B1). If necessary, you are willing to further develop your skills in both languages. Those who do not yet speak Dutch commit to achieving level B2 within five years. LUCA offers the necessary training opportunities for this.You are willing to relocate to Belgium. The education and research community is based in Brussels.You are loyal and endorse LUCA’s mission, vision and policy. This vacancy is for a statutory appointment of indefinite duration for 100% vacant position with the rank of “docent (OP3)” at LUCA School of Arts. A tenured position can be applied for in due course. In addition, you will acquire the status of special guest lecturer in the arts within KU Leuven for a first term of five years.
The remuneration is paid in salary scale 528. Commuting by public transport or by bicycle is reimbursed, you get a teacher's card, discounts through joint purchase, and the option to take out hospitalization insurance at a favorable rate.You will find yourself in an environment where respect and integrity define our basic attitude, where we see sustainability and diversity as an asset, and where quality is our driving force.
LUCA wants all talents to develop to the fullest, regardless of gender, age, cultural origin, nationality or disability. We therefore welcome all talented people who recognize the added value of diversity and want to help shape an inclusive organization. More information about this vacancy can be obtained via Dr. Kersti Grunditz Brennan, researchcoordinator Brussels, [e-mail]
Interviews with candidates, and any interactive workshops, will follow after pre-selection based on the file.
If you would experience certain barriers when applying, you can contact [e-mail] .
After the interview, all successful candidates will be ranked. The candidate who scores highest will receive a job offer first. Other successful candidates will be included in our recruitment reserve for one year (with the possibility of a one-year extension).

This vacancy is for a statutory appointment of indefinite duration for 100% vacant position with the rank of “docent (OP3)” at LUCA School of Arts. A tenured position can be applied for in due course. In addition, you will acquire the status of special guest lecturer in the arts within KU Leuven for a first term of five years.
The remuneration is paid in salary scale 528. Commuting by public transport or by bicycle is reimbursed, you get a teacher's card, discounts through joint purchase, and the option to take out hospitalization insurance at a favorable rate.You will find yourself in an environment where respect and integrity define our basic attitude, where we see sustainability and diversity as an asset, and where quality is our driving force.
LUCA wants all talents to develop to the fullest, regardless of gender, age, cultural origin, nationality or disability. We therefore welcome all talented people who recognize the added value of diversity and want to help shape an inclusive organization.

Eligibility criteria

You have a doctorate.You have extensive experience leading artistic research.Your research is internationally published and you have experience in applying for external research funding.Your artistic practice begins with situated enquiries and engages with interconnections rooted in specific locations, materials and/or histories. You have an artistic practice that has tangible outcomes and could span several mediaYour artistic and theoretical practice critically reflects on dominant Western frameworks while drawing on diverse cultural, epistemological, and artistic traditions.You have a broad international network.You bring perspectives that can activate diversity, equity and inclusion.You have social and educational skills, you are collegial and communicative, and motivated to continuously develop your expertise.You act respectfully and with integrity, in line with LUCA’s code of conduct. You contribute to an inclusive work and study environment, you are open to different opinions, and value diversity between individuals and groups as an asset.You are able to teach in Dutch (C1) or English (B1). If necessary, you are willing to further develop your skills in both languages. Those who do not yet speak Dutch commit to achieving level B2 within five years. LUCA offers the necessary training opportunities for this.You are willing to relocate to Belgium. The education and research community is based in Brussels.You are loyal and endorse LUCA’s mission, vision and policy.

Selection process

More information about this vacancy can be obtained via Dr. Kersti Grunditz Brennan, researchcoordinator Brussels, [e-mail]
Interviews with candidates, and any interactive workshops, will follow after pre-selection based on the file.
If you would experience certain barriers when applying, you can contact [e-mail] .
After the interview, all successful candidates will be ranked. The candidate who scores highest will receive a job offer first. Other successful candidates will be included in our recruitment reserve for one year (with the possibility of a one-year extension).