Assistant professor of Musical Performance in Opera

Stockholm University of the Arts

Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) provides education and conducts research in the fields of circus, dance, dance pedagogy, film, media, opera, performing arts and acting. Through our pioneering educational programmes and research, we aim to strengthen the power and ability of art to interact with and respond to challenges of society today. Our artistic research environment offers unique opportunities for in-depth studies, as well as for creating interdisciplinary artistic projects.

Would you like to make your own contribution to an attractive study, research and work environment? Here at Stockholm University of the Arts, you will be an important part of this critical and inclusive environment. Through innovative arenas for tomorrow's leading artists, researchers and educators, we contribute on an artistic basis to an active dialogue with the surrounding society. Together we carry a culture with a strong sense of we that is characterized by responsibility, trust and commitment where differences are utilized.

The employment is at the Department of Opera. Learn more about the department: https://www.uniarts.se/english/about-uniarts/department-of-opera

We welcome your application for the position of Assistant Professor in Musical Performance for Opera

We are looking for someone with the desire to teach, conduct research and supervise at all levels of musical performance.

As an Assistant Professor, you will need to call on both considerable artistic practice and deep theoretical understanding of your chosen artistic discipline. You will be expected to engage in and drive artistic research and to be able to critically reflect on the artistic processes

Job description

Your work tasks also include:

Teaching and supervising singers in musical interpretation in first-cycle and second-cycle.
Actively participating in the development of the discipline of musical performance and general societal development of significance to the work of the university.
Performing course administration, working to develop existing and new courses and study programmes participating in the department’s development activities and collaborating both internally within the SKH and with external stakeholders in Sweden and abroad.
Contributing to the development of Uniarts education and research and working to integrate these two areas.

As an assistant professor you will have an important role in the work of building a common culture of openness and collaboration at SKH, as well as in the creation of a good work environment. You may be offered assignments or responsibility for study programmes or specializations, board appointments, and be afforded the time and opportunity to pursue artistic research.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for the position of assistant professor in the artistic discipline you have to demonstrate both artistic and teaching expertise within the field of Musical Performance for Opera.

Learn more about entry requirements for artistic and teaching expertise on our website at: https://www.uniarts.se/english/about-uniarts/careers/artistic-and-teaching-expertise#AssociateProfessor

Detailed information regarding qualifications and assessment criteria for teaching appointments is stated in Chapter 4 Sections 3 and 4 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance.

A prerequisite for fulfilling the duties of the position is that you are a pianist and have an active practice at a high artistic level in musical performance. In addition, you have those personal abilities required to competently fulfil the appointment and to be able to represent the university in a manner beneficial to the organisation.

Assessment criteria

The following criteria will be assessed, in this order of priority:

Artistic expertise; breadth and depth of knowledge in the area of artistic specialisation and a good ability to develop and implement artistic research and development activities of a high quality.
Teaching expertise; demonstrated pedagogical skill in artistic contexts.
Hands-on experience of vocal coaching on high professional level.
The ability to describe your teaching and pedagogical methods.
Documented and broad experience of various formats of high quality teaching/examination on first-cycle and second-cycle level and the ability to develop courses and programs.
Documented good collaborative ability.
Experience of teaching both in any Scandinavian language and English.
Knowledge of and an ability to develop international collaborations and exchanges.
Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish and English.

As an employee of Stockholm University of the Arts, you belong to a positive, collegial environment that promotes and supports equality, diversity and inclusion. Emphasis is placed on open communication that engages students and staff and encourages their contributions. We place a great deal of importance on your personal attributes.

You have undergone training in teaching in higher education, or expect to do so within the next three years, or have in some other documented manner acquired equivalent knowledge.

About the position

The scope of employment is sixty percent of a full-time position and it is a fixed period of five years, after which the period of the employment must be renewed. However, the total period of the employment may not exceed more than ten years. Employment to commence at August 2021.

Please submit your application no later than December 10 2020!

How do I apply and what form will the recruitment process take?

Applications should be submitted in English as they may be reviewed by international experts. You can register your application and upload documents in our recruitment system. Please ensure that all documents are marked with the reference number 2020/723/2.2.1.

Detailed information on what to include with your application can be found in the document “What should be included in my application?” on our website at: https://www.uniarts.se/english/about-uniarts/careers