Artistic Assistant Bachelor Major Fine Arts, 50%

About the job

The ZHdK, with around 2100 Bachelor’s and Master’s students, is one of the largest and most diverse art universities in Europe. The study and research areas include Art Education, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, and Transdisciplinarity. Located in the heart of Zurich, the ZHdK is a dynamic place where passionate people from over 75 countries work, study, teach, research, and continue their education. The university includes numerous exhibition and performance venues where students’ project works are publicly presented.

For the Department of Fine Arts, we are seeking an

Artistic Assistant Bachelor Major Fine Arts, 50% starting 1 February 2027 or by arrangement

Your tasks:

• Assistance in teaching and support of lecturers in the area of "Artistic Practice"
• (Research, conceptualisation, co-organisation of excursions and exhibitions)
• Co-supervision of student projects
• Co-teaching with lecturers in German and/or English
• Administrative and organisational tasks

We are looking for candidates with an artistic practice who wish to acquire teaching skills at the beginning of their professional career. Your profile: You hold a Master’s degree or an academy degree. We expect initiative, dialogue and integration skills, team spirit, as well as curiosity and openness in collaboration with students and staff of the ZHdK. Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written, complete your profile.

What you can expect from us
We offer you an interesting collaboration with students, a well-coordinated management team, an international network of artists, curators, and theorists as teaching staff. You will find an inspiring working environment in the Zurich Toni-Areal as well as diverse benefits .

The position is limited to three and a half years. The salary is based on the salary regulations of the Canton of Zurich. The workplace is Zurich.

Your contacts for further information:
Martin Jaeggi, Bachelor Fine Arts Programme Director
Svenja Moore, HR Business Partner Department Fine Arts

Please submit your complete application documents by 3 October 2026 via the "Apply online now" link at the end of the original advertisement on the website. Please note that we only consider online applications (no email applications) for this position.

Interviews will take place online on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 and Thursday, 29 October 2026, as well as on-site on Wednesday, 11 November 2026 (second interview).

Further information about the Zurich University of the Arts can be found at www.zhdk.ch .