New York University (NYU) Berlin is seeking a part-time lecturer for a course called "Expressive Culture: Museums in Berlin Field Study."

The course is taught in English and in the Summer 2025 term (approximate dates: 20 May - 1 July), with possibility of extension to the Fall term. The class sessions are a mixture of lecture, discussions, and guest visits and excursions.

Course Description

How do museums act as agents of cultural discourse, historical reckoning, and social change? How have they constructed the "past," and how do they engage in contemporary processes of cultural formation? Berlin?s museums range from grand imperial exhibition halls to local, community-focused centers of memory. Through visits to a variety of these institutions, we trace their development from royal showcases designed to "educate" the public, to sites that explore issues of identity, legacies of imperialism, and decolonization of both physical museum spaces and traditional Western art-historical canons. In addition to gaining an appreciation for the aesthetic experiences offered by museums, students also learn to look critically at how works are presented, and how that presentation can affect one?s understanding of a work.

About New York University (NYU) and NYU Berlin

NYU Berlin offers you:

• An inspiring and rewarding teaching position in an innovative university setting with opportunities to co-design and co-shape our processes.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development, including access to NYU's Global Faculty Fund, participation in NYU Berlin's IDBEA (Identity, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, Accessibility) Council, as well as training in topics such as, for example, anti-racist teaching and syllabus design.
• A diverse, engaged and welcoming team.  

About New York University (NYU) and NYU Berlin

Founded in 1831, New York University is one of the largest and most prestigious private universities in the United States. NYU is based in New York but also operates branch campuses and research programs in other parts of the U.S. and around the world. NYU Berlin is one of NYU?s global study-away sites and provides NYU students with the opportunity to spend a semester studying in Berlin. The program is fully integrated into NYU?s curriculum and designed for BA students in the social sciences, arts and humanities who want to earn credit in their major ? including art, art history, drama, environmental studies, European studies, German, history, music, politics, psychology, and sociology ? while having a transformative experience abroad. Seminars and lectures take place at the academic center located within the complex of the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg and at NYU Berlin?s art and drama studio in Kreuzberg. The program size is 120 students in Fall and Spring semesters, as well as various January Term and Summer Schools.

NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the U.S. and carbon-neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.

PhD in Art History, Museum Studies, German History or Media Studies, or a related field required; in extraordinary circumstances, candidates with a combination of a relevant terminal graduate professional degree and a record of teaching excellence may also be considered.

Additional Qualifications:

· Professional experience in an international environment.

· A minimum of 3 years teaching experience at university level.

· Fluency in English and experience teaching in English.

· German work-permit and tax number at the time of application, covering the entire period of the employment.

· Preference will be given to candidates who have international teaching experience.

· Women, ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Terms and conditions will be discussed with the successful applicant.

All applications must be made online through Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/164317. The deadline is 4 April. In your cover letter, please address your approach to teaching and learning, how your particular specialization may influence the teaching of the course, what you believe to be the most important learning outcomes from the course for the students, and what particular strategies you are using to empower your students to thrive. Please also upload either a list of at least two referees under ?Contact Reference? or upload two finished letters of recommendation under ?Non-Confidential Letter of Recommendation or Evaluation?. If available, please submit past syllabi/workshop programs that illustrate your teaching philosophy.  

NYU is committed to providing a campus community that reflects and enacts the values of inclusion, diversity, belonging, and equity that inform academic excellence. NYU Berlin is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all interested persons including without limitation under-represented individuals in the profession, across religions, color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Berlin affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.

Applications will be reviewed jointly by NYU Berlin and NYU New York. Interviews of short-listed candidates will be held online or in person at NYU Berlin and with faculty from NYU New York.

Please direct any inquiries to berlin.academics@nyu.edu.

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NYU is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion.

For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr

NYU is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion.

About New York University

Founded in 1831, New York University is now one of the largest private universities in the United States. Of the more than 3,000 colleges and universities in America, New York University is one of only 60 member institutions of the distinguished Association of American Universities.

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