Assistant professor at the Instrumental Department - improvisation

Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina; Polska; On-site; PLN 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina in Poland announces a competition for the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Instrumental Studies, with primary employment at the Chopin University of Music. Teaching the subject of Improvisation is listed among responsibilities.

Requirements include a PhD-equivalent path, Master’s in musical arts with instrumental performance (harpsichord or piano), and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree, plus teaching qualifications and a proven

Qualifications

• Must hold a Master of Musical Arts in instrumental performance (harpsichord or piano) and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.
• Has teaching experience and teaching qualifications.
• Demonstrate achievements in artistic activity and academic activity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a teaching session with a student selected by UMFC and/or prepare a presentation on the subjects listed in the competition title (approx. 20 mins).
• Attend an interview (approx. 20 mins).

Skills

Teaching experience

Teaching qualifications

Artistic activity

Academic activity

Body of work

Education

Master’s degree in instrumental performance (harpsichord or piano)

Doctor of Musical Arts degree

Job description

Organisation/Company Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina Department International Cooperation Research Field Arts » Fine arts Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 1 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels) Country Poland Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 36 Offer Starting Date 23 Oct 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

THE DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, FOR WHICH THE CHOPIN UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC WILL BE THE PRIMARY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Improvisation

Requirements

Research Field Arts » Performing arts Education Level PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The competition is open to persons who:

• meet the requirements set out in Articles 113, 114 and 115 of the Act on Higher Education and Science of 20 July 2018 (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668);
• hold a Master’s degree in musical arts in the artistic discipline of instrumental performance and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree;
• have experience in teaching;
• hold teaching qualifications;
• demonstrate achievements and a body of work in artistic activity;
• demonstrate achievements and a body of work in academic activity;

Specific Requirements

Required documents:

• an application to take part in the competition addressed to the Rector of the UMFC;
• a certified copy of a Master of Musical Arts degree in the artistic discipline of instrumental performance – harpsichord or piano;
• a certified copy of a Doctor of Musical Arts degree;
• lists and documentation (photocopies) of professional experience: artistic, teaching and research;
• a personal questionnaire (in accordance with the UMFC template);
• a curriculum vitae;
• a declaration of consent to the processing of personal data contained in the documents submitted in connection with participation in the competition (form in accordance with the UMFC template, available for download from the website);
• a declaration confirming that the applicant has no criminal record for an intentional criminal offence or an intentional fiscal offence;

Level Mother Tongue

Research Field Arts » Performing arts Years of Research Experience 4 - 10

Internal Application form(s) needed

• to deliver a teaching session with a student selected by the UMFC and/or to prepare a presentation on the subjects listed in the title of the competition (approx. 20 mins);
• to attend an interview (approx. 20 mins);

Selection process

Documents must be submitted by 1 December 2026 either electronically to the following address: [e-mail] or in person to the Dean’s Office of the Instrumental Department (room 306).
The results of the competition will be announced by 29 January 2027 by a selection panel appointed for this purpose.
A successful outcome in the competition does not guarantee employment.

Additional comments

Responsible for:

• enhancing their own professional qualifications;
• educating and guiding students and other participants in study programmes run by the University and the Faculty;
• participating in the organisational work of the University and the Faculty;
• participating in the artistic activities of the University and the Department;
• supervising students’ coursework, term papers and dissertations in terms of content and methodology;
• being a member of one of the Departments operating at the UMFC and participating in its work;
• attending meetings of their Department;
• conducting research;
• serving on examination boards for termly and annual examinations for all forms of study offered by the Department, including internship examinations;
• participating in entrance examination boards in accordance with appointments made by the Dean;
• participating in auditions for artistic projects undertaken by the Faculty – as directed by the Dean;
• participating in other departmental examinations – as directed by the Dean;
• adhering to the annual working hours of an academic staff member;
• familiarity with the Statutes, the Staff Regulations and the Study Regulations of the UMFC to the extent necessary to ensure proper functioning within the University’s structures;