Professor of Aesthetics of the Performing Arts, with a Focus on Music Aesthetics

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz - Institute for Music Aesthetics

• Start Date: winter semester 2027/28
• Employment level: full-time employment
• Application deadline: 20.05.2026

Your duties

• Responsible representation and promotion of the subject area in research and teaching
• Teaching particularly in courses of the main curricula for which a venia docendi is required: Musicology (BA, MA) and the doctoral program (PhD) as well as instrumental and vocal studies (BA and MA)
• Design and management of research projects, as well as acquisition of research grants
• Supervision of theses
• Active participation in developing further the university’s teaching environment as well as its artistic and scholarly life
• Active participation in shaping the academic autonomy of the University
• Fulfilment of organisational, administrative and evaluation duties
• Building and maintaining local, regional, national and international networks

Your profile

• A degree at doctoral level from an Austrian or international institution in Musicology and/or Philosophy
• Habilitation or a qualification equal to the Habilitation in Musicology or Philosophy
• Comprehensive knowledge (historical and systematic) in Aesthetics of Performing Arts, especially Music Aesthetics
• Outstanding international scholarly reputation
• Excellent pedagogical and didactic proficiency in university teaching
• Substantial publications in the field of Aesthetics of Performing Arts, especially Music Aesthetics
• Sensitivity in dealing with gender, diversity and sustainability
• If German is not the applicant’s native language, a willingness to learn German with the aim of reaching at least level B2 within a fixed period of time is assumed.
• Experience in communicating about research and the field beyond the academy (community outreach)

What we offer

• A varied range of tasks
• A dynamic working environment with a pleasant working atmosphere
• Attractive premises and excellent infrastructure
• Outstanding media and equipment
• Internationality
• Numerous internal and external training and development opportunities
• Wide range of diverse university cultural events
• Good work-life balance and cooperation with childcare facilities
• Good public transport connections
• Climate-friendly mobility promotion (subsidies, university bicycles)
• Workplace health promotion
• The location offers a high quality of life and housing as well as a vibrant cultural life.

Contract

• Contract according to § 98 of the Universities Act
• Unlimited employment contract in accordance with § 25 of the collective bargaining Agreement for University Staff
• Salary: The collective agreement specifies a minimum monthly gross salary (A1 job group), currently € 6,713.30 (14 x annually); a higher salary may be negotiated.

The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz aims to increase the proportion of women among its artistic and scientific staff and therefore explicitly invites qualified women to apply. In the event of underrepresentation, women with equal qualifications will be given priority.

We want everyone in society, and especially in the workplace, to have equal opportunities. It is therefore particularly important to us not only to offer people with disabilities career opportunities, but also to provide them with the best possible support from the moment they apply. Diversity enriches our team!

We look forward to receiving your written application, including a letter of motivation and documents proving the above-mentioned employment requirements (CV, diplomas, list of publications, list of held courses etc.), quoting the reference number 31/26.

Applications to the email: bewerbung-uprof@kug.ac.at

Applicants are not entitled to compensation for the travel and lodging expenses that arise during the application procedure.