The Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin) is one of the largest and most diverse art universities in Europe, where artistic teaching and practice intersect with academic discourse to shape its distinctive profile. With a history spanning more than 300 years, it is deeply rooted in the city of Berlin and, with more than 700 events each year, serves as a significant cultural driving force.
UdK Berlin unites a broad spectrum of study programmes in Fine Arts, Design, Music, Performing Arts, and the academic disciplines related to these fields. Its profile is complemented by the Inter-University Centre for Dance Berlin and the Jazz Institute Berlin. For its approximately 4,500 students – about one third of whom come from abroad – the university offers excellent opportunities for study and research, fostering ongoing exchange between artistic practice and scholarly reflection.
The Inter-University Centre for Dance at the UdK is looking for a new member of staff to fill the following position:
Artistic Employee (m/f/d)
– Salary group 13 TV-L Berlin universities (German public service salary scale) –
with half of the regular weekly working hours (currently 19.7 hours per week) for further qualification for max. 6 years
Teaching area: Body-based Artistic Research
Teaching obligation: 4.5 LVS (weekly teaching hours per semester)
The Inter-University Centre for Dance (www.hzt-berlin.de) is an internationally oriented educational and rese-arch institute for contemporary dance, choreography and performance jointly run by the University of the Arts Berlin and the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, in cooperation with TanzRaumBerlin, a network from the professional dance scene. There are three established courses of study at the HZT: Dance, Context, Chore-ography (BA), Choreography (MA) and Solo/Dance/Authorship (MA). The HZT Berlin stands for a close in-tegration of artistic and academic practice. The MA Solo/Dance/Authorship (SODA) is a practice-led master’s degree course that carries out research into body- and movement-based performative practices in the form of a two-year, full-time study programme. Its focus lies in the individual development of and individual research by students. The course offers a transdisciplinary framework for graduates and working professionals who wish to critically reflect on, expand and transform their artistic practice within an academic structure. A vibrant and supportive environment encourages students to explore their specific realities and concerns through a range of research approaches within and beyond the arts. https://www.hzt-berlin.de/studium/studiengaenge/ma-soda/
Duties the open position offers:
- Teaching independently, particularly in MA SODA, and research in the area of Body-based Artistic
- research at the interfaces between art and aesthetics, politics and ethics
- Collaborating in the artistic/theoretical project development and teaching in the HZT study courses, with a focus on the MA SODA master’s degree
- Supervising students in the development of their individual artistic research projects
- Cooperation in the organisation of the study and research operations
- Cooperating in academic self-administration
Requirements:
- Completed university degree (master’s/ degree) in the Arts, Cultural Sciences or Humanities, or a related field
- A good working knowledge of the theoretical and performative discourse about the body
- Teaching experience is an advantage
- A willingness to make a critical contribution towards an educational environment
- Experience in transdisciplinary project work in an international team is an advantage
- High proficiency in English, written and spoken (C1 level); knowledge of German is an advantage
- Submission of a further qualification project with a corresponding schedule
What we offer:
- An interesting and varied role in a university and artistic environment, with access to a wide range of artistic events across all disciplines
- Opportunities for professional development and further training
- Supplementary pension scheme
- Occupational health management
- Good accessibility to the workplace via public transport, with a discounted VBB company ticket provided
- Subject to available funding: ERASMUS+ Staff Exchange, an EU mobility programme for professional education
UdK Berlin is committed to being a non-discriminatory learning, teaching and working environment of equal opportunity and is working towards removing structural barriers (such as, for example, physical, language, racial, age-related, gender-specific, heteronormative and other barriers). It is striving to increase the proportion of women on its staff by recruiting and promoting qualified women, especially in executive positions and in areas in which they are underrepresented, and places particular emphasis on an intersectional approach. UdK Berlin expressly invites qualified candidates with a history of migration, black people and/or people of colour to apply. Equally qualified applicants with a recognised severe disability receive preferential consideration. If you have a severe disability, please mention it in your application.
We look forward to receiving your complete application with meaningful accompanying documents in English. We ask you to submit the following documents: A curriculum vitae; proof of qualifications, academic credentials, work and teaching experience; a letter of motivation explaining your suitability for the position and your areas of interest (max. 1,000 words); summary of your artistic research focus (max. 1,000 words); outline of the project’s implementation in relation to the context and timeframe of the position (max. 1,000 words) by 1 July 2026. Please submit all of the above exclusively via our online application portal.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Trautwein per telephone on: +49 30/3185-1402.
