New Music Co-ordinator

Location: Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

About the role

The Faculty of Music seeks to appoint a part-time New Music Co-ordinator from 26 August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Oxford’s Music Faculty is one of the largest and liveliest music departments in the country, and an internationally renowned centre of musical teaching and research. The New Music Co-ordinator provides dedicated, specialist support to the Faculty’s New Music Convenors (currently Professor Martyn Harry and Professor Jennifer Walshe) in the effective planning and organisation of Faculty-run activities relating to newly composed and contemporary music activities linked to compositional research and the composition syllabus at both undergraduate and graduate level, including concerts, workshops, lecture series, and other events.

This position is part-time on an annualised hours basis. The pattern of working will be negotiated with the line manager but will involve the majority of hours across the year being worked during term time.

The post will require evening and weekend working from time to time.

The post holder will be based at the Faculty of Music as their normal place of work.

About you

Applications are welcome from candidates musically trained to a high standard, with excellent communication and organisation skills, and an ability to work under pressure.

The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Laura Howorth; laura.howorth@music.ox.ac.uk

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above ‘Apply’ button, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.

For your online application, you will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience. As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.

For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to: recruitment@music.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 21 July 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Interviews are expected to be held on 04 August 2025.

Please quote Vacancy ID 180456 on all correspondence.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Contact Email: recruitment@music.ox.ac.uk

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