Senior Lecturer in Rehearsal for Singers, Accompaniment for Pianists and as Accompanist for Song and Orchestral Instruments

The Royal Danish Academy of Music announces a part-time position as studio lecturer in repetition for singers, accompaniment for pianists and as accompanist for singing and orchestral instruments.

Job content

The upcoming studio lecturer shall be able to undertake teaching in repetition in the vocal education and in accompaniment in the piano education as well as to function as accompanist for singing and orchestral instruments at The Royal Danish Conservatory of Music. The position includes administrative obligations, including participation in rehearsals and exams as well as other study administrative work.

Qualifications

A holistic assessment of the applicants' qualifications will be made, with emphasis on

• Artistic activity as accompanist and repetiteur at the highest level
• Extensive teaching experience in repetition for singers at bachelor, master and soloist class levels, including singing students with a specialization in opera
• Extensive repertoire knowledge within Lied, oratorio and opera
• In-depth knowledge of the main languages in the vocal literature: Italian, French, German and English
• Extensive experience with teaching accompaniment for pianists
• Extensive experience as accompanist for singing and orchestral instruments

The application must illuminate and document the mentioned qualifications, and include a detailed account of the personal and professional goals the applicant has for fulfilling the position.

A holistic assessment of the applicants' qualifications in relation to the content of the position will be made. A motivated application, CV, certificates, materials concerning artistic activity and teaching, which the applicant wishes to include in the assessment, must be submitted electronically. Any recordings can be collected on a playlist.

The studio lecturer is expected to engage in close collaboration with the other teachers in the area, including renewal and further development of the respective subjects.

The conservatory has a strong international profile and all teachers are therefore expected, in addition to Danish language skills, to have sufficient English skills to participate in international collaborations as well as to be able to teach in English when needed.

We view diversity as a resource and therefore encourage everyone regardless of personal background to apply for the position. Other employment will be possible to the extent that it is compatible with the appointment at DKDM.

Employment terms

The employment rate is expected to be about 75 percent of full-time for a fixed-term period of five years. Employment is governed by the collective agreement for academics in the state and the rules in the job structure for artistic/scientific staff at the conservatories under the Ministry of Culture. For a position as studio lecturer there is a position-specific pensionable allowance attached.

The appointment procedure follows the Ministry of Culture's Regulation no. 1123 of 22 August 2018 on the appointment of artistic/scientific staff at certain educational institutions under the Ministry of Culture. In this connection a qualification assessment of the applicants is conducted.

Applications including documentation of education and previous employment must reach the conservatory no later than Friday, 13 November 2026 at 12:00.

For further information about the terms of employment please contact the rector of The Royal Danish Conservatory of Music at [email protected].

Application deadline: 13 November 2026

Department: Rosenørns Allé 22 1970 Frederiksberg C

Location: Rosenørns Allé 22, 1970 Frederiksberg C