Lecturer in Music Performance

Location: Bloomsbury

Hours: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)

SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.  SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity. SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.

About the Role

The role oversees undergraduate and postgraduate performance programmes, encouraging students to engage with regional musical traditions through practice, explore new performance methods, and develop cross-cultural creativity.

Responsibilities include coordinating with tutors delivering group and individual instruction, teaching theoretical aspects of performance, assessing exams, and organising student concerts.

About the Department

The SOAS Music Department, based in the School of Arts, focuses on global musical systems and cultures across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and their diasporas. Students learn from expert musicians, studying instruments like kora, tabla, gamelan, and santur, and perform in ensembles. Research strengths include ethnomusicology, diaspora studies, heritage and sustainability, and global music history, with collaboration across art history, cultural industries, and digital media.

About you

You will hold a PhD in Music or a related field, with a strong profile as a performer and educator, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. They will develop inclusive, cross-cultural, performance-based teaching and support diverse musical traditions.

Applicants should have a proven track record in professional performance and innovative, practice-led teaching, helping shape and coordinate performance modules within Music programmes.

The role requires a dynamic, collaborative individual with experience in ensemble and solo teaching, working with tutors, and organising concerts, workshops, and performance assessments to support the department’s performance culture.

In addition to teaching performance modules, the role holder will teach the critical and contextual dimensions of performance studies through lectures and seminars, advise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, and provide pastoral care for students. The role holder will also be expected to work collaboratively with academic and professional services colleagues across the Department and the School to support the delivery and development of Music programmes.

It would be desirable for the role holder to be a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, but if not, SOAS will support them in applying for HEA recognition.

How to Apply

Closing date: 31st May 2026                               

Interviews to be held: TBC

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