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Selection procedure - associate professor

Selection procedure for the position of university teacher Visual Communication

The Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, with its registered office at Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, in Bratislava, in accordance with Section 77, paragraph 1 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on the Amendment and Supplementation of Certain Acts, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act on Higher Education Institutions"), announces a selection procedure for filling the positions of university teachers in the functional position of associate professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava as follows:

Department of Visual Communication

  • University Teacher in the position of Associate Professor for conducting the compulsory subject Multimedia Preparatory Course and the compulsory subject Multimedia Studio in the study program Visual Communication and in the study program Digital Arts in the field of Arts at the Bachelor's level, and conducting the compulsory subject Multimedia Studio in the study program Design in the field of Arts at the Master's level with placement at the Department of Visual Communication.

 

Application deadline: 25.04.2025

Start date: September 2025

Qualification Requirements

EDUCATION:

  • completion of higher education at the II. level with the awarding of an artistic-pedagogical title or scientific-pedagogical title "Associate Professor" before 01.09.2020, or,
  • completion of higher education at the III. level with the awarding of an artistic-pedagogical title or scientific-pedagogical title "Associate Professor", or,
  • completion of higher education at the III. level, without the awarding of an artistic-pedagogical or scientific-pedagogical title "Associate Professor". The candidate must demonstrate meeting the criteria required for obtaining the title of Associate Professor at a University in the relevant field of Habilitation proceedings, which is associated with the study program to which the position is linked, meaning that the candidate must meet the Qualification criteria for habilitation proceedings (Annex no. 2).

Additional qualification requirements

  • artistic-pedagogical practice of at least 3 years (including doctoral study),
  • knowledge of a world language – English, level: B2 (intermediate).

Required Documentation for the Selection Procedure:

  • application – written request for participation in the selection procedure, stating consent to process personal data in accordance with Act no. 18/2018 on the protection of personal data and amendments to certain laws. The application must include: personal data – name, surname, address, contact – email, phone, and the exact title of the position for which the candidate is applying.

Application to AFAD selection procedure (SK) 042025RTF, 52 KB

  • Curriculum Vitae* (in the format of name and surname without personal data and photograph),
  • officially certified copy of the third-level university diploma,
  • officially certified copy of the decree awarding the artistic-pedagogical title "Associate Professor" if the candidate has obtained this title,
  • criminal record not older than 3 months,
  • brief portfolio of artistic or scientific activity,
  • overview of artistic, professional, and publishing activities (if possible, documented by the CREUČ and CREPČ record),
  • overview of artistic-scientific professional and publishing activities (if possible, documented by the CREUČ and CREPČ record),
  • teaching concept,
  • declaration of other employment relationships with universities based in Slovakia or abroad, specifying weekly working hours (for the purpose of proving facts according to § 74, paragraph 5 of the Higher Education Act),
  • overview of artistic-pedagogical activity (length of teaching experience, supervision of final theses),
  • overview of the candidate’s grant, project, and organizational activities (research projects, conferences, workshops, etc.),
  • other documents as per the Selection Procedure Guidelines and the published notice of the selection procedure, (Annex no. 2), for candidates with third-level education and without the artistic-pedagogical title "Associate Professor".
  • consent to the processing of personal data.

CONSENT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATAPDF, 83 KB

All documents must be submitted in both printed and electronic form (on USB stick).

For internal employees, notarized educational documents are not required; a copy of the diploma is sufficient.

General Admission Conditions:

  • fulfillment of the required admission conditions,
  • complete submission of the required documentation for the selection procedure,
  • personal participation in the selection procedure.

Course of the Selection Procedure:

  • presentation of artistic or scientific and pedagogical activity (approx. 15 minutes),
  • presentation of the proposed teaching concept (approx. 15 minutes),
  • discussion with the committee members and defense of the submitted teaching concept.

Salary Conditions:

According to valid legal regulations in accordance with Act no. 553/2003 and the regulation of the Slovak government no. 296/2022, Annex no. 6 Special Pay Scale for University Teachers and Research and Development Employees

Employment Terms:

In accordance with § 75, paragraph 3) of Act no. 131/2002 on Higher Education and on Amendments to Certain Laws.

Additional Details on the Selection Procedure, Admission Conditions, and Required Documentation for the Selection Procedure:

  1. Filling the mentioned position and function is carried out in accordance with the approved number and structure of positions at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava.
  2. The selection procedure verifies the abilities and expertise of the candidate, which are necessary or appropriate in relation to the duties the employee will perform in the position or function for which the selection procedure is being announced.
  3. The selection procedure for the position of professor and associate professor is also a selection procedure for the position of university teacher.
  4. The required documentation for the selection procedure, including the application for the selection procedure, must be submitted in Slovak. If the documents proving the achieved education, academic, artistic, and scientific titles, and artistic and scientific ranks were issued in a country other than Slovakia, they must be officially verified and officially translated into Slovak. Official translation is not required for documents issued in Czech.

 

*Structured professional CV of the selected candidate and unsuccessful candidates will be published within 5 working days of the selection procedure on the faculty’s website for 90 days.

Structured Professional CV for Publication - Form (Slovak)DOCX, 18 KB

 

Applications with required documents should be submitted to the Human Resources Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, 814 37 Bratislava.

Contact:

 

In Bratislava, March 31, 2025

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Bohunka Koklesová, PhD. 

Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava