Selection procedure - Professional Lecturer

Selection procedure for the position of university teacher Design

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 at 50% workload

for teaching professional courses focused on furniture technology and construction in the Design study programme at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in the field of study Art, with placement at the Department of Design.
Qualification requirements/conditions:
- second-level university degree in the relevant field,
- teaching experience in the field is welcome,
- professional experience in the field is welcome,
- defence of a written teaching concept,
- ability to independently cooperate in the operation of the study programme, consult student projects carried out within studio assignments from the perspective of furniture technology, lead workshops, actively participate in public presentations, creative residencies, educational trips and international business trips,
- ability to adapt time-wise and coordinate with the study programme and university team (necessary time investment in working at AFAD),
- knowledge of English at a level enabling communication with international students.

University teacher in the position of professional lecturer

for teaching the compulsory profile course Preparatory Design Course and professional courses focused on the fundamentals of design practice and design drawing in the Design study programme at the bachelor’s level in the field of study Art, with placement at the Department of Design.
Qualification requirements/conditions:
- second-level university degree in the relevant field,
- teaching experience in the field of at least 3 years,
- professional experience in the field is welcome,
- defence of a written teaching concept,
- ability to independently cooperate in the operation of the study programme, lead workshops, actively participate in public presentations, creative residencies, educational trips and international business trips,
- ability to adapt time-wise and coordinate with the study programme and university team (necessary time investment in working at AFAD),
- knowledge of English and ability to operate in an international environment and cooperate with international students.

Application deadline:

04.06.2026

Expected start date:

September 2026

Required documentation for the selection procedure:

application form – written application to participate in the selection procedure, including consent to the processing of personal data in accordance with Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection and on amendments and supplements to certain acts, as amended. The application must include: personal data – name, surname, address, contact – email, telephone, and the exact title of the position in which the candidate is interested.
structured CV, (limited to name and surname, without personal data or photograph)
officially certified copy of the document confirming the highest level of education achieved (second or third level), (internal employees do not need to submit officially certified education documents; a copy of the document confirming the highest level of education achieved is sufficient.
criminal record extract not older than 3 months,
written teaching concept,
brief portfolio of artistic or scientific activity,
overview of teaching activity (length of teaching experience, titles of courses taught, etc.),
overview of artistic, professional and publication activity, where possible documented by CREUČ and CREPČ records,
overview of artistic-scientific, professional and publication activity, where possible documented by CREUČ and CREPČ records,
affidavit on other employment relationships with higher education institutions based or operating in the Slovak Republic or abroad, concluded for the performance of work as a university teacher or researcher, including information on weekly working time (for the purpose of proving the fact pursuant to Section 74(5) of the Higher Education Act),
All materials must be submitted in both printed and electronic form (on a USB drive).
In the case of education documents from abroad, an official translation into Slovak is also required.

Salary conditions:

in accordance with the applicable legal regulations of Act No. 553/2003 on the remuneration of employees performing work in the public interest, i.e. according to the special salary tariff scale for university teachers.

Job description:

expected job description in accordance with Section 75 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions, as amended.

General admission conditions:

fulfilment of the required admission conditions,
complete submission of the required documentation for the selection procedure,
personal attendance at the selection procedure.

Selection procedure:

presentation of artistic or scientific and teaching activity (approx. 15 min.),
presentation of the proposed teaching concept (approx. 15 min.),
discussion with the members of the committee and defence of the submitted teaching concept.

Applications with the required documents should be submitted to:

Human Resources Office of AFAD,
Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, 814 37 Bratislava.

Contact:

Ing. Mgr. Jana Tomšíková
tomsikova(a)vsvu.sk
0918/110 183

In Bratislava, on 12.05.2026

Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Bohunka Koklesová, PhD.
Rector of AFAD