Lecturer in Subject Didactics Violin/Viola (max. 20%)
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Basel
Key information
- Publication date:22 November 2025
- Workload:20%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Basel
Job summary
Join our passionate team at Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW! Elevate music education with us.
Tasks
- Teach violin/viola pedagogy to Master's music education students.
- Supervise student internships and related examinations.
- Support students in their written projects and collaborate on initiatives.
Skills
- Master's in Music Education with violin expertise; viola skills required.
- Strong reflective and analytical teaching skills.
- Experience in group teaching and collaborative environments.
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Lecturer in Subject Didactics Violin/Viola (max. 20%)
University of Music Basel FHNW, Classical
Your tasks:
In this position
- you provide instruction in subject didactics/methodology for violin and viola for students of the Master's program in instrumental/vocal music education at the Classical Institute,
- take on the associated examination duties,
- are responsible for the individual supervision of internships, and
- supervise the students' written work.
- Participation in projects and committees of the university completes your task profile.
Your profile:
We are looking for a committed personality for this position with
- a completed artistic-pedagogical degree in violin (Master in Music Education, teaching diploma, or an equivalent qualification in content and form),
- an additional qualification for viola, including active playing practice at a professional level on this instrument,
- your own artistic profile,
- a broad stylistic horizon,
- proven several years of teaching experience at various age and training levels for both instruments, experience in forms of group teaching, and ideally also teaching practice at the university level,
- specific subject didactic concepts and a pronounced ability to reflect on and analyze didactic actions,
- a strong ability to work in a team/openness to team teaching forms,
- interest in music pedagogical research questions.
In teaching or research, university organization or projects: Together we make music in all its forms tangible for diverse fields of work and cultural spaces.
Will you soon be part of our team? We look forward to receiving your application by 10.01.2026.
Your application should include, in addition to the usual documents, a 30-minute teaching video with one of your own students or a group. Please upload the teaching video to YouTube (unlisted) and send us the link along with your application.
