Lecturer in Music

Overview

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you!

• Level 2 Diploma in Music Industry Skills
• Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music or Music Production
• FdA Roots & Popular Music
• Ba (Hons) Popular Music

• Teaching practical music performance, production, theory, context and songwriting
• Supporting students in ensemble work, solo performance, and industry-based projects
• Contributing to rehearsals and recording sessions as needed

• Experienced performers, producers or educators with a relevant practical and theoretical background in music
• Can deliver sessions using DAWs (Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools) or teach musical theory, context, composition, or live performance
• Confident working with a broad range of learners and musical styles/instruments
• Responsive, punctual, and supportive of learners in a vocational environment

For more information on this role please contact the hiring manager;
Karen Sammut at

• Hybrid working for greater work/life balance
• Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, and Special Leave
• Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development
• Free car parking
• Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

• Disability Confident Status
• Mindful Employer
• Dying to Work
• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence

New College Durham has further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a person who is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see the  website. Curriculum Vitae (CVs) will not be accepted.