University professorship for piano (f/m/d)

Job offer

The Anton Bruckner Private University, funded by the province of Upper Austria, offers around 850 students artistic, artistic-educational, and artistic-scientific degree programs in the fields of music, drama, and dance. The strong mix of internationality, anchoring in the regional cultural and educational landscape, diversity, and work-life balance form the basis for an attractive and diverse working environment for employees.

The following position is available at the Institute for Keyboard Instruments (TAS) starting March 1, 2027:

University professorship for piano (f/m/d)
40 hours per week, equivalent to 22 teaching hours (100% full-time employment)

Your duties

You will lead a piano class at the Institute for Keyboard Instruments, in which you will supervise your own students in the central artistic subject and in the artistic major subject in the artistic and artistic-pedagogical bachelor's and master's programs, and, if applicable, chamber music ensembles.
You will be responsible for the further development of the subject in line with changing practical requirements and will represent this subject internally and externally in terms of expertise and in artistic collaborations and active networking in the field.
You will be required to participate in academic self-administration.

Your profile
Employment requirements

Outstanding artistic and artistic-pedagogical qualifications
Outstanding artistic achievements in the context of international concert activities that contribute to the development and advancement of the arts and stand up to international comparison
Several years of university or comparable teaching experience
A completed domestic or equivalent foreign university education appropriate to the position

Desired qualifications

Regular attendance at Anton Bruckner Private University
Willingness to cooperate and ability to work in a team
Gender and diversity skills
Willingness to participate in special projects and cross-institutional collaborations
German language skills (at least C1) must be demonstrated within one year

Please enclose the following documents with your application

Curriculum vitae (tabular)
Letter of motivation
Pedagogical concept
Certificates, diplomas, and documents proving qualifications relevant to the position
Documentation of previous artistic and educational activities
List of publications/links, if applicable

Note: Applicants who do not already hold a relevant professorship at a recognized Austrian or foreign university must provide evidence of additional special artistic achievements, special achievements in the application/development of scientific findings and methods in at least five years of professional practice, or the submission of a habilitation. Further details are regulated by the PrivH-AkkVO in its currently valid version.

Your opportunities and prospects

Working hours: 40 hours per week (100% full-time), including 22 teaching hours.
The minimum gross salary based on 40 hours per week or 22 teaching hours per week is at least €6,587.90 per month. The position is classified in salary group A. (corresponding to function career LD 6 of the Upper Austrian Salary Act 2001).
Procedure in accordance with our appointment regulations
           - Pre-selection by an appointment committe
       - Application deadline: February 28, 2026, exclusively by electronic means via our job portal https://jobs.bruckneruni.at/Login/241
           - Hearing: expected on April 8 and 9, 2026

Appreciative environment with ample opportunity to contribute artistically, scientifically, and administratively to the further development of the ABU
Opportunities for personal and professional development
Workplace health promotion and other perks and benefits
Limited to 3 years, with the possibility of a permanent position upon positive evaluation

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

In accordance with its mission statement, Anton Bruckner Private University strives for a diverse, socially representative personnel structure. Therefore, our job advertisements are aimed at all people in all their diversity. It is not important to us what gender identity you have, whether you have a disability, whether you have a migration background, or whether you belong to another underrepresented group. The only decisive factors for a successful application are your personal and professional suitability for the advertised position. Information about your rights as a data subject in accordance with Art. 13 GDPR and the Bruckner University privacy policy can be found at https://www.bruckneruni.ac.at/datenschutz/
Unfortunately, costs incurred in connection with an application to Anton Bruckner Private University cannot be reimbursed.