In nuce: The Film University Potsdam Konrad Wolf currently has a vacancy for an artistic professorship in the field of Visual Effects Technologies/Virtual Production. This is a half-time position to be filled from the first of April 2023 and is paid according to salary grade W3. The W grade regulates the salary of civil servant professors. Level W3 applies to professors with civil servant status, which equates to gross earnings of between 4,500 and 8,000 euros per month. The professorship is permanent. In the case of an initial appointment, the appointment is for a fixed term of five years. After the five years, there is the prospect of a permanent appointment.
Further information on the professorship: The description of the advertised position states that the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf is looking for a person to teach the newly planned Bachelor’s degree programme Visual Effects & Virtual Productions in theory and practice and to represent it in teaching and research. The structure of the degree programme is mentioned as part of the job description. The recruitment requirements for the professorship are listed below:
- Completed university degree (ideally at the interface between design and technology)
- Pedagogical aptitude: Proof of teaching experience at universities or comparable institutions
- Special aptitude for artistic work: Proof of several years of professional experience in VFX productions
- Additional artistic achievements and active artistic practice: Proof of relevant projects
Click here for more information on the advertised professorship Visual Effects Technologies /Virtual Production at karriere.filmuniversität.de. Comprehensive information on W salaries at academics.de. We have used the information there on the salary groups for this report.
