GMPU: Job Advertisement

The Gustav Mahler Private University of Music (GMPU) in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is offering a position starting 01.10.2025 as

University Professorship for Artistic Research

with a focus on Musical Performance Art

in the form of a part-time contractual employment relationship (20 hours per week, equivalent to 50%) for a fixed term of 5 years. Following the accreditation of an artistic doctoral programme at GMPU, the professorship may be made permanent.

Professional Profile:

At the core of Artistic Research (AR) are artists as involved researchers, whose practice is a central part of the method. This aims to take the artistic process as the actual object, wherein performing, composing, creating objects, exhibiting, intervening, etc. act as vehicles for generating new knowledge and insights. Within the overall field of AR, the professorship represents Musical Performance Art (MAK) as area of research. MAK is a central term used at GMPU to describe a holistic artistic approach to instrumental or vocal education, including innovative aspects of performance culture. Using a variety of methods, MAK places the musicians’ perspective at the centre, while considering all other actors (such as audience, composers, etc.) in a relational way. MAK integrates established performance traditions, explores their potential and explores them.

The GMPU is currently undergoing an accreditation process for the establishment of an artistic doctorate (PhD in the Arts) in the field of Artistic Research, in which Musical Performance Art is one of the three main areas of research alongside Composition and Sound & Intermedia.

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious artistic personality who

• receives international regard and recognition for their artistic work and research
• has the ability to engage in open discourse and is familiar with the current positions of AR
• has an interest in key university topics such as interdisciplinarity and collaborative processes and is committed to inclusion and diversity
• has a broad knowledge of the various practices beyond their own instrument
• wants to bring to fruition, through teaching and research, the field of MAK as outlined above
• is capable of supervising doctoral candidates specialising in the MAK research area within their respective projects
• has didactic skills in the higher education/university sector and enthusiasm for working with students, and has several years of university teaching experience (ideally with experience in supervising dissertation projects)
• can contribute national and international contacts in the arts, culture and research sector to support students and graduates and to build national and international networks.

Tasks: (based on the university’s regulations)

• Responsible representation, promotion and further development of Artistic Research within the research focus MAK
• Teaching and supervision primarily in the forthcoming artistic Doctoral programme and also in the Master’s programme
• Contribution to the further advancement of Artistic Research at GMPU through the development, planning, acquisition (incl. third-party funding) and implementation of research projects, including international projects where possible
• Independent research and publication activities and/or comparable artistic activities
• Participation in artistic or artistic-scholarly projects at the GMPU
• Further training for GMPU scientific/artistic staff in the field of Artistic Research (focus on MAK)
• Supervision of theses (incl. doctoral dissertations) and committee examination activities
• Participation in academic self administration, in organisational, administrative and committee tasks as well as evaluation measures and professional-organisational development work

Employment requirements:

• Completed doctoral degree in a relevant subject
• International reputation as an artist-researcher with an extensive and diverse practice at highest level
• Several years of teaching experience at university or college level (experience in higher education didactics)
• Relevant research activity, evidenced by own research proposals, research projects, publications, and/or recognised international artistic activity
• Skills in representation, networking and project management (leading and organising projects)
• Very good written and spoken English and German language skills (in case of insufficient German language skills, willingness to acquire these skills within a transition period)
• Ability to work in a team, organisational and communication skills
• Experience in the supervision of dissertation projects is desirable

Required documents:

• Letter of motivation (max. 2 pages)
• Research and teaching concept (max. 3 pages)
• Curriculum vitae and proof of higher education; dissertation (PDF or link)
• A list of previous artistic activities; a representative selection of recordings (links) documenting the artistic activities must be added
• List of publications and talks
• List of courses held (evaluations if available)

It is requested to submit the documents as a single PDF file which includes a table of contents.

 

We offer:

an attractive position to realise your own ideas and projects at Austria’s youngest music university in Carinthia as well as the opportunity to develop and expand the research focus of MAK at the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music.

Payment:

Entry-level salary wkP4 according to GMPU regulations: Gross monthly salary (full-time employment, 14 times a year): € 6.218,30. A higher salary can be earned depending on professional experience.

 

Application:

Interested candidates with appropriate qualifications are invited to submit their meaningful and complete application preferably by e-mail to jobs@gmpu.ac.at (subject: Univ.-Prof. AR). Attn: Ms. Mikl, BA MA

End of the application period: 27.10.2024

If you have any questions regarding the job advertisement, please contact Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hanns Holger Rutz

 

The applications remain at the private university. Applicants are not entitled to compensation for travel and accommodation expenses incurred as a result of the admission procedure.

The hearings are scheduled to take place on 30 and 31 January 2025.

The private university aims to increase the proportion of women among academic, artistic and general

university staff, particularly in leading positions, and therefore expressly encourages qualified women to apply. In line with the social sustainability of the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music in Klagenfurt, which aims to take all aspects of diversity into account, people with additional support needs will be given preference if they have the same qualifications.