Dates
- Opening Date: 26-Sep-2024
- Closing Date: 06-Oct-2024
Location
- Southbank, Australia
Salary
- Level B – $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. plus 17% super
Responsibilities
- Direct the University of Melbourne Concert Band, with full responsibility for rehearsals and performances, a leading role in its repertoire selection, and oversight of parts preparation.
- Mentor individual students in close connection with rehearsal times, for occasional assistance on individual parts, preparation of spoken introductions in concerts, and other activities or expectations directly connected with Concert Band rehearsals and performances.
- Consult as needed or requested with wind/brass/percussion instrumental staff and staff who direct other wind/brass/percussion ensembles, on repertoire programming, ensemble seating, and student progress.
- Collaborate effectively with professional staff who support rehearsals and performances, preparation and distribution of parts, and hiring of casual staff when needed (e.g. for occasional sectional rehearsals).
- Develop formative and summative assessments appropriately linked to learning goals and in relation to subject aims and learning outcomes.
- Communicate specialist knowledge of different approaches, methodologies, and techniques for ensemble performance, and demonstrate as a teacher-performer role model.
- Deliver research-informed teaching by keeping up-to-date with performance and pedagogical research and debates within the practice of ensemble performance.
Requirements
- A postgraduate degree in wind ensemble conducting (doctorate preferred), and experience conducting wind ensembles, preferably in tertiary or secondary contexts.
- A national reputation in wind band conducting, and a record of activity with relevant state and national peak bodies.
- A substantial record of successful secondary and/or tertiary ensemble teaching experience.
- Detailed knowledge of the wind band repertoire, established and new, including canonical works and works that represent diverse voices, idioms, and traditions.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct effective rehearsals and prepare an ensemble for high quality concert performances.
- Diverse knowledge areas and skills in music performance commensurate with serving as a teacher-performer role model.
- Demonstrated management skills, including inclusive decision making, sound knowledge of planning, budgeting and resource management and experience successfully align resources with the strategic goals of the Conservatorium and Faculty.
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Subsidised health and wellbeing services
- Fitness and cultural clubs
- Myki discounts
- 25% discount on graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
- Generous leave provisions
Notes
- This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
PhD Scholarships: Digital music making in regional Australia
Griffith University Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, AustraliaDates
- 1 July 2024 - Closing Date
Responsibilities
- Supporting practical digital music making in regional Australia
- Application of digital fabrication methods in instrument design
- Use of accessible and/or open-source hardware and software to support DIY sonic arts
- Novel uses of creative music technology
- Promoting community and social engagement in DIY digital music making
Requirements
- Contemporary sonic practitioner working with digital and electronic materials
- Passion for electronic music, physical computing, microcontrollers, 3D printing, laser cutting, and other associated creative technology workflows
- Desire to undertake research in specified areas
Benefits
- Annual stipend of $33,480 for up to three years of full-time study
- International applicants awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years
Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Violin
The University of Melbourne Southbank Campus, Melbourne
Dates
- Opening Date: 28-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024
Location
- Southbank Campus, Melbourne
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
Responsibilities
- 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, and Breadth subjects where appropriate
- Consult and collaborate with continuing and sessional staff to ensure high quality learning outcomes for strings students, and effectively manage casual staff members as required
- Build a sustained record of major contributions to performance-based research activities that generate new knowledge and/or understanding, in formats such as live concerts, recordings, conferences, and publications, in high-profile national and international venues, series, and forums
- Cultivate innovation in performance-based research activities, through an individual and collaborative research program that engages multiple repertoires and a variety of dimensions of artistic practice
- Contribute to collective leadership through collaborative teamwork and a readiness to develop and deliver ideas, proposals, plans, and projects
Requirements
- 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, and with other staff across the Conservatorium and more broadly across the Faculty and University
- Evidence of ability to develop a distinctive program of performance-based research, and deliver a variety of high-quality research outputs
- Evidence of creative and considered approaches to repertoire selection, concert curation, and public communication through artistic practice
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Subsidised health and wellbeing services
- Fitness and cultural clubs
- Myki discounts
- 25% discount on graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
- Generous leave provisions
- Excellent scope for future academic development and leadership opportunities
- Job security in a continuing role
Notes
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position if an exceptional international candidate is selected.
