Lecturer E-Bass Jazz and Contemporary Music (30-50%)

Bern

Key information

Publication date:09 December 2025
Workload:30 – 50%
Place of work:Bern

Job summary

Join HKB to teach E-Bass Jazz and Contemporary Music courses. Enjoy a dynamic, supportive work environment with diverse opportunities.

Tasks

Teach undergraduate and master's students in E-Bass Jazz and ensembles.
Build and guide your own class towards their diplomas.
Enhance students' musical skills, reflection, and creativity.

Skills

Degree in E-Bass Jazz with performance experience and teaching background.
Strong didactic skills and knowledge of contemporary music education methods.
Fluency in German, French, and/or English is preferred.

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What you will do here

Teach bachelor and master students majoring in E-Bass Jazz and Contemporary Music as well as stylistic ensembles
Build your own class and support students towards their diplomas
Promote the musical skills of the students as well as their ability to reflect and creativity with regard to the music and teaching market
Support the development of a transdisciplinary oriented university together with the faculty; participate in juries and commissions
Engage with research and mediation questions around current music practice and set your own impulses

What you ideally bring with you

Successfully completed university studies in E-Bass Jazz, international artistic charisma and extensive performance experience
Didactic aptitude and teaching experience at university level, knowledge of the diversity of methods in current music teaching. Language skills in German, French and/or English
Wide stylistic range beyond the core jazz repertoire; experience in music mediation and research questions and formats desired
Willingness to be present weekly in Bern during the semester

The interview dates including trial lessons (individual and ensemble) will take place on March 5 and 6 in Bern

Here are already some of our advantages

Lived and openly designed transdisciplinarity, plus a unique mix of research and teaching.
An international faculty that combines tradition with innovation, excellence with experiment and guides our students individually towards their own careers.
A corporate culture that fosters diversity, artistic openness and the transitions between disciplines, attitudes and traditions.

I will guide you through the
application process

Daniela Werder
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 43 37

The Bern University of the Arts (HKB)

At the HKB , a department of the BFH, we unite a variety of artistic and design disciplines under one roof. As an innovative art university with an inspiring atmosphere, we place great value on cross-disciplinary teaching and research in music, design and art, conservation and restoration, theater, literature and in our transdisciplinary Y Institute.