Lecturer in Music Composition

Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Music Composition (Experimental Music & Sound Art), Department of Music, School of Film Music and Theatre

Permanent Whole Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Music Composition (Experimental Music & Sound Art). Reporting to the Head of Department.

The Department of Music invites applications from innovative practitioners working in diverse sound-based arts. The outstanding candidate will have a demonstrated record of success in both academic and arts-professional fields in creative practice involving experimental music and improvisation, and will preferably have extensive experience with other forms of art involving sound, such as sound art, installation art, multimedia and/or performance art. The candidate must be able to teach courses involving music technology to Masters level, and will ideally be highly conversant with a range of technologies for live interactive performance, including programming with MaxMSP. Applicants should also be able to offer music composition courses at undergraduate level that are in line with the unique philosophical outlook of UCC’s Music Department and its approach to the study of music in general.

Joining the Programme Director, Dr. Jeffrey Weeter, the ideal candidate will become part of a close-knit team delivering the Department’s highly successful and unique MA Experimental Sound Practice. Applicants should address their suitability to the specific demands of this MA in any application.

The candidate will be expected to maintain a busy schedule of research outputs at the highest levels of excellence and to supervise PhDs in innovative creative practices across diverse musical and artistic genres.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Jeffrey Weeter Tel: +353 021 490 4530, Email: j.weeter@ucc.ie

For further information on the Department https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale:€43,028 - €73,909 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 12th January 2027.

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

Contact Person : Dr Jeffrey Weeter

Contact Email : j.weeter@ucc.ie

Job ID : 098695

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Close Date : 12-Jan-2027 12:00

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