The Anton Bruckner Private University (ABPU) is an internationally renowned university in the heart of Europe located in Linz, the UNESCO City of Media Arts, which sees its mission equally in artistic, artistic-educational and artistic-academic education as in the development and communication of the arts. ABPU sees the transfer of knowledge to society and the area of the Third Mission as an important part of its social commitment. The Anton Bruckner Private University offers artistic and artistic-educational degree programmes in the fields of music, drama and dance. It is organised as a public corporation and is funded by the state of Upper Austria.

• Scope of employment: 40 hours per week (22 hours teaching; full employment)
• Duration of employment: initially limited to three years; due to positive evaluation - permanent position
• Salary group: LD 8 Upper Austrian salary law 2001 (Oö. Gehaltsgesetzes 2001)
• Gross monthly salary: from EUR 5.277,30 (depending on creditable previous service)
• Planned start of employment: 01/10/2025
• Selection procedure: according to the appointment regulations - hearing
• End of application period: 02/09/2024
• Hearing expected: 03+04 December 2024
• Organisational unit: Institute for Stringed Instruments (SAI)

Requirements

• Outstanding artistic and artistic-pedagogical qualification on one of the following instruments: violin, viola or violoncello
• A domestic or equivalent foreign higher education qualification or an equivalent artistic or artistic-academic aptitude appropriate to the application
• International concert activity, especially in the field of chamber music (past or current membership of several years in an ensemble is desirable)
• Extensive teaching experience
• Willingness to cooperate and ability to work in a team
• Regular attendance at the Bruckner University

Role & Responsibilities

• Organization and direction of chamber music as part of artistic and artistic-pedagogical training in Bachelor's and Master's degree courses at the SAI Institute
• Musical direction of courses and artistic projects
• Organizational activities in the handling of student projects and ensembles
• Cross-institute cooperation
• External presence
• In addition to teaching courses, the activities of the teaching staff include the necessary preparation and follow-up activities, event and examination activities, research and administrative activities associated with teaching, participation in committees and the supervision and assessment of final theses

Please enclose the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae
• Certificates, diplomas and documents relating to qualifications appropriate to the position
• Documentation of previous artistic and pedagogical activities or any achievements in the field of artistic, artistic-scientific or pedagogical research

Contact & general information

Please submit the documents as one PDF file and include a table of contents.

If you have any questions regarding the content of the application, please contact the Director of the Institute for Stringed Instruments, Mr. Alexander Maurer (E: alexander.maurer@bruckneruni.at). For organisational and other queries, please contact the Head of the Department of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Richard Werth, LL.B. (T: +43 732 701000 292; E: personal@bruckneruni.at).

Costs incurred in connection with an application to the Anton Bruckner Private University cannot be reimbursed. Your application documents will be destroyed at the end of the appointment procedure.

Please send your informative application documents by 2nd September 2024 at the latest exclusively by electronic means through our applicant portal https://jobs.bruckneruni.at.

In accordance with its mission statement, ABPU is committed to diversity and equality. In line with the equality intentions of the state of Upper Austria, we equally welcome applications from people of all gender identities.

This job advertisement is not intended to exclude any group of people from applying and is aimed at people in all their diversity, in particular people with disabilities whose impairment is compatible with the advertised position. Only the personal and professional suitability for the advertised position is decisive for a successful application. The Anton Bruckner Private University strives for a diverse, socially representative staff structure and therefore particularly welcomes applications from people with a history of migration, people who have faced socio-economic barriers, people of colour (BPoC) and/or people from other underrepresented groups.

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