The University of the Arts Bremen (HfK) offers a wide range of courses in the fields of art, design and music, which also facilitates productive and integrative dialogue between the programs. The HfK is committed to diversity and equality.
The Department of Music at the University of the Arts Bremen is seeking to fill a
Professorship for Jazz Drums (f/m/d)
half-time position in an employment relationship
Remuneration according to salary group W 2 Reference number WP 26/16
until 01.04.2027 or as soon as possible.
This is a position with an artistic teaching commitment of currently 9.0 SWS (hours per week).
To fill a W2 professorship in jazz drums, the University of the Arts Bremen is seeking an outstanding artistic figure who has completed a university degree with a major in jazz drums and, as a rule, has at least one year of relevant teaching experience in jazz drums at a conservatory, music college or comparable institution.
Experience in areas such as recording, producing, and playing in ensembles is desirable.
Applicants must demonstrate several years of international concert experience.The scope of responsibilities includes teaching drums as an instrumental subject in all degree programs that offer jazz-specific and jazz-related courses.
Outstanding teaching skills and a willingness to participate in both committee work and academic self-administration are expected. It would also be desirable for applicants to be open to interdisciplinary collaboration.
The professorship requires continuous commitment of half of the position's working hours on-site at the Bremen University of the Arts. Furthermore, the employment requirements under Section 116 of the Bremen Civil Service Act apply analogously.
The University of the Arts strives to increase the proportion of women in the artistic and academic fields and therefore expressively encourages women to apply. Disabled applicants will be given priority if they have essentially the same professional and personal qualifications. Applications from people with a migration background are welcome.
Please send your complete application documents (including a CV, certificates and evidence of teaching and concert activities) quoting the reference number by 29.09.2026 to the Director of the University of the Arts Bremen, Am Speicher XI 8, 28217 Bremen. We ask that you send your applications exclusively in digital form (one continuous PDF / maximum email size: 20 MB) to the following email address: berufungsverfahren.fb-musik@hfk-bremen.de.
Information on the processing of your personal data during the application process can be found at: https://www.hfk-bremen.de/en/datenschutz
