Job description

The Music Department at KCL seeks to appoint a musicologist or ethnomusicologist with interests in the music industry and/or digital music. The ability to teach popular music history and/or the music of one or more world regions will be an advantage.
The successful candidate will teach modules in the Music Industry and Music & Digital Cultures on our BMus and MMus programmes, as well as other modules TBC. They will also supervise undergraduate and Masters dissertations and contribute to department administration.

While this is primarily a teaching role, the postholder will be given every opportunity to participate in the research culture of the department and the wider university. Applicants must be available to start early September or soon thereafter and to begin teaching in a blended online/in-person format on September 28.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 24 months.

Key responsibilities

• To contribute to the Department's teaching activities primarily on the BMus and MMus programmes
• To draw on the applicant's own scholarship, understanding, and knowledge of their chosen areas of expertise to support their teaching
• To participate actively in the Department's everyday administrative functions.
• To take a lead role in the planning, organisation and delivery of teaching activities within the department in accordance with established departmental practice.
• To undertake the supervision of student research at BMus and MMus levels.
• To contribute to the on-going development and design of modules, particularly in areas of digital musical cultures and/or music industry, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning.
• To undertake pastoral care as a personal tutor.
• To participate fully in assessment and examination processes as appropriate using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning.
• To undertake administrative responsibilities in the department.
• To engage in professional development as appropriate.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties that may be requested by the Head of Department.
• The Academic Education Pathway allows 80% of a staff member's time to be dedicated to Teaching, Leadership and Administration, 20% dedicated to Scholarship that is Education focused.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

• PhD in a field related to Music research interests
• Developing record of high quality publications as evidence of scholarship (achieved or potential) appropriate to the stage of your career
• Demonstrable knowledge of music industry and digital musical research
• Ability to carry out research-led teaching
• Clearly defined scholarship plans compatible with the research strategies of the Department, Faculty and College
• Willingness and ability to contribute to pastoral care of students
• Teaching experience in Higher Education
• Understanding of module preparation, development and assessment processes
• Diplomatic, tactful and confident, with a proven ability to work successfully with a wide range of people
• Flexibility and resourcefulness
• A proven ability to work self-directed, to lead and to be part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Training in university-level teaching
• Professional experience, with a track record of performances/presentations, where appropriate
• Administrative experience in an academic environment that may include one or more of following: admissions; pastoral care; staff-student liaison; module leadership
• Potential for academic leadership
• Ability to manage, or assist in management of sound recording studios/editorial suites

Further information

This advertisement does not meet the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship under Home Office regulations and therefore the university will not be able to offer sponsorship for this role.