Berner Fachhochschule
Bern
Lecturer in Subject Didactics for Classical Saxophone (approx. 10%)
- 06 October 2026
- 10%
- Bern
Job summary
Join the Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB), an innovative arts university. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment with a focus on practice-oriented research.
Tasks
- Prepare saxophone students in the Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy.
- Collaborate in interdisciplinary teaching and develop curriculum offerings.
- Engage in research fields and music communication contexts.
Skills
- Master's degree in Music Pedagogy or equivalent required.
- Artistic and technical qualities with a reflective approach.
- Fluency in German or French, with good knowledge of the other.
Is this helpful?
About the job
What you will do here
- Provide subject didactic and pedagogical training to saxophone students in the Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy and prepare them for their teaching activities
- Work in a team and teach across disciplines
- Further develop the programme offerings and the degree programme within the team
- Contribute to one or more research fields and music mediation contexts
What you ideally bring with you
- Successfully completed degree, Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy or a comparable higher education qualification in music pedagogy
- Artistic and professional qualities, stylistic openness, ability to reflect as well as didactic and pedagogical experience at various levels
- Knowledge of the current scientific context in the field of music pedagogy; ideally with teaching experience at university level
- Experience as a music mediator or interest in the socio-cultural context of a music school
- German or French with very good knowledge of the other language (teaching languages D and F); enthusiasm for the use of digital teaching methods
Some of our advantages in advance
- Curiosity is required, and not just a little. And a lot of independence and personal responsibility.
- Focus on practice-oriented research and the training of committed people rather than profit maximisation.
- Uncomplicated exchange even beyond departmental boundaries.
- Diverse opportunities for personal development.
I will guide you through the
application process
application process
Daniela Werder
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 43 37
The Bern University of the Arts (HKB)
At the HKB , a department of the BFH, we unite a variety of artistic and design disciplines under one roof. As an innovative art university with an inspiring atmosphere, we place great value on cross-disciplinary teaching and research in music, design and art, conservation and restoration, theatre, literature and in our transdisciplinary Y Institute.
