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Annually, the Jan van Eyck organises a receptive recruitment campaign. Candidates are requested to submit proposals for research and/or production and to indicate the length of the desired research period (minimum 1 month, maximum 24 months). Candidates can apply for a one or two year period starting at the academic year on 1 January each year.

The selection is carried out departmentally (Fine Art, Design, Theory). In other words, candidate researchers are asked to relate to a particular discipline – this does not necessarily mean the submitted proposal has to fit within the generally valid definition of the chosen discipline: it is all to do with the independently formulated relationship to the discipline in question. Through this receptive recruitment the Jan van Eyck can accommodate unique individual research proposals which cannot be realised elsewhere.

Apart from the receptive recruitment of (advising) researchers the Jan van Eyck also applies a pro-active approach to recruitment. Like the receptive recruitment – the formulation of the research proposal is the task of the candidate researcher – the pro-active recruitment is not carried out according to a particular format. A recruitment and research trajectory is designed per subject and/or per involved party – internal and/or external (advising) researchers; partners in The Netherlands and abroad. A research project can be proposed by a partner institute, after which the recruitment of (advising) researchers is started. Alternatively, a research project may be initiated by an advising researcher or it can be realised together with one or more researchers, whether or not especially recruited to this end. A research project can also be defined by an ad hoc committee, making a pronouncement on what is seen to be an urgent theme within a particular discipline at a given moment in time. In all cases, selection takes place after candidate researchers have applied and have been interviewed by the selection committee. The length of the research period is dependent on the objectives of the research project.

Examples of pro-active recruited projects:

Researchers’ contract

The relationship between the researcher and the Jan van Eyck is arranged in a contract. The contract covers the following topics: registration (duration research period, et cetera), information on policy (documentation, accommodation, studio, et cetera) and the concrete results of the research (distribution, copyrights, sharing revenues, et cetera). Candidates who are accepted as researchers can only start their research period once the contract is signed.

Stipend

Researchers who fully commit to the institute receive an annual stipend of € 8,840, paid in 13 instalments of € 680. Researchers who cannot fully comply to this condition receive only half of the annual stipend (€ 4,420).

If a researcher obtains a grant from third parties, such as Unesco, through the mediation of the Jan van Eyck, a deduction will be applied to the stipend of the institute. If a researcher succeeds in finding additional financial means independently, that is to say, without mediation of the institute, these means will not be deducted from the Jan van Eyck stipend.

The institute estimates living expenses, including accommodation, at € 618 a month – based on the Dutch standard for the minimal standard of living.

Production budget

Researchers who need financial support for realising productions can submit proposals to the departments. The departments have full autonomy. The departments themselves determine the procedures for submitting proposals, for the way decisions are made and how the budget is spent.

Editorial Board

To request financing for large productions (exceeding € 3,500), researchers can submit proposals to the Editorial Board, the multi-disciplinary platform for content discussions in de Jan van Eyck, which has a production budget. The institute encourages collaboration with partner institutes and assists in obtaining (project) subsidies and sponsoring in order to increase the financial means for productions.

Location

The Jan van Eyck is based in Maastricht, a student city in the south of the Netherlands, situated near Belgium and Germany. Cities like Brussels, Antwerp, Aachen and Cologne, but also Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Paris can be reached by train within three hours.

Housing

Rooms and flats are in short supply in and around Maastricht. After acceptance, researchers receive information on how to search for accommodation. The researchers' secretary assists in this matter. It is important to start looking as soon as possible after admission. The average rent for a room in Maastricht is € 300 per month.

Residence permit (MVV)

Researchers who do not have Dutch nationality require a permit to reside in the Netherlands.

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, United Kingdom

Citizens from these countries are obliged to comply with the following requirements: a. a valid passport or other valid travelling document; b. sufficient financial means; c. proof of health insurance. They do not have to register with the Aliens Police and do not require a residence permit. Even though a residence permit is not required, it might be useful to request ‘proof of lawful residence’ from the IND. Other institutions, such as the tax authorities or banks (for instance, on opening a bank account), may request to see this proof.

New Zealand, South Korea, United States

Reseachers from these countries only need to apply for their visas after having arrived in the Netherlands.

Other Countries

Researchers from countries not listed above must obtain a residence permit before coming to the Netherlands. After the selection committee has advised positively about the dossier of a candidate researcher, the Jan van Eyck applies for an Authorisation Temporary Residence (MVV) to the IND (the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service). If this first application is successful, the IND will request for legal dues to be paid. Once the IND has received this payment, both the academy and the Dutch embassy in the country of origin of the researcher will be informed by the IND that an MVV will be granted. The researcher must personally go to the Dutch embassy in his/her country of origin to receive an MVV statement in their passport. On arrival at the academy, the academy must inform the Aliens Police within three working days of this arrival. Then, the academy and/or researcher will begin proceedings with regard to a residence permit being granted. The regional IND centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch will deal with the application. If the application meets the requirements, legal dues must be paid once again. It is possible to pay by using the enclosed payment slip; the procedure will then take about six to eight weeks. This period can be shortened considerably by paying the amount due in person, at the IND centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. In that case, the residence permit will be issued immediately. Even with this combined approach of academy and researcher acting together, the procedure takes a minimum of three months.

Agenda
Deadline applications Fine Art, Design, Theory: 15 April 2008

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Contacts
For questions or more information relating to the application procedure, finances, immigration procedures or accommodation in Maastricht, please contact Leon Westenberg (researchers’ secretary):
leon.westenberg@janvaneyck.nl or +31 (0)43 3503724

For content related questions on the Jan van Eyck Academie in general or on collective research projects, please contact Anouk van Heesch: anouk.vanheesch@janvaneyck.nl or +31 (0)43 3503743.

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