Assistant Professor of Musicology

Masaryk University

Workplace: Department of Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Position Type: academic position

EU Researcher Profile: R2

Amount of Working Hours: part-time 20 hours per week 

Employment Contract Type: fixed term (employment contract for 1 year)

Expected Start Date: 15. 9. 2025 or by agreement

Number of Open Positions: 1

Application Deadline: 10. 8. 2025

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a colleague to join the Department of Musicology with a focus on music theory and analysis.


MAIN JOB CONTENT

Pedagogical

  • Participating in lectures or other forms of teaching in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme, as well as lifelong learning programmes.
  • Supervising, consulting, or reviewing Bachelor’s and Master’s theses.
  • Participating in the organizational provision of pedagogical activity.
  • Participating in publishing activity, especially for educational purposes. 

Research

Participation in research, development, and innovation activities, especially: 

  • independent investigation of complex research and development tasks and the publication of results in peer-reviewed journals, scientific monographs, or peer-reviewed proceedings,
  • active participation in domestic and foreign scientific conferences and professional meetings, and the presentation of research results,
  • participation in the organizational provision of research activity. 

Other

Participation in ensuring operational and administrative activities related to the academic position according to the instructions of the department head, e.g.:

  • routine administrative tasks in the administration of own courses, use of e-learning and communication with students via the MU Information System,
  • organising and participating in foreign internships for students and academic staff,
  • participation in the promotion of the field.

 

WE REQUEST

  • Master’s Degree in musicology, music theory, music composition or a related field – a condition
  • Ph.D. – Doctoral Degree in musicology, music theory, music composition or a related field – a condition
  • professional focus on music theory, music analysis and theory of composition – a condition
  • active participation in international conferences and colloquys
  • international lecturing and teaching practice
  • university teaching experience in music analysis and music theory for at least 3 years 

Language skills

  • knowledge of English language at B2 level
  • excellent knowledge of the Czech language in both written and spoken form 

Requirements related to job content

  • presentation, organizational, didactic, and mentoring skills
  • ability to communicate effectively with students and engage them in learning
  • ability to use modern teaching resources and materials
  • ability to contribute to publications for educational purposes
  • standard computer skills (MS Office, MS, Teams, Zoom, etc.)
  • ability to independently solve complex research tasks and contribute to the research projects of the department
  • ability to publish independently
  • ability to present research results to an international professional community and a wide audience

The advantage is 

  • knowledge of the university environment
  • previous experience in working in education 

 

WE OFFER

Working environment

  • employment in a prestigious institution awarded by the HR Excellence in Research
  • friendly and inspiring working environment
  • convenient location of the faculty in the city centre
  • a friendly approach to work-life balance 

Employee benefits

8 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, MultiSport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees near the faculty.

Training and development

Opportunities for training and personal development, e.g., language and other courses provided by MU, use of MU libraries, use of placements and mobilities abroad, participation in conferences, etc.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your application via the electronic application link by 10. 08. 2025 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.  

The following documents are required as a part of your application:

  • cover letter
  • structured CV with an overview of previous experience
  • copies of proof of education
  • overview of scientific and publishing activities

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps. If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office:

Mgr. Eva Brázdová Urbanová, email: eva.urbanova@phil.muni.cz, telephone: +420 594 49 5227

 

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection criteria:

  • submitting of all required documents in the e-application
  • compliance of the candidate's profile with the requirements for the job as stated above

Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference.

Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY AND THE DEPARTMENT

Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality.

The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important centre of humanities and social science education, science, research, and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region.

Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one fifth of MU's research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university.

Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission. You can find out more information about the faculty on the website https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/ or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FacultyofArtsMasarykUniversity.

For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website: https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/about-us/hrs4r-hr-award/.

Department:

Information about the Department of Musicology at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found at: https://www.phil.muni.cz/o-nas/organizacni-struktura/213400-ustav-hudebni-vedy 

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

First name and surname: PhDr. Petr Macek, Ph.D., email: macek@phil.muni.cz 

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