Current vacancies at the Städelschule

  • Instructor (d/f/m) for 3D-Printing Workshop (Freelance)

The Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main was established in 1817. The school offers degrees in Fine Arts and Curatorial Studies, features an international team of acclaimed faculty and staff, and attracts a diverse student body. The Städelschule’s exhibition space, Portikus, was founded in 1987. Today, it is widely known as a prominent center for contemporary art, exhibiting both emerging and established artists from around the world.

Instructor (d/f/m) for 3D-Printing Workshop (Freelance)

for Winter Semester 2024/25

(14 October 2024 – 14 February 2025)

The 3D Printing Workshop is designed to provide access to technology and materials, facilitating students the expertise to work with the 3D printers and do projects. The instructor teaches the function of equipment and software accessible in 3D printing and provides helpful feedback on works in progress, techniques, and insights to the use of the equipment.

The Städelschule is seeking one Lehrbeauftragte / instructor on-site in Frankfurt for the 3D-Printing workshop one day a week.

The instructor for the 3D-Printing Workshop will work independently and organize the weekly workshops for beginners and advanced students.

Weekly tasks

  • Independent teaching activity as a freelance instructor
  • Teaching, supervision and support of the students using 3D software and equipment
  • Regular teaching obligation of 8 hours per day for 16 days spread over the semester weeks. The weekly seminar is at least 90 minutes but can also be taught as a block seminar. The teaching times should be arranged well in advance and in agreement with the Städelschule.
  • Maintaining the 3D printers, ordering filament etc.

Qualification

  • Teaching experience
  • Self-initiative and dynamic personality
  • Extensive knowledge of 3D modeling and 3D printing, related to teaching
  • Capable of maintaining and servicing the 3D printers (FLM/FFF and eventually SLA)
  • Additional knowledge of CAD software like Blender, Rhino, TinkerCAD etc. is welcome
  • Communication skills in exchange with students
  • Very good knowledge of the English language

Offer

  • A diverse, interesting and international work environment in the stimulating atmosphere of an art school
  • A salary of €29.-/hour as a freelancer
  • A teaching assignment with an average of 8 hours/week during the semester

Requirement

  • Depending on the residency: a (German) tax number for invoicing
  • Sharing personnel data (birthdate, address, highest educational degree, and university) for purpose of the teaching assignment and for statistics of the land of Hesse (anonymous)
  • If interested, please apply with a letter of motivation, resumé, references, and 1 page description of workshop by September 15th, 2024 at:
    https://jobs.staedelschule.de/index.php/lehrauftrag-3d-druck/

Interviews will take place in the 39th calendar week 2024.

The Städelschule aims to increase the proportion of women and strongly encourages applications from qualified women. Likewise, the Städelschule is committed to anti-discriminatory measures in its personnel policy and is committed to increasing diversity. Furthermore, the Städelschule strives to create application and working conditions that are as barrier-free as possible. In this context, the Städelschule actively supports applications from people with disabilities.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact Karolin Augart, Head of Human Resources:
personal@staedelschule.de.

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