- This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
Dates
- Opening Date: 28-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024
Location
- Southbank Campus, Melbourne
Salary
- Lecturer (Level B) – $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. OR Senior Lecturer (Level C) – $146,050 - $168,403 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation (Pension)
Responsibilities
- 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
- Mark performance assessment tasks, including recital and technical examinations, entrance auditions, and allied performance activities
- Contribute to curriculum development and delivery of innovative subject material in performance subjects, and Breadth subjects where appropriate
- Consult and collaborate with continuing and sessional staff to ensure high quality learning outcomes for strings students, and effectively manage casual staff members as required
- Build a sustained record of major contributions to performance-based research activities that generate new knowledge and/or understanding, in formats such as live concerts, recordings, conferences, and publications, in high-profile national and international venues, series, and forums
- Cultivate innovation in performance-based research activities, through an individual and collaborative research program that engages multiple repertoires and a variety of dimensions of artistic practice
- Provide skilled supervision and mentorship for honours and research higher degree students in music performance
Requirements
- A postgraduate qualification in viola 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
- Demonstrated judgement and experience needed for selection, admissions, and assessment of tertiary music students
- Evidence of approaches to teaching and performance compatible with the academic programs and staff of the Conservatorium
- Evidence of ability to develop a distinctive program of performance-based research, and deliver a variety of high-quality research outputs
- Evidence of creative and considered approaches to repertoire selection, concert curation, and public communication through artistic practice
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Subsidised health and wellbeing services
- Fitness and cultural clubs
- Myki discounts
- 25% discount on graduate courses for staff and their immediate families
- Generous leave provisions
- Excellent scope for future academic development and leadership opportunities
- Job security in a continuing role
Notes
- This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position if an exceptional international candidate is selected.
Dates
- Opening Date: 28-Aug-2024
- Closing Date: 30-Sep-2024
Location
- Southbank Campus, Melbourne
Salary
- Lecturer (Level B) – $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. OR Senior Lecturer (Level C) – $146,050 - $168,403 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation (Pension)
Responsibilities
- 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
- Mark performance assessment tasks, including recital and technical examinations, entrance auditions, and allied performance activities
- Contribute to curriculum development and delivery of innovative subject material in performance subjects, and Breadth subjects where appropriate
- Consult and collaborate with continuing and sessional staff to ensure high quality learning outcomes for strings students, and effectively manage casual staff members as required
- Build a sustained record of major contributions to performance-based research activities that generate new knowledge and/or understanding, in formats such as live concerts, recordings, conferences, and publications, in high-profile national and international venues, series, and forums
- Cultivate innovation in performance-based research activities, through an individual and collaborative research program that engages multiple repertoires and a variety of dimensions of artistic practice
- Provide skilled supervision and mentorship for honours and research higher degree students in music performance
Requirements
- A postgraduate qualification in viola 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
- Demonstrated judgement and experience needed for selection, admissions, and assessment of tertiary music students
- Evidence of approaches to teaching and performance compatible with the academic programs and staff of the Conservatorium
- Evidence of ability to develop a distinctive program of performance-based research, and deliver a variety of high-quality research outputs
- Evidence of creative and considered approaches to repertoire selection, concert curation, and public communication through artistic practice
Benefits
- Salary packaging
- Subsidised health and wellbeing services
- Fitness and cultural clubs
- Myki discounts
- 25% discount on graduate courses to staff and their immediate families
- Generous leave provisions
- Excellent scope for future academic development and leadership opportunities
- Job security in a continuing role
Notes
- This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position if an exceptional international candidate is selected.