Florian Schneider is professor at NTNU and coordinator of PACESETTERS.
Florian Schneider is the founding director of the Institute for Creativity, a new research institute at the University of Galway, where he holds a full professorship. He is also Visiting Professor of Art Theory and Documentary Practices at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he has been teaching and conducting research since 2013. He has more than 20 years of experience in higher education teaching and academic leadership, and has been involved in several projects at all scales to rethink the impact and value of documentary practices in creative sectors and artistic disciplines. Since 2022, he has been President of the Society for Artistic Research (SAR), a network that promotes and disseminates artistic research practices and findings across disciplines and contexts. Since March 2024, he has been the scientific coordinator of PACESETTERS, a Horizon Europe-funded research initiative exploring how arts and culture can not only adapt to the climate crisis, but also drive the transition towards sustainable and regenerative economies.