Lecturer in Music

About the role

The University of Bristol’s School of Arts seeks to appoint a fixed-term 1.0 FTE Lecturer in Music, commencing on 1 September 2026 and ending on 31 July 2029. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in university teaching and administration, with a specialism in music pre-1900, post-2000, or jazz studies, complementing the expertise of other staff members. They will also demonstrate a scholarly interest in performance practice.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the department’s Director of Performance.
• Liaise with the department’s hourly-paid Instrumental and Vocal Teachers, participating in annual recruitment of these colleagues.
• Liaise closely with student music societies and external professional musicians to schedule the university’s regular programme of concerts.
• Support the university’s regular programme of concerts, and develop strategies for publicising our performance activities to grow and diversify our audiences.
• Organise and run Showcases for students taking performance units, to help them prepare for recitals.
• Oversee organization of recital schedules, including hiring accompanists, communicating with students about assessment requirements, etc.
• Act as unit director for the university-wide Choral and Ensemble Performance unit (this will involve triage and liaison but no teaching).
• Act as personal tutor for MA students on the Performance pathway.
• Organize (from January onwards) and lead the all department Creative Performance and Musicianship workshops on Friday afternoons.
• With advice and support from colleagues, manage the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarships in Music, including mentorship of scholarship holders, liaison with the scholarship office around advertising and selection process, contribute to selection of each year’s cohort of scholars (shortlisting and watching video auditions).
• With advice and support from colleagues, manage the department’s discretionary funds for extra-curricular music making.
• Musicology teaching across the BA and MA programmes.
• Contribute to supervision and marking of MA dissertations.
• Liaise with colleagues and students to provide regular content for the department’s Instagram account.

Requirements

You have a completed PhD in Music (or related subject), with an emphasis on Music pre-1900, post-2000, or in jazz studies. You have recent and current experience of, and expertise in university musicology teaching at BA level, including marking and assessment. You have significant experience in UK HE administration that has prepared you to undertake the role of Head of Performance in Music at the University of Bristol. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team. You have recent and current experience of performance-related activities (e.g. workshops, teaching topics related to performance practice [broadly conceived], or directing student music making in some form) and performance assessment at university level. You have native or near-native English, and ability to advise students in detail of academic written expression in English.