Position opening at FFA BUT: Academic Staff Position in the Painting Studio 1, app. deadline 27 August 2025

The Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology (FFA BUT) is offering an academic position (at the level of Assistant, or Assistant Professor)* in the Painting Studio 1, with an expected start date of 15 September 2025. Within the studio, up to one full-time position (1.0 FTE) is available.

Job Description

  • Cooperation in the pedagogical leadership of the studio and ensuring its operation,
  • Providing feedback to students, including supervising and reviewing Bachelor's and Master's theses,
  • Monitoring developments in the field of art education and integrating innovative techniques into teaching practice,
  • Participating in the conception and direction of the studio within the Fine Arts degree programme,
  • Participation in the artistic and research activities of the faculty.

Requirements

  • A university degree (minimum Master’s),
  • Proficiency in English at a communicative level,
  • Organisational and communication skills, ability to work effectively in a team,
  • Pedagogical skills and experience in the field of art and/or design.

Advantages

  • Teaching experience in a higher education environment.

Applications Must Include

  • Name, residential address, contact telephone and email,
  • Structured CV with an overview of previous employment and teaching experience,
  • Digital portfolio (PDF) demonstrating recent personal creative work in art and/or design,
  • Covering letter (motivation),
  • Pedagogical concept for (co-)leading the studio (teaching statement),
  • Copies of degree certificates (highest qualification).

We Offer

  • A friendly and inspiring environment of an art faculty together with the stable background of a prestigious higher education institution,
  • Full-time or part-time employment as agreed,
  • A fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension,
  • Opportunity to engage in domestic and international research projects,
  • Space for further scholarly and academic development; openness to various pedagogical, research, and creative approaches,
  • Opportunity to obtain financial support for artistic research and other creative activities,
  • Competitive salary with performance-related rewards and an annual bonus,
  • Flexible working hours, work-life balance, eight weeks’ annual leave, educational courses,
  • Subsidised mobile tariff and a university-supplied laptop,
  • Other employee benefits, see www.favu.vut.cz/en/job-vacancies/why-work-at-ffa.

Submit your application with the required attachments by email by 27 August 2025 (inclusive) to hr@favu.vut.cz. Contact person: Jana di Lenardo, Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology, Údolní 244/53, 602 00 Brno, Czech Rep., tel. +420 54114 6802.


Brno, 1 July 2025

Assoc. Prof. MgA. Filip Cenek
Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology


*According to the highest attained education

Author doc. MgA. Filip Cenek
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