In this position you will be part of an interdisciplinary team and teach within the programme Master of Arts in Fine Art & Design.
As a Tutor Situated Design, you will guide and inspire master’s students in developing critical, context-driven design practices that respond to complex social, cultural, ecological, and technological challenges. You will design and deliver engaging teaching activities, supervise student research projects, and assess outcomes at master’s level, while fostering an interdisciplinary and collaborative learning environment. In this position, you support students in building their own research-led methodologies, encouraging experimentation, reflection, and the integration of theory and practice. You contribute actively to curriculum development and the continuous improvement of the programme, while participating in research and knowledge exchange within the wider field of contemporary design. Additionally, you play a key role in mentoring students as emerging creative professionals, helping them position their work within real-world contexts and global design discourse.
Our highly ambitious and versatile institution is currently in a stage of development. As a tutor, you actively contribute to curriculum development and delivery and add to the evolving research profile of our institute. The expanded pedagogical scope of the programme has created new opportunities for interdisciplinarity and co-research within our pathways in Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice, Situated Design, Health by Design and Ecology Futures. Students work together to address complex contemporary challenges, investigating research questions on visual and material culture, design methodologies, social engagement, and technological developments.
We support students by providing a learning environment for a transformative education, empowering them to become the new generation of creative leaders who will contribute in unconventional ways to transforming the complex and interconnected world we live in. The programme fosters an approach where design is inseparable from its context, encouraging experimentation, collaboration and reflective practice.
As a tutor within Avans, you help students become practitioners who are comfortable with several things, such as to diagnose conditions before intervening, work with complexity rather than simplify it, position themselves cirically within systems and recognize and navigate complexity.
The Master of Arts in Fine Art & Design is the graduate programme of Avans Creative Innovation, which is part of the Avans University of Applied Sciences. Our programme is housed within a single campus location, close to the heart of the city of ‘s Hertogenbosch. It is a locally grounded international community of learning and research. Each year, around 50 students from all over the world join our programme.
The Master of Arts in Fine Art & Design is committed to adopting new technical advancements in interactive and creative technologies. Our outstanding workshop and technical facilities provide courses in data visualisation, VR/AR, web design related coding, non-linear immersive and iterative storytelling, spatial & location design, and interactive media – as well as access to workshops across film & photography, print, wood, ceramics and metal, which allow students to immerse themselves in innovative artistic development projects.
We form a dedicated team of artists and designers who combine teaching with their own professional practice. The international student population is reflected in our international teaching staff. Most tutors teach one day per week, so we do not often see each other on-site, yet we form a close and loyal team.
An environment where you're given the freedom to explore, learn, and improve - helping you reach your full potential. We support this through development opportunities and a wide range of attractive employment benefits. In addition, we offer:
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A monthly salary of a minimum of € 4.632 to a maximum of € 6.677 gross for a full time appointment (scale 11 collective labor agreement for higher professional education.
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An end-of-year bonus, which is approximately equal to a thirteenth month.
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An appointment for 1 year. With good performance, an extension is possible.
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An attractive pension scheme.
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A good work-life balance and pleasant workplaces.
You have a background in design research, critical design, or socially engaged design practices, and you are familiar with context-based and interdisciplinary approaches to design. You are a committed educator and able to bring knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm to the delivery of the programme.
You have strong experience of contemporary design practices and you can connect theory with practice, guiding students in developing their own situated, research-driven methodologies.
You facilitate a high-quality learning environment, inspire and motivate students, designing activities appropriate at master level, supporting them in becoming reflective practitioners capable of working both independently and collaboratively on complex, research-based design projects.
You bring detailed knowledge of contemporary design discourse, design research methodologies, and context-driven practice within the wider field of art and design, as well as having a developing research profile.
The candidate we are seeking is internationally oriented and will bring knowledge, vision and industry network to develop new opportunities within the master programme.
Other than that, you bring:
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A master’s degree and preferably a PhD in a related subject.
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Recent experience of higher education teaching.
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Recent experience of educational and administrative management.
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Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
Please note that this position is only open to candidates who are eligible to work in the EU. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants from outside the European Union.
Large, yet personal. Engaged. People-focused. That’s Avans. Here, you can be yourself. Your unique ideas and perspectives contribute to our culture of learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Avans is evolving from an educational institution into a knowledge institution. We are building a relevant and resilient organization that is future-proof and firmly connected to society. We combine high-quality practice-oriented research with forward-looking and flexible education, where students have the opportunity to shape part of their own learning journey. Together with our lecturers, researchers, professors, and professional partners, we work on solutions to societal challenges and on developing talent within our region. Students, professionals, and researchers learn side by side in real-world settings. In this way, we make education more flexible and relevant while contributing to lifelong learning and development. Discover Avans as an employer through these stories.
Do you see a role for yourself in further professionalizing our education and research and in contributing to the further development of Avans into a knowledge institution? Please apply no later than Monday, June 22, via the application button. If you have any questions about the content of the position, please contact Esther Blanken, Programme Coordinator Art and Design, via [email protected] or at the phone number +31 6 28313519. We will provide you with an update about your application within 2 weeks after the vacancy closes.
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