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The University for Music and Dance Cologne is one of the world鈥檚 foremost performing arts schools and one of the largest music institutions for higher education in Europe with its three campuses in Cologne, Wupper-tal and Aachen. The institution boasts a teaching staff of 540 including a large number of acclaimed figures from the international music and dance field, academia and education. They look after some 1,550 students from over 60 countries. Around 140 technical and administrative staff provide a wide range of services for teaching and events.

The Hochschule f眉r Musik und Tanz 碍枚濒苍 is looking to fill the position of a

at the Cologne University Campus, department 7/ CCD (Center for Contemporary Dance) from winter semester 2025/26.

We are seeking a renowned dance-artistic personality who is able to impart contemporary dance-technical expertise in terms of diversity of methods in teaching. The area of responsibility also includes participation in the further development and design of the study and research profiles and the curriculum for the BA Dance in both specializations (Performative Practice and Dance Mediation) in accordance with the profile of the CCD (Center for Contemporary Dance). Tasks also include promoting the networking of the BA Dance course with the professional field and coordinating as well as supervising student projects and theses.

Our requirements:

• Degree in the field of dance or an equivalent foreign university education or artistic achievements of equal value corresponding to the task
• diverse methodological competence in relation to dance techniques and somatic practices
• recognized individual dance artistic practice, in particular accomplishments and experience on stage 
• outstanding communicative and organizational skills
• relevant teaching experience at a university or at university level
• a clear affinity for reflecting and theorizing one鈥檚 own dance practice
• the willingness to actively participate in examinations and in the further development of study programs and teaching concepts as well as in interdisciplinary cooperation
• the willingness to actively participate in academic self-administration committees and, if necessary, to take on administrative and/or management tasks
• regular presence at the university
• the willingness to actively participate in the artistic life of the university
• a good command of English
• good knowledge of German or the willingness to acquire this within 2 years.

The recruitment requirements are set out in 搂 29 of the Law on the Art Schools of North Rhine-Westphalia (鈥淕esetz 眉ber die Kunsthochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen鈥�) Employment will be under private law with an initial fixed term of two years.

As an international and cosmopolitan institution, the HfMT is located right in the heart of Cologne. It is committed to an equal opportunity and non-discriminatory learning, teaching and working environment and works towards the removal of structural barriers. It therefore welcomes all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, as well as applications from people with a history of migration and people of color.

The university aims to increase the proportion of women and expressly encourages women to apply. Women are given preferential consideration in accordance with the within the meaning of 搂 2, Section 3, Part I of SGB IX (German Social Code). Applications from people with severe disabilities and their equals are welcome and will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the legal requirements.

Please send your application with relevant documents to the Rektor of the Hochschule f眉r Musik und Tanz via our by April 17th 2025.  Applications in paper form or by email will not be considered.


We look forward to receiving your application!