Senior Lecturer or Reader (Education & Research) in Music Production

Senior Lecturer or Reader (Education & Research) in Music Production
Grade 9, starting salary £54,949 – £65,578

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Senior Lecturer or Reader in Music Production to join Keele’s School of Humanities to contribute to the BA Music Production and Sound Design which we launched in 2022 and which builds on a long tradition of innovation in music at Keele. Please clearly state in your application whether you are applying for a Senior Lectureship or a Readership, and work to the relevant person specification.

The successful candidate will deliver high-quality practical and theoretical teaching in a studio-based environment. They will support students’ creativity, innovation, and employability at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will produce original research outputs of international quality that will merit inclusion in Keele’s future REF submissions, and they will have experience of securing research funding. They will have experience of academic leadership in education and research.

This post represents an opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a team of staff in Keele University’s Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Humanities. The School of Humanities comprises Music Production & Sound Design, Media & Communications, Film Studies, English Literature, Creative Writing, History, and Liberal Arts. Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. The University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research.  Further information can be found at http://www.keele.ac.uk .

Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter and values equality and diversity across our workforce.  We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from women for this role. In seeking to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles. The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.

The position is available indefinitely (an open-ended contract), starting by 1 September 2023. Please contact Head of School Prof. Nicholas Seager ([email protected] ) for informal enquiries.

For further details regarding this vacancy, please click on the attachment link above to view the Job Description and Person Specification.

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Please complete the online application form and upload with your application the following three items:

• your academic CV.
• a covering letter of two sides which states whether you are applying for Senior Lecturer or Reader, and which explains how you meet the relevant person specification.
• what you consider to be the best example of your research.

Closing date for applications: 17th April 2023

Interviews will be held on: 3rd May 2023

Post reference: KU00003286