Assistant Professor

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

Where to apply

E-mail: instrumentalistyka@chopin.edu.pl

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

• 1601311027_1601289110kwestionariusz-kandydata-od-4-maja-iod(7).pdf (English, 104.93 KB, PDF)
• 1601339309_1601289124oswiadczenie-o-niekaralnosci-i-podstawowym-miejscu(2).pdf (English, 143.74 KB, PDF)

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

• 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: instrumentalistyka@chopin.edu.pl 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;

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Chopin University of Music

Country: Poland

State/Province: Mazovia

City: Warsaw

Postal Code: 00-368

Street: Okólnik 2

Contact

State/Province: Mazovia

City: Warszawa

Website: https://chopin.edu.pl/

Street: Okólnik 2

Postal Code: 00-368

E-Mail: info@chopin.edu.pl

Phone: +48222789289