UvA| Assistant Professor Theatre and Performance Histories from the Global South

What are you going to do?
You will provide education in a dynamic context with ample opportunities for the development of innovative teaching methods. Your research will be part of the Amsterdam School of Historical Studies, one of the five research schools of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research. ASH represents and fosters the study of the human past from Antiquity to the present day. It brings together more than 200 academics from Amsterdam’s Faculty of Humanities, who participate in ca. 25 research groups. ASH does not limit itself to a particular period, discipline or method, but integrates a variety of (inter)disciplinary perspectives, including history, history of art, literature and religious studies. It encourages collaborations between scholars along thematic lines (e.g. Religion, the City, Conflict), geographical focus (e.g. Mediterranean History, American Studies, Modern Germany) and in terms of period (e.g. Antiquity, the Middle Ages, Early Modern and Modern History).

You will develop and provide modules within the field of Theatre Studies and Performance Studies in broad historical perspective. Important is proven flexibility in teaching on topics beyond your own research focus, a willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams of teachers and the ability to offer inspiring lectures and tutorials in the BA, MA and minor programmes that aspire to a wide range of students. You will contribute to teaching at all levels in relevant domains. Among the relevant BA and MA programmes for which the post holder will likely be asked to contribute e.g. by providing interdisciplinary core or elective module(s) are Theatre Studies, International Dramaturgy, Arts and Performance Research Studies and the interdisciplinary Bachelor Global Arts, Culture and Politics. Several of these programmes offer internships and thus collaborate with theatre and performance institutions inside and outside of the Netherlands.

The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. Research and teaching staff focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and are active in several teaching programmes. The Faculty of Humanities offers assistant professors the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers at research institutes that – partly as a result of their interdisciplinary approach – are world-renowned. Moreover, you will be teaching in a dynamic context in which new teaching methods are being developed. Art and Culture Studies at UvA is a large and highly successful academic department that connects research and teaching in Art History, Cultural Studies, Theater Studies, Music Studies, Heritage and Memory Studies and Museum Studies.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• designing and conducting independent research in the area of theatre and/or performance histories form the global south, building upon and extending existing research strengths on this topic within ASH and the University of Amsterdam;
• active engagement in the ASH research group Historical Theatre Research: Text, Performance, and Production of Knowledge;
• actively pursuing external funding for research, notably funding from research councils, national as well as European;
• actively contributing to and developing national and international research networks and other forms of cooperation;
• actively contributing to the research activities of ASH;
• developing, coordinating and teaching courses in both Dutch and English, in the Bachelor and Master programmes, with a broad expertise in core topics of Theatre Studies and with a particular focus on a historical postcolonial and decolonial perspective;
• supervising Bachelor and Master theses and tutoring students; co-supervising PhD theses;
• actively contributing to the development and improvement of the broader teaching programmes in the department;
• taking part in committees and working groups, and carrying out departmental administrative tasks as directed.