Professorship for Major Jazz Piano and Ensemble (50 – 70% with the option to split the position)
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Basel
Key information
- Publication date:04 October 2025
- Workload:50 – 70%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Basel
Job summary
Join the Hochschule für Musik Basel as a Jazz Piano Professor! Embrace a creative and diverse teaching environment.
Tasks
- Teach piano and ensemble classes in Bachelor and Master programs.
- Guide students through individual and group lessons across all stages.
- Collaborate with faculty to enhance educational offerings.
Skills
- Must have recognized artistic credentials and teaching experience.
- Strong understanding of jazz traditions and innovations.
- Ability to inspire students in both technique and creativity.
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Professorship for Major Jazz Piano and Ensemble (50 – 70% with the option to split the position)
University of Music Basel FHNW, Jazz
Your tasks:
The Jazz Institute is one of three institutes at the University of Music Basel. Students are trained in three bachelor's and master's degree programs.
- You teach the major subject piano as well as thematic ensemble lessons in the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
- You supervise students in all study phases and provide both individual and group lessons
- You contribute your interdisciplinary skills and collaborate with the lecturers at the institute on the further development of teaching.
Your profile:
- You are an internationally recognized and well-networked artistic personality with excellent didactic skills and experience in higher education teaching
- Within jazz, you are familiar with its traditions and currents as well as the latest developments, and you are open to other music styles and art forms
- You have a distinctive profile within your field, are able to inspire students both in instrumental-technical and artistic-innovative work, and competently guide them
- You hold relevant academic degrees and pedagogical qualifications
- You have a higher education didactic qualification or the willingness to acquire it during the first years and understand the implementation of the performance mandate of universities of applied sciences as an exciting field of activity
FHNW is part of a diverse society and embraces the resulting opportunities and responsibilities. Furthermore, a step further is to be taken – creativity, openness, and courage are required to also pursue unconventional paths.
Will you soon be part of our team? We look forward to receiving your application by 30.11.2025.
The hearings will take place on 16.01.2026.
