Tovey Chair of Music

Closing date: 17/3/23, 5pm

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended

The University of Edinburgh’s Reid School of Music is seeking outstanding applicants for the position of Tovey Professorship in Music.

The Opportunity:

The Reid School of Music brings together an unusually wide range of specialist expertise which spans historical and critical, scientific, technical, and creative approaches to sound and music. The post holder will specialise in any music-related area that will complement or extend these wide-ranging strengths. Woman and people of black and minoritsed ethnicities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Applicants should have an international research profile and a strong commitment to inclusivity and accessibility in music education. The post holder will be expected to provide strategic leadership at both subject and University level, to engage in high-impact research, and contribute to the delivery and development of innovative teaching in the Reid School of Music.

Music at the University of Edinburgh is an expanding and vibrant subject with a long-established commitment to offer a broad and diverse curriculum. In the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework, the University of Edinburgh ranked 4th in the UK, based on the quality and breadth of its research. Over 89% of outputs in UoA33 were ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The Tovey Professorship of Music was established as a named chair at the University of Edinburgh in 1965. The first person appointed to the chair was Professor Michael Tilmouth in 1971. The chair was last held by Professor Simon Frith, 2006-17.

As a capital city, Edinburgh has concert venues, world-leading galleries, museums, heritage institutions, and a lively cultural scene, including the Edinburgh International Festival. The Reid School of Music contributes significantly to this environment with regular concerts and music festivals, by hosting panel discussions and a wide range of other public events. We have a world-leading collection of musical instruments at St Cecilia's Hall, Scotland's oldest concert venue, and are connected with cutting edge artistic practices and debates through the University's contemporary art gallery, Talbot Rice. The Edinburgh Futures Institute is a growing platform focused on exploring futures in teaching and research across the arts, sciences, politics and the economy.

The National Library of Scotland is one of five legal deposit libraries within the United Kingdom. Edinburgh is a UNESCO world heritage city, and in 2019 was listed as the ‘greenest’ city in the UK, with over 49% of the city classified as ‘green space’.

Enquiries to Head of Music, Dr. Martin Parker martin.parker@ed.ac.uk.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• International research profile
• Innovative and inclusive approach to music pedagogy
• Success winning research grants
• Commitment to collegial working practices
• Experience of leadership in HE

Should you be shortlisted for interview you will be required to provide details of 3 referees. If any candidate wishes to submit references at the application stage, they can be sent to ECA.HR@ed.ac.uk 

Interviews will take place on 12^th May 2023. If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK

Presentations and 2-2-1 meeting with the Head of College and Head of School will take place on 11^th or 12^th May 2023, exact date will be confirmed in due course.

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