5 Aug 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina
- Department: Department of Instrumental and Pedagogical, Music Education and Vocal Studies UMFC Branch in Bialystok
Offer Description
The Dean of the Faculty of Instrumental and Pedagogical Studies, Music Education and Vocal Studies at the UMFC Branch in Białystok announces an open competition for the position of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR for which the UMFC will be the first place of employment:
- specialty: violin playing.
Where to apply
E-mail: filia@chopin.edu.pl
Requirements
Research Field: Arts » Performing arts
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- The competition is open to persons who:
- meet the requirements set out in Article 113 and Article 116(2)(4) of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571, as amended);
- hold at least a Master’s degree or equivalent, obtained upon completion of music studies in violin performance;
- have documented experience in teaching violin;
- demonstrate achievements and a documented artistic record.
Specific Requirements
Required documents:
- an application to take part in the competition addressed to the Rector of the UMFC;
- a certified copy of the Master’s degree certificate;
- documentation of teaching experience to date;
- documentation of artistic achievements, including – at the candidate’s discretion – in the form of a portfolio;
- a personal questionnaire, in accordance with the UMFC template;
- a curriculum vitae;
- a declaration of willingness to designate the UMFC as the primary place of employment, in accordance with the UMFC template;
- a declaration regarding the processing of personal data contained in the recruitment documents, in accordance with the current UMFC template;
- a declaration of no criminal record for an intentional criminal offence or an intentional fiscal offence, in accordance with the UMFC template.
Templates of the required declarations and relevant forms are available for download on the website: www.chopin.edu.pl under the ‘Working at UMFC’ tab. and are also included in this form.
Job description:
- Knowledge of the UMFC Statutes, the Work Regulations and the UMFC Study Regulations to the extent necessary for the proper performance of duties and functioning within the University’s structures;
- educating and guiding students and other participants in study programmes run by the University and the Department;
- participating in the organisational work of the University and the Department;
- assisting, outside their teaching load, in the classes of the class tutor or another independent academic teacher, in accordance with the rules laid down by the head of the relevant Department;
- contributing to the substantive and methodological supervision of students’ assessment and term assignments, to the extent arising from their assigned duties;
- actively participating in meetings and the work of the relevant Department;
- serving – where appointed – on examination boards for term, degree and entrance examinations, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Dean and the relevant internal regulations of the UMFC;
- participating in auditions for artistic projects carried out at the Department;
- undertaking activities aimed at one’s own artistic and academic development and continuously improving professional competence;
- promoting knowledge and sharing teaching experience and skills, in particular through presentations, conferences and publications.
Languages: POLISH
Level: Excellent
Research Field: Arts » Performing arts
Internal Application form(s) needed
- oswiadczenie-o-niekaralnosci-i-podstawowym-miejscu.pdf English (140.27 KB - PDF)
- kwestionariusz-kandydata.pdf English (102.56 KB - PDF)
Additional Information
Benefits
- The opportunity to work at the oldest and the only music university in Poland,
- Cooperation with other Departments,
- The chance to educate and influence the developing personality of an artist,
- Engagement with the arts.
Selection process
Stages of the audition process:
- performing a musical programme lasting approximately 20 minutes before the audition panel – either as a solo violin piece or with accompaniment;
- conducting a demonstration lesson with a student designated by the Department;
- attending an interview.
Additional advantages:
- High standards of personal conduct;
- Knowledge of foreign languages;
- Interpersonal skills in working with students and other staff at the UMFC.
Documents must be submitted by 5 September 2026 electronically to the following address: filia@chopin.edu.pl or in person at the Dean’s Office of the Department of Instrumental and Pedagogical Studies, Music Education and Vocal Studies – room no. 4 (building B) in Białystok, Kawaleryjska # 5 str.
The results of the competition will be announced by 22 September 2026 by a selection panel appointed for this purpose.
A successful outcome in the competition does not guarantee employment as an assistant. The final decision on the appointment is made by the Rector of the Chopin University of Music.
Additional comments
Information on the Processing of Personal Data in Connection with Participation in a Recruitment Competition
The controller of the personal data contained in the documents submitted by you in connection with your application for employment at the Chopin University of Music is the Chopin University of Music, with its registered office at 2 Okólnik Street, Warsaw, Poland.
The Data Controller hereby informs you that:
- The Data Protection Officer may be contacted by email at: iod@chopin.edu.pl.
- Your personal data will be processed on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the UK GDPR/GDPR, as applicable) and in accordance with the relevant legal provisions (Article 6(1)(c) of the UK GDPR/GDPR), including, where applicable, the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science and the Polish Labour Code of 26 June 1974, for the purposes of conducting the recruitment process and contacting you.
- Your personal data will be processed solely by authorised employees of the Chopin University of Music involved in the recruitment process.
- Your personal data will be retained for the period specified for the archiving of recruitment documentation. Where personal data are processed on the basis of your consent, they will be retained until such consent is withdrawn.
- You have the right to withdraw your consent, access your personal data, request their rectification or erasure, object to their processing, and lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, namely the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych), ul. Moniuszki 1a, Warsaw, Poland.
- The provision of the personal data specified in recruitment notices and job advertisements is required by applicable law and is necessary for the proper conduct of the recruitment process. Failure to provide the required data will result in your inability to participate in the recruitment process for the relevant position.
- The rights referred to in paragraph 5 may be exercised by contacting the University via email at iod@chopin.edu.pl or kadry@chopin.edu.pl, or by sending a written request by post to the registered office of the Chopin University of Music, 2 Okólnik Street, Warsaw, Poland.
- Your personal data will not be disclosed to other controllers, except where disclosure is required or authorised by law.
- Your personal data may be made available to entities acting on behalf of the University as data processors, where the Chopin University of Music entrusts them with activities involving the processing of personal data.
- Your personal data will not be processed for the purposes of automated decision-making, including profiling.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Chopin University of Music
- Country: Poland
- State/Province: Podlaskie
- City: Białystok
- Postal Code: 15–324
- Street: Kawaleryjska 5
Contact
- State/Province: Mazovia
- City: Warszawa
- Website: https://chopin.edu.pl/
- Street: Okólnik 2
- Postal Code: 00-368
- E-Mail: filia@chopin.edu.pl
- Phone: +587421507 ext. 604
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