Senior Scientist (w/m/d) mit Doktorat für Jazz- und Popularmusikforschung

Job offer

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz – Institute of Jazz Research – is offering a position beginning with the 1st January 2025 for a

Senior Scientist (w/m/d) with a doctorate for jazz and popular music research

(Tenure track position according to § 26f Universities collective contract)

Your duties

• independent research activities with the aim of habilitation

• independent teaching of courses and holding of examinations

• collaboration in research and teaching tasks as well as examinations

• external and internal representation and development of the subject area and the institute

• participation in organisational, administrative and evaluation duties

• supervision of students, including supervision of theses (BA, MA, also of PhD and Dr. art. when the venia docendi is held)

Your profile

• completion of the doctorate in an appropriate professional study area

• clear focus and feasible concept of planned scholarly activities within the context of jazz and popular music (or one of both areas) during the qualification phase

• extensive publication activity with outstanding publications in international journals of the field

• pedagogical and didactic aptitude for excellent university teaching (e.g. eLearning competence) and relevant teaching experience in the tertiary sector

• experience in the conception and implementation of research projects and in the acquisition of third-party funding

• very good command of English

• commitment to working in teams, in scientific boards and in the development of the institute's profile in the field of jazz and popular music research

• competence and/or experience in the areas of gender and diversity

• experience as editor is welcome

• experience in the field of science communication (science outreach) is welcome

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 C1 within a fixed period of time.

Contract: Position limited to six years (with the option for a consensual extension)

Level of employment: Full-time

Salary: The minimum monthly gross salary is currently € 4,752.30 (14 x annually) until the conclusion of a qualification agreement and may be increased on the basis of the collective agreement regulations by considering job-specific previous experience.

After closing a tenure track agreement, the monthly salary will be paid according to category A2 (assistant professors) of the collective agreement, the minimum monthly gross salary currently being € 5,595.60 (14 payments annually). If the goals agreed upon in the tenure track agreement are met, a permanent work contract will be offered. From then on, the employee carries the title of an associate professor.

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz aims to increase the proportion of women among its artistic and scientific staff and therefore explicitly invites qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications will be given priority.

Persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses who meet the required qualification criteria are expressly invited to apply.

We look forward to receiving your written application including a cover letter and other documents (CV, certificates, list of publications, courses held etc.) to bewerbung@kug.ac.at.

Application deadline: 16th October 2024

Reference number: 84/24

Applicants are not entitled to compensation for the travel and lodging expenses that arise during the application procedure.

On behalf of the rectorate

Georg Schulz