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Professorship of Textile and Surface Design in Berlin

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Job Vacancy: Second announcement
(Published in the newspaper ZEIT on the 5th of January, 2012)

Vacancy at the Weissensee School of Art Berlin from 1st April 2012:
Professorship (W2) for Textile and Surface Design                                                            
Specialising in design and production in the field of textiles and surfaces

Code: 1/2012

We are seeking a creative person with inter-disciplinary design skills and a wide range of industry experience, as well as expertise in a variety of design production methods, including one-offs and multiples. You are required to support students to develop designs, products and objects from textile and non-textile materials for body and space. In addition, to teach at a high level and to critically explore the aesthetic, technological and socio-cultural contexts of textile and surface design practice.

We expect:                                                                                                                                       
- open-mindedness with a diverse and user-oriented approach                                                               
- sound knowledge of international developments in aesthetic practice                                               
- practical knowledge of textile and material processes and techniques, as well as a track record of experimenting with old and new technologies for creating surfaces                                                     
- supervision of projects on BA and MA degree courses, including final year students                             
- active participation in the development of appropriate teaching material and teaching strategies     
- commitment to artistic academic research, particularly in new materials and textile construction

The position is a full time post. You are required to deliver 18 hours of teaching per week plus administrative and research duties.

Employment requirements are in accordance with the § 100 Berliner Hochschulgesetz (§ 100 Berlin Higher Education Act) (information sheet to download: www.kh-berlin.de - bitte wählen – Hochschule – Übersicht – Stellen-Ausschreibung).

Disabled applicants of equal achievement are given preferential consideration. Please indicate your disability in the application.

We also welcome applications from ethnic minorities and non-resident German nationals who fulfil the employment criteria.

The Weissensee School of Art Berlin is committed to increasing the proportion of women in the teaching staff and urges qualified female candidates to apply.

Applications with details of credentials must be made in writing and include the code within four weeks of publication and sent to the Head of Weissensee School of Art Berlin, Bühringstraße 20, 13086 Berlin. The email address of the college cannot be used for receiving digitally signed emails.

Applicants are required to provide the following information:                                                               
- letter of intent                                                                                                                                       
- CV                                                                                                                                                     
- Physical portfolio of work                                                                                                               
- Examples of previous teaching experience and student projects                                                         
- other material that may be relevant

The usual language of instruction is German. As such we expect applicants to have sufficient knowledge of German, or to acquire it within a reasonable time frame. However, we also welcome English-speaking applicants.

Application deadline:  3rd of February 2012

Full announcement here (English version as PDF for download):
http://www.kh-berlin.de/index.php5?pageID=6&groupID=5&group_pageID=6&Action=showGroupPage

Applicants are required to provide the following information:
- letter of intent                                                                                                                                       
- CV                                                                                                                                                     
- Physical portfolio of work                                                                                                               
- Examples of previous teaching experience and student projects                                                         
- other material that may be relevant

Head of Weissensee School of Art Berlin
Code: 1/2012
Bühringstrasse 20
13086 Berlin
Deutschland

Internal Job Code: 1/2012

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