Organisation/Company: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Research Field: Arts
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Australia
Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Description
Job no: 0063489
Location: Southbank Campus
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Fine Arts & Music
School: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Salary: Senior Lecturer (Level C) - $146,050 - $168,403 p.a. OR Associate Professor (Level D) - $175,858 - $193,740 p.a. plus 17% super
About the Role
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is seeking an outstanding Senior Lecturer in Violin (Level C), with the potential for appointment as Associate Professor (Level D) for candidates with a proven track record in a comparable tertiary institution or at the highest levels of professional activity. This role offers a unique opportunity for a distinguished violinist and educator to lead and inspire the next generation of musicians.
We are looking for a violinist with an exceptional professional performance profile, recognised for their leading contributions as a performer, teacher, and recording artist.
Your role will be pivotal in shaping the future of our strings and performance programs. You will not only teach and coordinate subjects but also attract top-tier violin students and contribute to the Conservatorium’s vibrant research culture through performances, recordings, publications, or other suitable research outputs. Your leadership and collaborative skills will be essential in driving innovation and maintaining the Conservatorium’s reputation for excellence.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Prepare and deliver individual lessons, performance classes, chamber music and other ensemble coaching, lectures, and tutorials in the strings area and performance program more generally, at all undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate coursework levels
- Coordinate strings subjects and other performance subjects, including appropriate ensembles, as assigned
- Mark performance assessment tasks, including recital and technical examinations, entrance auditions, and allied performance activities
- Advise and mentor students
- Recruit high-quality violin students to all levels of undergraduate and graduate strings study
- Contribute to curriculum development and delivery of innovative subject material in performance subjects
- Consult and collaborate with continuing and sessional staff to ensure high quality learning outcomes for strings students
- Build a sustained record of major contributions to performance-based research activities that generate new knowledge and/or understanding
- Cultivate innovation in performance-based research activities, through an individual and collaborative research program
Who We Are Looking For
You will be a renowned musician with a distinguished national and international reputation, showcasing an exceptional record of performances and recordings across diverse repertoires and settings, including solo, orchestral, and chamber repertoires. Your high-level expertise in violin covers a broad range of music from the 18th through 21st centuries.
You will also have:
- A postgraduate qualification in violin performance (doctorate preferred), or equivalent professional experience
- Evidence of the experience and expertise needed for teaching into all performance-based subjects within the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula
- Evidence of approaches to teaching and performance compatible with the academic programs and staff of the Conservatorium
- Demonstrated ability to work collegially as a member of the string and performance areas
- Evidence of ability to develop a distinctive program of performance-based research
Visa sponsorship is available for this position if an exceptional international candidate is selected.
Applications close: 30 September 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
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