Lecturer in Music, Saxophone
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 8 Nov 2021
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- Academic Discipline
- Art, Performing Arts & Design, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Lecturers / Assistant Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
Work type: Continuing
Location: Southbank
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Department/School: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Salary: $107,547 - $127,707 (Level B)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Part time - 17% super
The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne is home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Long recognised as one of the leading providers of fine arts and music education in Australia, the Faculty has an ambitious plan to grow its global profile.
About the Role
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Music (Saxophone) who will make significant contributions to the teaching, coordination and provision of the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Conservatorium: by attracting high-quality students into the Bachelor of Music and Graduate programs; teaching one-to-one lessons to saxophone students; and contributing in diverse ways to excellence and innovation in the solo, chamber music and Wind Symphony programs of the Conservatorium, including leadership of the Saxophone Ensemble.
About you
You will be an outstanding performer with a strong record of performance accomplishments across relevant repertoires; have high-level expertise in saxophone teaching practices and a record of excellent teaching at the tertiary level; and demonstrate ability to contribute to innovative artistic research and/or the scholarship of music pedagogy.
You will hold a doctoral degree in music performance or other relevant area of music or a superior record of professional experience and demonstrated ability to complete a doctoral degree in music performance.
Location
Based in the beautiful Southbank Campus of The University of Melbourne, you will work in the spectacular new Ian Potter Southbank Centre, surrounded by the major arts and cultural organisations and venues of Melbourne’s arts precinct. You will have the convenience of great transport links to the rest of the city with the serenity of the Botanical Gardens close by.
To apply
Please download a copy of the position description for full details of the role and selection criteria. The application deadline for written materials is 8 November 2021 (11:59 pm AEST).
Following initial review, selected candidates will be invited to upload recordings that exemplify their performance profile and may be requested to provide additional materials.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
To ensure the University provides a safe environment for children, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to:
https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Benefits
To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits
Position Description:
0047329 Lecturer in Music (Saxophone).doc
Applications close: 08 Nov 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Company
The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.
Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.
Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.
The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.
In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.
More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.
For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au
*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015
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- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Telephone
- +61 (3) 8344 4000
- Location
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Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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