Associate Lecturers: Music

With 120 years’ creative arts experience, we are on a quest to offer the highest standards of teaching and professional facilities, as well as a vibrant creative community. With over 7,000 students, our portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and postgraduate research represents the breadth of the creative industries, from art, design and fashion, to games, music, film and business.

Our mission is to deliver exceptional higher education and research, harnessing the fusion of creativity and technology as foundations of the future economy. We use our knowledge and expertise in these disciplines to generate positive and sustainable opportunities for all.

 

The Academy of Music and Theatre Arts (AMATA) at Falmouth University’s Faculty of Screen, Technology, and Performance is seeking to appoint Associate Lecturers with excellent subject knowledge and professional experience in one or more of the following areas: music business practice, vocal practice, songwriting. Up to three appointments will be made, depending on the skills and experience of the successful candidates.

 

Music at Falmouth comprises BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology, BA (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Music Business, BA (Hons) Popular Music, BA (Hons) Sound Design, and our courses seek to empower and produce artists, entrepreneurs, and music and sound professionals who will shape the future of music and the creative industries. Our approach integrates creative practice with theoretical inquiry, ensuring students receive a rich, holistic education grounded in the latest developments across diverse fields within music and sound studies.

 

AMATA staff and students work in a purpose-built performance and studio complex that operates as a professional venue, a research hub, and a production facility, attracting world-class artists and industry professionals, and hosting artist residencies and a year-round public programme.

You are an outstanding individual with expertise in one of the specialisms above, able to teach across our Music courses and to connect teaching with industry practice and musical innovation.

 

You will ideally hold a postgraduate degree in a relevant field, have a proven track record in teaching and learning, and demonstrate a strong profile in your professional practice. You will be a team player who thrives in a dynamic environment, with a passion for teaching matched by deep subject and industry knowledge, organisational skills, and a commitment to excellence.

 

For further details on the skills and experience required for these roles, please see the full job description above.

 

If you would like an informal discussion about the vacancy before applying, please email Head of Music, Dr Antti Saario: [email protected]

 

The closing date for the position is Monday 8 September 2025.

In return for you hard work and commitment, we offer excellent facilities and benefits, including:

  

 - Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

 

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.