Location: Ayr Campus
Full time, 35 hours per week |
Salary: £51,799 – £60,022 per annum |
Deadline: 24/04/22
The UWS School of Business and Creative Industries is continuing to make a significant investment in academic posts to support its strategic development and to help further position the School as a key player locally, nationally and internationally.
We’re seeking applications from individuals wishing to further develop their academic career to join the School’s Division of Arts and Media as a Senior Lecturer in Music. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about their subject area and can contribute to the on-going expansion of their subject area delivery as well as to the commercialization activities of the Division. Our music programmes are focused broadly on contemporary popular music, its production, distribution and impact, and you will join a team delivering collaborative, contemporary research-based student experience and contribute to our popular J.A.M.E.S. accredited BA (Hons) Commercial Music and MA Music programmes, as well as our partner deliveries at New College Lanarkshire and Rome Contemporary Music College. You will also have opportunities to help build the reputation and profile of our School as a leading contributor to the economic and social development of the communities in which we work as well as engage in exciting international opportunities.
The successful candidate should have the following:
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Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent, significant creative industry experience
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Qualified to PhD level or working towards one
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Research, creative practice and teaching interests in some or all of the following areas: popular music performance and/or audio production and/or business; songwriting/composition; production and distribution of popular music; music entrepreneurship; music in the community
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Experience of leadership, either as a line manager or programme leader
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Be able to lead, write and coordinate modules and develop research projects
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Practical experienced gained within industry and be able to develop and lead learning and knowledge exchange projects in partnership with external stakeholders
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Experience of hybrid delivery of learning and teaching and of use of authentic/real-world assessment approaches
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Commitment to delivering high quality teaching and supporting an outstanding student experience.
This post will primarily be based at our modern, greenfield Ayr campus with its extensive studio facilities, but may have scheduled activities at our other campus locations.
About us
University of the West of Scotland is a dynamic, modern, multi-campus university but with origins dating back to 1897. UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 600 of universities worldwide (2022 World University Rankings) and in the top 150 of universities worldwide under 50 years old (2022 Young University Rankings). We have five campuses: four across west and southwest Scotland and one in central London.
UWS School of Business & Creative Industries is a vibrant community delivering innovative learning and teaching alongside a rapidly developing research and enterprise profile. You will join a supportive and motivating work environment, where you will join a multicultural, multidisciplinary community of scholars and students from around the world.
The benefits we can offer you include:
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35 days annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
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23% employer’s pension contribution including death in service benefits on joining the pension scheme
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A flexible approach to working pattern and work life balance
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Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
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Fitness facilities across our campuses
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Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
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Professional, career and research development opportunities.
Informal enquiries about the role can be made to David Scott, Head of Division, by email to David.Scott@uws.ac.uk.
Further information, including details of how to apply are available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/
Closing Date: Sunday 24 April 2022
Interview Date: Monday 23 May 2022
UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.