Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Music Composition (Experimental Music & Sound Art)

Permanent Whole Time Post

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Music Composition (Experimental Music & Sound Art).  Reporting to the Head of Department.

The Department of Music invites applications from innovative practitioners working in diverse sound-based arts. The outstanding candidate will have a demonstrated record of success in both academic and arts-professional fields in creative practice involving experimental music and improvisation, and will preferably have extensive experience with other forms of art involving sound, such as sound art, installation art, multimedia and/or performance art. The candidate must be able to teach courses involving music technology to Masters level, and will ideally be highly conversant with a range of technologies for live interactive performance, including programming with MaxMSP. Applicants should also be able to offer music composition courses at undergraduate level that are in line with the unique philosophical outlook of UCC’s Music Department and its approach to the study of music in general.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application, click on the apply button above. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Jeffrey Weeter Tel: +353 021 490 4530, Email: j.weeter@ucc.ie

For further information on the Department https://www.ucc.ie/en/fmt/music/

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale:€43,028 - €73,909 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 12^th January 2027.

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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