Lecturer in Music

UE08: 50253 - 61759 per annum pro rata
(This appointment will be made at UE08 Step 1 - 50253 per annum pro rata)

CAHSS / ECA / Reid School of Music

Part-time: 24.5 hours per week

Fixed term: 24 months 01 September 2026 31 August 2028

The Opportunity:

Take your next step. Be part of something bigger.

Make a meaningful impact

Here you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges grow your career be recognised for your contributions and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students performance and wellbeing.

You will deliver and assess courses in music at undergraduate and postgraduate taught levels. Drawing on your background in musicology or music psychology you will shape your teaching to fit into existing course structures in the Reid School of Music. You will supervise BMus and MMus dissertations in line with your prior teaching and research experience. You will also contribute to the academic administration of these programmes and assist in quality assurance and curriculum development processes.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD in a relevant discipline
• Experience of teaching assessment and course organisation in Higher Education
• The ability to deliver a wide range of teaching in musicology or music psychology
• The ability to deliver teaching on different methodological approaches to the study of music
• A commitment to the decolonisation of music in Higher Education

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Working within one of the worlds leading universities
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Variety every day
• Excellent benefits and support

This post is part-time (24.5 hoursper week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Teaching plan example: A short description (maximum one page A4) of an Honours-level course appropriate to year 3 or 4 Music students that you could lead. The course should be accessible to any Honours student in the Reid School of Music who has followed the BMus Musics compulsory courses in year 1 and 2 and should reflect aspects of your specialist area of knowledge. The description should include a summary of the main topics of the course the lecture/tutorial pattern and a brief description of assessment tasks. It should outline why such a course is appropriate for Music students from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits including generous annual leave entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme a wide range of staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in music academia.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.


Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is: 17 July 2026.

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