University Professorship (w/m/d) for Composition

Job offer

START DATE: winter semester 2026/27

EMPLOYMENT LEVEL: part-time, employment level 75 % of full-time employment

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 07.10.2025

YOUR DUTIES

• Teaching particularly in the main artistic subject Composition in the field of Composition and Music Theory as well as in the field of Education in Composition and Music Theory

• Responsible representation and promotion of the field in its entirety, in particular in the arts-based research

• Advising students beyond the purely artistic-crafts education

• Cooperation and project leadership in University and non-University projects of contemporary art

• Development of specific independent range of curricula as well as conduct of workshops

• Active participation in the further development of the university’s teaching environment and its artistic and scholarly life, as well as helping shape the academic autonomy of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

• Participation in organisational, administrative and evaluation duties

YOUR PROFILE

• 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

• Teaching experience in tertiary education

• Artistically outstanding activity with cosmopolitan charisma

• Extensive, independent and distinctive compositional work of outstanding musical and artistic quality

• Proof of a reflective approach to essential artistic, social and technological movements and developments

• Experience and willingness to work in a pedagogical team

• 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.

OUR BENEFITS

• Versatile and challenging field of activity

• A dynamic working environment with a pleasant working atmosphere

• Attractive premises and excellent infrastructure

• Outstanding media and equipment

• Internationality

• Numerous internal and external training and development opportunities

• Wide range of diverse university cultural events

• Good work-life balance, dual career and welcome service

• Good public transport connections

• Climate-friendly mobility promotion (subsidies, university bicycles)

• Workplace health promotion

• The location offers a high quality of life and housing as well as a lively cultural life

CONTRACT

• Contract according to § 99 of the Universities Act

• The employment contract is limited to 5 years in accordance with § 25 of the collective bargaining Agreement for University Staff. The appointment may only be extended after an appointment procedure has been carried out in accordance with § 98 of the Universities Act.

• Employment level: Part-time, employment level 75 % of full-time employment

• Salary: The collective agreement specifies a minimum monthly gross salary, currently € 4,953.23 (14x annually); a higher salary may be negotiated.

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.

We want everyone in society, and especially in the workplace, to have equal opportunities. It is therefore particularly important to us not only to offer people with disabilities career opportunities, but also to provide them with the best possible support from the moment they apply. Diversity enriches our team!

We look forward to receiving your written application including documents proving the above-mentioned employment requirements, mentioning the reference number 89/25.

Applications to the email: bewerbung-prof@kug.ac.at

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

On the behalf of the rectorate

Georg Schulz

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz – the KUG – with around 2,300 students at its campuses in Graz and Oberschützen, is an international university offering a wide range of courses in music and the performing arts. Located in the heart of Europe, we build on the cultural heritage of our region and at the same time explore and contribute to current trends in the contemporary arts. We engage with international developments in the arts, pedagogy and research, and explore the significance of art and culture in society. Teachers and students work cooperatively in this process. We are committed to fostering gender mainstreaming, diversity, and sustainability in order to transform the artistic and cultural sector, as well as to further develop our institution.