Position opening at FFA BUT: Academic Staff Position in the Product Design Studio, app. deadline 20 May 2026

The Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology (FFA BUT) is offering an academic position (at the level corresponding to Assistant, or Assistant Professor under Czech academic regulations)* in the Product Design Studio, with an expected start date of September 2026. 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 Design study programme,
  • Participation in the artistic and research activities of the faculty.

Requirements

  • A university degree (minimum of a master’s degree),
  • Proficiency in English at a communicative level,
  • Organisational skills, excellent communication skills, ability to work 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 number and email address,
  • A structured CV with an overview of previous employment and teaching practice,
  • Documentation of own creative activities in the field of art and/or design (digital portfolio),
  • A motivation letter,
  • A pedagogical concept of (co-)leading the studio,
  • Copies of documents confirming the highest attained education, possibly other achieved academic and/or scientific degrees.

We Offer

  • A friendly and supportive environment of the Faculty of Fine Arts, together with the stable background of a prestigious university institution,
  • Full-time employment at 1.0 FTE (by agreement),
  • Fixed-term employment with the possibility of extension,
  • Opportunities to participate in local and international research projects,
  • Space for further scholarly and academic development; openness to a variety of educational, research and artistic approaches,
  • Opportunity to obtain financial support for artistic research and other creative activities,
  • Adequate financial remuneration, personal and performance bonuses, annual rewards,
  • Flexible working hours, work-life balance, 8 weeks of vacation per year, and training courses,
  • A discounted mobile tariff and a laptop,
  • A range of employee benefits. Please see www.favu.vut.cz/en/job-vacancies/why-work-at-ffa.


Please submit your application, along with all required documents, via email to hr@favu.vut.cz by 20 May 2026 (inclusive). Contact: FFA BUT Personnel Office, Jana di Lenardo, Údolní 244/53, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic, tel. +420 541 146 802.


In Brno, 16 April 2026

Assoc. Prof. MgA. Filip Cenek
Dean of FFA BUT



*According to the highest attained education

Author doc. MgA. Filip Cenek
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