Job: Lecturer in popular Music Studies (1-yr. post)

LECTURER IN POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES 

SCHOOL OF FILM, MUSIC AND THEATRE 

COLLEGE OF ARTS, CELTIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK 

1-year Fixed-Term Post 

UCC wishes to appoint a scholar of distinction to the 1-year Fixed-Term position of Lecturer in Popular Music Studies. Reporting to the Head of the Department of Music, the Lecturer in Popular Music Studies will make a key contribution to teaching and research in the areas of musicology and popular music studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level.  Teaching and research specializations might include, but need not be limited to cultural history, critical theory, media studies, postcolonial studies, intersectional race and gender theory, music industry studies, archive-centred approaches, ethnography, jazz studies, sound studies, or ludomusicology. 

It is expected that the appointee will have a record of innovative scholarship, a strong publication profile, and/or successful funding applications. She or he will be dedicated to achieving excellence as a university teacher, at all levels. Further, the successful candidate will ideally have experience in external and community engagement, for instance through an active record of performance or other research-led outreach. 

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

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 with Prof. J. Griffith Rollefson by Email: jg.rollefson@ucc.ie.  For further information on the Department of Music at UCC, please visit http://www.music.ucc.ie/  

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer Below the Bar Salary Scale: Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €37,912 – €66,429 (Scale B) / €39,939 – €63,211 (Scale A). Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy. 

To apply, please send a cover letter and c.v. to music@ucc.ie. Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 5pm (Irish Local Time) on 25 August 2023. 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.