Senior Lecturer in Jazz Singing (f/m/d)

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 Jazz and Improvised Music (JIM) starting October 1, 2026:

Senior Lecturer in Jazz Singing (f/m/d)
20 hours per week, equivalent to 11 teaching hours (50% of full-time employment)

Requirements

Employment requirement

• Outstanding artistic qualifications in jazz singing
• International concert experience
• Outstanding pedagogical and didactic aptitude
• A relevant domestic or equivalent foreign university degree (completed artistic-pedagogical studies)

Desired qualifications

• Relevant teaching experience
• Willingness to cooperate and ability to work in a team
• Gender and diversity skills
• German language skills (at least C1)

Please enclose the following documents with your application

• Curriculum vitae (tabular)
• Certificates, diplomas, and documents relating to qualifications relevant to the position
• Evidence of pedagogical, artistic, and scientific activities
• List of publications / links
• Letter of motivation
• Pedagogical concept

Role & Responsibilities

• You will supervise your own students in the central artistic subject, artistic major subject, and jazz singing profile subject in the artistic and artistic-pedagogical bachelor's and master's programs, as well as in teacher training programs and, if applicable, other relevant supplementary subjects such as subject didactics, teaching practice in jazz singing, jazz ensembles, jazz choir, and jazz improvisation.
• You are required to participate in academic self-administration.

Contact & general information

• Scope of employment: 20 hours per week, corresponding to 11 teaching hours (50% of full-time employment)
• The minimum gross salary based on 11 teaching hours per month is at least €2503.20 per month. The position is classified in salary group C+ (corresponding to function career LD 9 of the Upper Austrian Salary Act 2001).
• Procedure in accordance with § 27 of our statutes
  • Pre-selection by a recruitment committee
  • Application deadline: February 3, 2026, exclusively by electronic means via our job portal https://jobs.bruckneruni.at
  • Hearing: expected on April 15 and 16, 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/

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