Kungl. Konsthögskolan | Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm is offering a doctoral position which is open for artistic, architectural and curatorial practices.

To undertake a doctoral study at the Royal Institute of Art means to develop an artistic research project of a high quality which will be publicly presented, and to also engage in a pedagogic context. The purpose is to develop individual understanding, explore artistic means and tools, and through an innovative research project offer new knowledge and insights within the artistic field. The research process should be critically and contextually reflected upon and documented in a relevant presentation format.

The Royal Institute of Art is looking for a PhD candidate who is prepared to embark on something new which will challenge or renegotiate an existing practice. The person selected will become a co-creator in the continued development of the international and transdisciplinary research environment at the Royal Institute of Art.

The doctoral programme is offered through Konstnärliga forskarskolan, a national research school in the field of arts. This means that the PhD candidate will be employed by the Royal Institute of Art while formally registered at Lund University which acts as the host institution.

For more information
About the admission requirements, doctoral programme and employment.
About Konstnärliga forskarskolan.

Kungl. Konsthögskolan | Royal Institute of Art
With a history dating back to 1735, the Royal Institute of Art is one of the oldest and most influential higher education art institutes in Europe. Over the years many BA and MA graduates have gone on to pursue highly successful international careers as artists. There are also one-year professional development programmes for professional artists. Mejan Arc, a forum for architectural and urban studies, offers one-year postgraduate courses in Architecture, Architectural Conservation, and Art & Architecture.

Key concepts in the work at the Royal Institute of Art are experimentation, critical reflection and independent artistic development. The supervising professors have prominent international profiles as artists, architects and theoreticians. The institute provides access to some of the best equipped technical workshops within the higher education context in Europe. Workshop teaching is led by artists who run courses in a wide variety of techniques such as printmaking, painting, sculpture, video, sound, photography and interactive technologies.

Within the framework of the Royal Institute of Art, teaching staff and students at the advanced level, have for many years undertaken shorter artistic research projects. Since a few years the institute is also developing its activities around artistic research through having three PhD candidates and two artists who are in receipt of external artistic research funding. Since 2011 there is also a new initiative, Mejan Residents, where artistic practitioners undertake artistic research projects during one academic year.

The Royal Institute of Art is situated in central Stockholm which is home to a very dynamic and international art scene.

Application
Last application date is the 1st of April 2012.

The application should be written in English and uploaded online. To access the application site, the applicant will first need to create an account via this link.

A particular application form should be used and can be downloaded here.

The application should be individually made.

Please add two references who may be contacted prior to a potential interview. Also include:

• C.V. (max 3 pages) and relevant reference material (for example; images, video clips, articles, etc).

Additional material which the applicant would like to submit, and which cannot be uoploaded digitally, can be posted in one copy. Please mark the item/s with your name and reference no: 43.12/12. Appendix material should have arrived at the Royal Institute of Art by the 1st of April 2012.

Copies of relevant degree certificates are only to be submitted upon request.

Address for appendix material:
Kungl. Konsthögskolan
Box 163 15
SE-103 26 Stockholm
Sweden

By the end of April a number of applicants will be called for interviews during week 20 (14th-18th of May 2012).

Further information can be given by Åsa Andersson, Research Coordinator, +46 8 614 40 00 (switchboard) +46 8 614 40 48 (direct), email: asa.andersson[at]kkh.se