Teacher - Ethnomusicology

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Teacher - Ethnomusicology

The post is an 11 month, 0.4 appointment to cover staff sabbaticals.

As a member of the relevant teaching teams within the School of Music, to design, co-ordinate, supervise and deliver units of teaching and assessment on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in ethnomusicology and pop/jazz/popular culture. To also undertake required academic and teaching related administrative duties in relation to the delivery of that teaching and assessment, and the programmes as a whole.

You will be assigned an academic line manager, and the support of a mentor is available.

This post is part-time (14 hours per week) and fixed-term until 31 July 2025.

Salary: £39,347 - £44,263 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 6)

For informal discussion, contact Professor Clair Rowden: [email protected]

Job Description

Key Duties

Design, plan and deliver units of teaching within undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including individual lectures/seminars/workshops. The successful candidate will contribute  teaching to and/or co-ordinate the first-year UG team-taught module ‘Music as Culture’ and second-year team-taught ‘Ethnomusicology II’, as well as various lectures on team-taught MA modules, according to areas of specialisation.

Some teaching materials will be provided but duties will include preparing teaching material, selecting teaching methods, resources and reading; communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking; observing and reacting to student interventions; responding to questions outside class times and to contingencies in course delivery.

Carry out assessment for units of teaching, supervising assessments where required (e.g., in class tests or presentations), marking assessments, entering marks on to university systems and providing written/oral feedback.

Where required, co-ordinate team teaching of modules, including liaison with other academics and/or postgraduate, to ensure the course complements other courses taken by students; collaborate with colleagues on course development and curriculum changes.

Supervise and mark undergraduate and PGT projects as required, both dissertations and projects in ethnomusicology.
Carry out teaching evaluation, including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery and implementing ideas for improving teaching delivery and own performance.  Undertake continuous professional development activities agreed with line manager and through supporting activities such as probation or annual PDR (performance development review).

As a personal tutor, act as a point of contact for both academic and pastoral student queries, signposting and referring students to relevant advice and support services.

Carry out teaching related administrative duties as required, dealing promptly with reactive requests, such as those relating to teaching, supervising students and administrative tasks or actions from committees and working groups.

General Duties

Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.

Abide by all University policies.

Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

Person Specification

1.   Good first degree, plus a PhD or equivalent applied/professional experience in a relevant field.
2.   Proven effective teaching skills and relevant teaching experience, particularly of lecture/class lesson planning, group management and appropriate methods of assessment.
3.   Ability to take full responsibility for the design, delivery, planning, and co-ordination of teaching units on a course, module, or programme of study, and for related assessments.
4.   Effective proven verbal and written communications skills.
5.   Effective proven organisational skills and ability to effectively manage and prioritise own workload alongside a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
6.   Ability to deal with reactive requests on a regular/daily basis, such as those relating to teaching, supervising students and administrative tasks.
7.   Ability to work collaboratively within a teaching team

Desirable Criteria

8.   Relevant professional/teaching and learning qualification e.g., AdvanceHE Fellowship status or postgraduate teaching qualification.

Additional Information

For informal discussion, contact Professor Clair Rowden: [email protected]

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship