Position opening at FFA BUT: Academic Staff Position in the Department of Traditional Media, app. deadline 5 Oct 2026

The Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology (FFA BUT), located at Údolní 244/53, Brno, is offering an academic staff position (at the level of Assistant or Assistant Professor)* in the Department of Traditional Media, with an expected start date during October 2026. The position is offered at 0.3–0.5 FTE, subject to individual agreement on teaching load and further involvement in departmental activities.

Job Description

  • Organising and contributing to the teaching of the courses Alternative Glassmaking and Glass in the Contexts of History and Society,
  • Providing feedback to students, including supervising and reviewing Bachelor’s and Master’s theses,
  • Monitoring developments in art education and integrating innovative techniques into teaching practice,
  • Contributing to the overall concept and direction of the Department within the degree programmes Fine Arts and Design,
  • Participating in the faculty’s artistic research activities.

Requirements

  • A university degree in a relevant field (at least a Master’s degree),
  • Proficiency in Czech and English at a communicative level,
  • Organisational and teamwork skills,
  • Pedagogical skills and experience in the field of art and/or design (own research or artistic practice).

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 experience,
  • Documentation of personal creative work in art and/or design (digital portfolio),
  • A covering letter outlining the applicant’s motivation,
  • A teaching concept for the courses Alternative Glassmaking and Glass in the Contexts of History and Society,
  • Copies of certificates documenting the highest educational qualification attained and, where applicable, any additional academic and/or scientific degrees or titles.

We Offer

  • A friendly and inspiring environment of an art faculty together with the stability of a prestigious higher education institution,
  • Part-time employment as agreed (0.3–0.5 FTE),
  • A fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension,
  • Opportunities to engage in domestic and international research projects,
  • Space for further scholarly and academic development; openness to various pedagogical, research, and creative approaches,
  • Opportunities to obtain financial support for artistic research and other creative activities,
  • A salary commensurate with the role, a personal salary supplement, performance-related rewards, and annual bonuses,
  • Flexible working hours, work-life balance, eight weeks’ annual leave, educational courses,
  • A discounted mobile tariff and a university-supplied laptop,
  • Other employee benefits, see www.favu.vut.cz/en/job-vacancies/why-work-at-ffa.

Please send your application with the required attachments by email no later than 5 October 2026 (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 Republic, tel. +420 541 146 802.


Brno, 4 September 2026
Assoc. Prof. MgA. Filip Cenek


* Depending on the highest educational qualification attained.

Author doc. MgA. Filip Cenek
Published
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