University Professorship for Guitar Jazz

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Institute of Jazz, is offering a position for a

University Professorship for Guitar Jazz

presumably beginning with the winter semester 2024/25 and based on § 98 of the Universities Act.

Tasks areas
• teaching particularly in the main artistic subject Guitar Jazz in the field of Jazz as well as Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy
• responsible representation and promotion of the field in its entirety, in particular in the arts-based research

Employment Requirements
• a degree from an Austrian or comparable foreign educational institute that suits the position, or an equivalent artistic aptitude
• outstanding personality with the highest artistic qualification for the position to be filled
• outstanding pedagogical and didactic competency
• internationally outstanding artistic career
• many years of experience in the international jazz industry
• experience in the conception and organisation of artistic projects
• willingness to undertake further training
• competence and/or experience in the areas of Gender and Diversity
• If German is not the native language, it is assumed that there is the willingness to learn German with the aim of reaching at least level B2 within a fixed period of time.

Contract: indefinite employment contract according to § 25 of the collective agreement for university employees
Level of employment: full-time
Pay: Collective agreement minimum monthly salary currently € 5,437.70 gross (14 x annually); any higher salary can be made the subject of appointment negotiations.

End of application period: 22.03.2023
Applications should be sent electronically under reference 91/22 to bewerbung-UProf@kug.ac.at