Lecturer in Music

University of Gloucestershire; Leckhampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Gloucestershire invites applications for a teaching role within the School of Arts, Culture & Environment. You will contribute to on-campus teaching across our Music courses and engage with recruitment, outreach and open days as part of a term-time commitment of at least two days per week.

When not teaching, one day a week may be worked from home. We seek practitioners who can bring industry insight to the courses, supporting students’ creative and professional development and

Responsibilities

• Professional development and careers in music and the creative industries.
• Music enterprise and project development.
• Live music projects, performance and events.
• Supporting students' independent creative and professional projects.

Job description

Candidates will be expected to work on campus teaching or engaged withstudents, assisting with recruitment, outreach and open days at least 2 daysper week during term time. When notteaching one day a week can be worked from home.

About the school

The School of Arts, Culture & Environment traces its distinguishedhistory back to 1852 when the Cheltenham School of Art was established. Today,as one of the three constituent Schools in the University of Gloucestershire,the School currently has over 2200 students and offers a wide range ofundergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as Postgraduate Study &PhD's Subjects offered by the School of Creative Arts include, Humanities,Journalism, Film & TV, Art & Design, Performing Arts, Photography, andArchitecture, Construction & Environment.

The Music area includes three undergraduate courses and one postgraduatecourse, BA Popular Music, BA Sound & Music Production, BA Music Businessand MSc Sound & Music Production.You will be teaching across disciplines in all of these areas.

About the role

A team of professional practitionersdeliver these vibrant music courses which allow students to developmultifarious creative, business, production and performance skills, dependenton the musical interests and direction of individual students. You will bringprofessional practice from the industry and an understanding of the current,ever changing music arena to the course.Student support and creative professional development will be crucial tostudents trying to forge a future in this changing world. We are looking forpractitioners who can deliver expertise in the following areas -

• Professionaldevelopment and careers in music and the creative industries.
• Music enterpriseand project development.
• Live musicprojects, performance and events.
• Supportingstudents' independent creative and professional projects.

TheUniversity will consider applications requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorshipwhere the role meets the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility forsponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account boththe role and the individual circumstances of the candidate.

The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community andwelcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of ourworkforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, demonstratingour commitment to ensuring that the University is inclusive and accessible. Aspart of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who meet thedefinition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and who meet theessential criteria within the person specification.

TheUniversity has also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating ourcommitment to ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces,and their families, are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged. Forapplicants, this means we aim to ensure fair and equitable treatment throughoutthe recruitment process, recognise and value the transferable skills andexperience gained through military service. As part of this commitment, weguarantee an interview to veterans and military spouses/partners who meet theessential criteria within the job specification.

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