Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Music (Wind Symphony Conducting)

Job no: 0044213
Location: Southbank Campus
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
Department/School: Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Salary: Level B – $110,236 – $130,900 p.a., Level C – $135,032 – $155,698 or Level D – $162,590 – $179,123 p.a. plus 17% super. The level of appointment is subject to the appointee’s qualifications and experience.

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

About the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne is home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Long recognised as one of the leading providers of fine arts and music education in Australia, the Faculty has an ambitious plan to grow its global profile. 

About the Role
The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music seeks to appoint an accomplished wind ensemble conductor with a national or international profile to lead the Wind Symphony program and enhance conductor training. Appointment at the rank of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Associate Professor will reflect the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, and profile.

Responsibilities include:

• Directing the Conservatorium’s two large wind ensembles
• Collaborating with colleagues who direct other wind/brass/percussion ensembles
• Leading curriculum development and delivery in conducting studies
• Contributing to student assessment, recruitment, and graduate supervision engagement with the community and the profession.

About You
You will be an outstanding musician with a doctoral degree in wind conducting, and a record of effective and multifaceted teaching in ensemble, performance, and conductor training. You will bring imaginative, innovative, and effective approaches to ensemble and conducting studies, achieving international standards of performance excellence and programming diversity with the Conservatorium’s Wind Symphony and Concert Band, and will foster high quality in other woodwind/brass/percussion ensembles in the Conservatorium. 

You will also have:

• Doctoral qualification in wind conducting, and a demonstrated record of expertise and accomplishment in wind symphony and large ensemble conducting
• Extensive knowledge of the wind band repertoire, established and new, including canonical works and works that represent diverse voices, idioms, and traditions
• A strong track record or evident potential to contribute to performance-led research in music performance and enhance the research profile and output of the Conservatorium

Additional criteria for appointment to Level C

• Evidence of established national or international reputation as a conductor
• An established successful record of wind ensemble leadership and conducting teaching in a major university setting, and proven success in high-quality ensemble and program development, and student recruitment

 Additional criteria for appointment to Level D

• International activity and reputation as a conductor of elite level wind ensembles
• A leading record of invited contributions to national and international concert series, festivals, conferences
• A record of diverse contributions to curriculum development and to service and leadership at the Conservatorium, Faculty, or University level, enhancing program development, strategic planning, and public profile

To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

About the University
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits .

Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

Please download a copy of the position description for full details of the role and selection criteria. The application deadline for written materials is 21 November 2022 (11:55 pm AEDT). 
Please providea cover letter, responses to the selection criteria, a CV, a list of referees, and a link to a short conducting video.
Video Requirements: This must be a single video file, a maximum of 15 minutes long, of rehearsal session(s) with the camera facing the conductor. The video may include one single rehearsal session or a compilation of different session excerpts in one downloadable video file shared via a platform of your choosing such as Dropbox, Google Drive, YouTube, etc. Please list the video contents with your application materials and ensure appropriate audio levels for both the ensemble’s performance and the conductor’s speaking. Your application materials, including your video, will be downloaded to our server, only for confidential access by selection panel members and for no other purpose. Following the initial review, selected candidates may be requested to provide additional recorded materials and documentation.

Short-listed candidates will be invited to visit the Conservatorium for several days during 13-31 March 2023.

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] .

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