PHD Programmes

The MAKE/SENSE PhD programme is offered in partnership with the University of the Arts Linz and is funded by swissuniversities.

PHDs in the field of practice-based research in art and design are supported. Currently, the projects focus on three future-oriented thematic fields: "Planetarity", "Materiality" and "Response-ability".

MAKE/SENSE is a "low-residency programme", residence in Basel is not required. There is no financial support for the PHD through the programme itself. However, the "Fördermodell 1" is open to PHD students. After admission to the MAKE/SENSE PhD programme, the PhD candidates are enrolled at the University of the Arts Linz, according to the admission procedure and the fee regulation of the University of the Arts Linz.

The study programme concentrates on four weeks/year (two in the spring semester and two in the autumn semester) and integrates project discussions, reading groups, workshops, and casual hangouts and events organised by the PhD candidates in collaboration with guests. The aim of the programme is to collectively explore the potentials of practice-based research in art and design for sociocultural, political and ecological transformations.

Contacts

Interested persons can find further information on the MAKE/SENSE website; the current Calls for Applications are also published there. makesensephd.ch

If you have any questions about the application process, interested parties can contact the co-leads of the PhD Program MAKE/SENSE:

• Lucie Kolb
  
• Johannes Bruder
  

In "Fördermodell 1", temporary new employments are made at HGK Basel to enable prospective students to pursue a PHD degree as part of a research project. Funding is provided by third-party foundations, which were raised by researchers from HGK Basel (e.g. project funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation).

The duration of the employment depends on the project duration, usually 3-4 years. The PHD is carried out in partnership with a university in Switzerland or abroad; the workplace is Basel. The degree of employment is usually 100%. Part-time employment is possible in justified cases.

Vacancies are advertised via the FHNW job portal.

Contacts

If you are interested in initiating a research project and completing a PHD programme as part of this, interested persons contact the head of research of the institutes of th HGK Basel.

• Institut Art Gender Nature (IAGN)
  Dr. Yvonne Volkart
  
• Institut Contemporary Design Practices (ICDP)
  Dr. Christine Schranz
  
• Institut Art and Design Education (IADE)
  Prof. Dr. Nicolaj van der Meulen
  
• Institut Experimentelles Design und Medienkulturen (IXDM)
  Prof. Dr. Helen Pritchard
  
• Institut Digital Communication Environments (IDCE)
  Dr. Arno Schubbach
  

"Fördermodell 2" is for employees of HGK Basel who are aiming for a PHD. The prospective PHD students in "Fördermodell 2" already have a position as an assistant, research assistant or lecturer at HGK Basel.

"Fördermodell 2" (working time relief for PHD projects) is regulated in the FHNW staff development concept, the working time relief is usually 20% of the workload.

Contacts

Interested employees contact their superiors.
Further information is available to employees on the intranet: Inside HGK Basel (aai-Login required)