Inter-University Doctoral School "Cultures in Transformation"

The Inter-University Organization Science and Arts of Paris Lodron University (PLUS) and Mozarteum University Salzburg (MOZ), established in 2002, is specialized in research, teaching, and communication on the multifaceted relationship between the sciences and the arts across various disciplines.

In this context, a four-year Doctoral School on the theme of “Cultures in Transformation” will be established from the winter semester 2024/25. The School will be funded by the state of Salzburg, PLUS and MOZ.

The field of the Doctoral School situates itself at the interface between science and art and its goal is to contribute to the development and expansion of knowledge in both areas. The academic dissertation projects led by candidates will deal with phenomena, concepts and processes of social change in the context of the arts and their public spheres. In terms of their thematic and methodological orientation, their aim is to combine exploratory and research approaches from both academic disciplines as well as cultural, curatorial and artistic fields of practice.

The Doctoral School is aimed at graduates of universities, art universities and polytechnics (at master’s degree level). In line with the objectives of the Inter-University Organization Science and Arts, the program is transdisciplinary in nature and offers a framework for networked research and work. The Doctoral Program promotes and imparts theoretical understanding and methodological skills at postgraduate level. In particular, the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of the arts and cultural forms of articulation are explored. The aim is to provide doctoral students with the support they need to make an independent contribution to academic and artistic research.

The candidates’ academic projects will address the topic of “Cultures in Transformation”.

Doctoral students will be enrolled in the Inter-University Doctoral Program in Science and Art (PLUS and MOZ). After successful graduation, the academic degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be issued.

In line with the objectives of the inter-university institution Science and Art, the research training group is transdisciplinary and offers a framework for networked research and work. At the same time, it aims to promote theoretical understanding and methodological skills between and with the various disciplines, and in particular between the theory and practice of the arts and cultures.

More Information on the doctoral college

Contact: roswitha.gabriel@plus.ac.at

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Sponsored by: Land Salzburg,Referat 1/02: Wirtschafts-, Wissenschafts- und Forschungsförderung