Music Lecturer

**Music Lecturer**

**Salary Range £23,072 - £28,432**

**Permanent post, 29.6 hours per week X 52 weeks per annum**

**We are looking for somebody who is passionate about Music to join our Higher Education, UC Sheffield family of dedicated teachers working together to unlock opportunities for aspiring musicians across Sheffield.**

From composing and recording music to live music production and performance, you will need good overall knowledge of both the historical and contemporary contexts within the music industry, and ideally be a multi - instrumentalist. You will be excited to work closely with a range of highly talented and professional people to ensure learners are fully supported throughout their time with us and to ensure that they achieve their goals.

**The role of Higher Education Music Lecturer is ideal if you**:

- Want a varied role where you are responsible for the delivery and management of our Level 4 - Level 6 courses.

**Day-to-day you will be responsible for**:

- Prepare for and deliver high quality sessions to student groups within the Music department, with clear intentions and well-defined outcomes.
- Manage student progress and achievement through the modules you deliver and manage.
- Evaluate students' work and provide timely, constructive feedback.
- Participate in internal and external quality assurance processes.
- Take part in activities relating to recruitment of students (open evenings, interviews etc)
- Be an active member of staff teams, contributing to curriculum development, academic board meetings and course review.
- Participate in personal development, working to develop your own professional knowledge and skill set.

**After your first year with us, success would look like**:

- Built student skills to a high level in preparation for higher level study or industry.
- Successfully improved grades for your student cohort.
- Embedded yourself as a key member of the team.

**We're open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will**:

- Have a qualification in a music related field and relevant experience.
- Hold a teaching qualification
- Be creative, enthusiastic, dynamic and forward-thinking practitioner with a conscientious and organised approach.
- Work well as part of a team and be resilient, adaptable and enthusiastic with experience of music industries.
- You are student focussed, building a supportive and creative environment for students to develop their practical skills.
- Excellent communication skills and a restorative approach to classroom management.
- You will promote excellence and continuously improve practice

**We also offer outstanding pension, benefits & annual leave packages**

**We appreciate your interest and look forward to getting to know you**

**Next steps**

**Closing date: 24th August 2023**

**Shortlisting date: 25th August 2023**

**Interview: 31st August 2023**

Also, as a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us via the details above.

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