Performance Consultant

**Job Purpose**
To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes in the area of Music performance associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Culture and Creative Arts.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities in the field of Music performance across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.
2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.
3. Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.
4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment.
5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.
6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.
7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.
8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders - particularly within the music industry in Glasgow, Scotland and beyond - in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.
9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.
10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.
12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together.

**Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Knowledge/ Qualifications**

**Essential**:

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD degree) or equivalent in Music performance / or equivalent professional experience
A5 Knowledge of the music industries and freelance music communities in Glasgow and Scotland
A6 Specialist knowledge of at least one of the following music genres and styles: jazz, folk, trad, pop, classical, musical theatre
A7 Confidence in assessing student performance and providing feedback across a range of genres and styles
A8 Understanding of how Music performance is taught and assessed in a Higher Education/University context

**Desirable**:

B1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 11 (Postgraduate taught degree) or equivalent in Teaching Skills

**Skills**

**Essential**:

C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity
C2 Ability to coach music ensembles comprised of students with varying interests and styles
C3 Ability to support students in developing professional working relationships with freelance instrumental and vocal teachers
C4 Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a higher education environment, establishing working relationships with academic colleagues, professional services staff and external stakeholders
C5 Ability to identify - including at short notice - professional opportunities within the Glasgow music scene that could enhance student employability and graduate attributes
C6 Ability to identify connections and synergies between Performance and other aspects of learning and teaching at the School of Culture and Creative Arts (e.g. Composition; Musicology; Music Industries)

**Desirable**:

D1 Ability to contribute to or support research projects in Music Performance/Music/Creative Arts conducted at the School of Culture and Creative Arts, as relevant

**Experience**

**Essential**:

E1 High-level multi-year experience of working as a professional performer, nationally and internationally
E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and