Senior Lecturer for Ensemble Conducting, Arrangement and Jazz Theory

Job offer

The Anton Bruckner Private University is a public corporation and is funded by the State of Upper Austria. It was accredited as a private university in 2004. We offer our approximately 850 students artistic, artistic-pedagogical and artistic-scientific degree programmes in the fields of music, drama and dance. With around 50% international students, we are the most international university in Linz, and our strong regional ties with local cultural and educational institutions make us an attractive and diverse place to work.

Senior Lecturer for Ensemble Conducting, Arrangement and Jazz Theory (f/m/d)

Scope of employment: 16 hours per week, including 9 hours of teaching per week (40,91% of full employment)
Duration of employment: initially limited to three years; in case of positive evaluation permanent employment
Classification: Salary group C (LD 10 of the Upper Austrian Salary Act 2001)
Remuneration: gross monthly salary from EUR 1,885.78 (depending on creditable previous service)
End of application period: February 20th, 2025
Selection procedure:
Preselection by appointment committee;
Hearing incl. teaching sample expected on April 11th, 2025
Planned start of employment: October 1st, 2025
Organizational unit: Institute for Jazz and Improvised Music (JIM)

Requirements

1. Employment requirements:

Experience in the field of ensemble conducting and active work as a composer and performer

Expertise in jazz instrumentation, arrangement, harmony, theory and composition
A domestic or equivalent foreign higher education qualification appropriate to the position
Regular attendance at the Anton Bruckner Private University and participation in academic self-administration are part of the duty.

2. Desired qualifications:

International artistic presence

Extensive teaching experience
Stylistic knowledge of non-European music
Willingness to cooperate and ability to work in a team
Gender and diversity competence

Role & Responsibilities

Teaching courses in the fields of jazz theory, arrangement, composition, large ensemble (jazz orchestra), small ensemble

Teaching courses of relevant supplementary subjects such as Percussion technique, music notation , interdisciplinary workshop projects
Organization, implementation and musical direction of courses and artistic projects in the context of jazz, improvisation and performance
Organizational activities in handling student projects and ensembles
In addition to teaching courses, the activities of 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.

Documents to be submitted by applicant:

CV (in tabular form)
Certificates, diplomas and documents on a qualification corresponding to the application
Documentation of previous pedagogical, artistic and scientific activities
List of publications / links
Letter of motivation
Pedagogical concept

Contact & general information

If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources and Legal Department (personal@bruckneruni.at).

Unfortunately, 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.

Diversity and equality are of great importance to the Bruckner University in accordance with its mission statement. In line with the gender equality intentions of the Province of Upper Austria, we welcome applications from people of all gender identities equally.
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.
Bruckner 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.

Please send your detailed application documents by March 31st, 2025 at the latest exclusively by electronic means to our applicant portal https://jobs.bruckneruni.at.

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