• External Competition
• Rate of Pay – Relevant Assistant Lecturer or Lecturer Salary Scale
• The rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy

Background
The RIAM, as a national conservatoire for music in Ireland, is embarking on one of the most transformational phases in its 170-year history. We are in the midst of the major re- development of our premises on Westland Row, a fully funded project which is set to complete in 2022. We are poised to create Ireland’s leading centre for music education, training, and performance. We aim to nurture excellence, build audiences, advocate for increased access to music participation, and amplify the impact of our work by forging powerful links between young people, emerging, and established professional artists, diverse audiences, and society at large.

RIAM’s strategy aims to bring scholarship and practice closer together across all RIAM levels, to train performers who can draw on research to develop their unique artistic voice.

RIAM is currently welcoming applications for the following position:

Assistant Lecturer or Lecturer of: Viola (c. 6 Hours per week)

The ideal candidate will have:
• significant experience teaching/coaching at undergraduate/postgraduate level
• national/international profile as a performer and/or recording artist
• track record of incorporating reflective practices into their teaching/coaching
• undertaken practice-based research as part of their performance profile

Closing dates and interview information:
At the interview, the candidate will be required to:
1. Teach or coach a demonstration lesson
2. Free choice Presentation Task:
Give a 10-minute presentation on one of the following topics
• Creative approaches to teaching and learning, for example, inclusive curricula, co-teaching, performance class design and delivery
• Student-centered learning
• Incorporating scholarship informed performance into your teaching/coaching
• Perform a piece (or a series of extracts) and use this to discuss your approach to performance practice

The closing date for applications is 5th September at 4.00pm. Interviews will take place during the week of 13th September. CV and Cover Letter should be emailed to careers [at] riam.ie.

Duties

Teaching
Teaching will be from junior to undergraduate/postgraduate level, to include a range of the following, as required:
• One-to-one teaching
• Chamber music coaching
• Teaching performance class at undergraduate and postgraduate level. These classes highlight reflective practices, performance presentation, performance practice, performance enhancement (mental techniques). All teaching and coaching should consider RIAM’s goal to ensure graduates are performing artists whose practice is informed by scholarship.
• Small group string pedagogy classes

Ancillary duties
Use of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Moodle, to distribute asynchronous material required for teaching.

Please see further details at the link below.