Position opening at FFA BUT: Academic Staff Position in the Department of Audiovisual Technology, app. deadline 30 Aug 2025

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 Audiovisual Technology, with an expected start date of 15 September 2025. Within the Department, up to one part-time position (0.5 FTE) is available, subject to individual agreement on teaching load and further involvement in departmental activities.

Job Description

  • Organising and contributing to the teaching of the courses Audiovisual Technology Workshop 1–6 and Workshop 1–2,
  • 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,
  • Participating in the conception and direction of the Department within the degree programmes Fine Arts and Design,
  • Co-ordinating communication with, and support for, the FFA Label (a collective platform that provides space for presenting and archiving musical and sonic projects by members of the academic community, including alumni and friends of the faculty),
  • Participating in the artistic and research activities of the faculty.

Requirements

  • A university degree (minimum Master’s),
  • 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 and email,
  • Structured CV with an overview of previous employment and teaching experience,
  • Documentation of personal creative work in art and/or design (digital portfolio),
  • Covering letter (motivation),
  • Teaching concept for the courses Audiovisual Technology Workshop 1–6,
  • 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,
  • 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.

Please send your application with the required attachments by email no later than 30 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, 29 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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