Lecturer in Music

The Opportunity:

Take your next step. Be part of something bigger.

Make a meaningful impact

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger — where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

You will deliver and assess courses in music at undergraduate and postgraduate taught levels. Drawing on your background in musicology or music psychology, you will shape your teaching to fit into existing course structures in the Reid School of Music. You will supervise BMus and MMus dissertations in line with your prior teaching and research experience. You will also contribute to the academic administration of these programmes and assist in quality assurance and curriculum development processes.  

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD in a relevant discipline
• Experience of teaching, assessment, and course organisation in Higher Education
• The ability to deliver a wide range of teaching in musicology or music psychology
• The ability to deliver teaching on different methodological approaches to the study of music
• A commitment to the decolonisation of music in Higher Education

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you. 

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:  

• Working within one of the world’s leading universities
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Variety every day
• Excellent benefits and support 

This post is part-time (24.5 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Apply Before: 17/07/2026, 23:59

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