Selection procedure - Professional Lecturer
The Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, with its registered seat at Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, Bratislava, in accordance with Section 52(1) of Act No. 300/2025 Coll. on Higher Education and on amendments and supplements to certain acts, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Higher Education Act”), announces a selection procedure for the position of university teacher – lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava as follows:
University Teacher in the Position of Professional Lecturer
- University teacher in the position of Professional Lecturer for teaching drawing with a focus on the needs of the study programmes Photography and New Media, Intermedia, and Visual Communication, in the field of study Art, assigned to the Division of Drawing.
Application deadline:
22 May 2026
Starting date:
September 2026
Qualification requirements/conditions:
- second-cycle higher education degree in the relevant field,
- teaching experience is welcome,
- defence of a written teaching concept,
- ability to independently contribute to the operation of the study programme, lead workshops, and actively participate in public presentations, residencies, study trips, and international work-related travel,
- ability to adapt timewise and coordinate with the department, study programme, and university team (a necessary time commitment to work at AFAD),
- knowledge of English and the ability to operate in an international environment and cooperate with international students.
Required documentation for the selection procedure:
- application form – written request for participation in the selection procedure including consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection, as amended. The application must include: personal data – name, surname, address, contact details – email, telephone number, and the exact title of the position applied for.
- structured CV (containing only name and surname, without personal data and photograph),
- officially certified copy of the document confirming the highest level of education attained (second or third cycle), (internal employees are not required to submit officially certified documents; a copy is sufficient),
- extract from the criminal record not older than 3 months,
- written teaching concept,
- brief portfolio of artistic and/or scientific activity,
- overview of teaching activity (length of teaching experience, courses taught, etc.),
- overview of artistic, professional and publishing activity (where possible documented by extracts from CREUČ and CREPČ),
- overview of artistic-scientific, professional and publishing activity (where possible documented by extracts from CREUČ and CREPČ),
- affidavit on other employment relationships with higher education institutions in Slovakia and abroad, concluded for performing work as a university teacher or research worker, including information on weekly working time (for the purposes of Section 74(5) of the Higher Education Act),
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All documents must be submitted in both printed and electronic form (on a USB flash drive).
- In the case of educational documents issued abroad, an official translation into Slovak is required.
Salary conditions:
- in accordance with Act No. 553/2003 Coll. on the remuneration of employees performing work in the public interest, i.e. according to the specific salary tariff scale for university teachers.
Job description:
- expected job duties in accordance with Section 75 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions, as amended.
Applications with the required documents should be submitted to:
Human Resources Office, AFAD,
Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, 814 37 Bratislava.
Contact:
Ing. Mgr. Jana Tomšíková
tomsikova(a)vsvu.sk
0918/110 183
In Bratislava, 30 April 2026
Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Bohunka Koklesová, PhD.
Rector of AFAD