Tovey Chair of Music - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Grade UE10:
starting salary £63,673 per annum

CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art / Reid School of Music

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended

The University of Edinburgh's Reid School of Music is seeking outstanding applicants for the position of Tovey Professorship in Music.

**The Opportunity: **The Reid School of Music brings together an unusually wide range of specialist expertise which spans historical and critical, scientific, technical, and creative approaches to sound and music. The post holder will specialise in any music-related area that will complement or extend these wide-ranging strengths. Woman and people of black and minoritsed ethnicities are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Tovey Professorship of Music was established as a named chair at the University of Edinburgh in 1965. The first person appointed to the chair was Professor Michael Tilmouth in 1971. The chair was last held by Professor Simon Frith,

As a capital city, Edinburgh has concert venues, world-leading galleries, museums, heritage institutions, and a lively cultural scene, including the Edinburgh International Festival.

The Reid School of Music contributes significantly to this environment with regular concerts and music festivals, by hosting panel discussions and a wide range of other public events.

We have a world-leading collection of musical instruments at St Cecilia's Hall, Europe's oldest concert venue, and are connected with cutting edge artistic practices and debates through the University's contemporary art gallery, Talbot Rice.

The Edinburgh Futures Institute is a growing platform focused on exploring futures in teaching and research across the arts, sciences, politics and the economy.

The National Library of Scotland is one of five legal deposit libraries within the United Kingdom.

Edinburgh is a UNESCO world heritage city, and in 2019 was listed as the 'greenest' city in the UK, with over 49% of the city classified as 'green space'.

Your skills and attributes for success:

International research profile
Innovative and inclusive approach to music pedagogy
Success winning research grants
Commitment to collegial working practices
Experience of leadership in HE

Interviews will take place in April 2023, date still to be confirmed. If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK

Presentations and 2-2-1 meeting with the Head of College and Head of School will take place in April 2023, date still to be confirmed.

Click to view a copy of the full
job description and selection criteria .**
As a valued member of our team you can expect:An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page
for further information and use our reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.