Lecturer; Music Production

Job Title: Lecturer (Music Production)

Salary: £37,474 Full Time Equivalent

Location: London

Contract Type: Casual/Variable Hours

You will teach music, visual arts or related disciplines to students studying within the Academy of Contemporary Music. As a lecturer your duties include contributing to the development, delivery and assessment of modules related to your specialism.

To help with clarity, prior to the start of each academic year, you will be given a more specific responsibility set with associated KPIs as part of your annual review process.

• Develop learning and teaching materials and resources for the modules that you teach on.
• Use your own industry and/or academic experience to enhance your teaching and support the development of your students in relation to their industry and/or academic skills and knowledge.
• Provide opportunities for all students in your classes to develop skills that enable their academic, personal and professional progression.
• Engage with your module leader(s) to ensure that all learning materials for your classes are relevant, current and complete.
• Deliver a high quality teaching experience to students, aligning with areas of best practice in relation to the delivery of a creative industry higher education course.
• Ensure that your classes are delivered appropriately to support a positive and accessible experience for a diverse body of students.
• Undertake assessment, marking and moderation activities as appropriate.
• Take registers and track attendance and engagement for your classes, letting module leaders know if you are concerned about any particular students.
• Gather and respond to feedback from the students that you teach.
• Provide support for the students in your classes, signposting them to other departments and individuals as appropriate.

• Engage with module and pathway leaders, and development opportunities at ACM, to ensure that your approach to learning, teaching and assessment aligns with the approach required by ACM.
• Initiate and implement enhancements to the classes that you teach, engaging with quality assurance and enhancement processes as appropriate.
• Contribute to discussions related to the course curriculum, delivery and overall student experience in relation to your areas of expertise.
• Support module leader(s) to implement strategies related to attainment and retention in your classes.
• Uphold academic and professional standards in all areas of your practice.
• Actively engage with ACM’s policies and processes regarding learning, teaching and assessment.
• Review and respond to feedback about the modules that you teach on, as appropriate.
• Ensure that the classes that you teach adhere to appropriate academic standards.

• Attend meetings as required to identify areas of good practice and/or risk.
• Support student recruitment activities including open days and auditions.
• Support early career staff as appropriate.
• Contribute to discussions about the strategic direction of the programmes and pathways that you teach on.
• Support students in your classes, in alignment with safeguarding and wellbeing mechanisms at ACM.

• An undergraduate qualification in a related subject, plus industry experience in a related field OR a postgraduate qualification in education or a subject specialism.

• Experience of teaching and supporting students in a higher education environment.

• Awareness of the current issues impacting Higher Education and the role that teaching plays.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills and knowledge.

• Postgraduate qualification in a subject specialism.
• A teaching qualification in Higher Education or Fellowship with Advance
  
  HE, or a commitment to undertake qualification whilst in post.
• Experience of curriculum design and development.
• Experience of assessment, marking and moderation.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An eye for detail.
• Collaborative team player.
• Strong organisational and reporting skills.
• Ability to…