Junior Lecturer / Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (P001144) at North West University

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• The NWU School of Music (Potchefstroom Campus) seeks to appoint one new academic staff member to assume teaching, research and creative work, and community engagement responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaching and Learning

• Accompany classical singers and instrumentalists.
• Accompany CCM (Musical Theatre) singing students.
• Accompany Jazz singers (recommendation).
• Recruit students.
• Write and amend study guides and devise new curricula.
• Accompany one of the ensembles of the school in either opera or musical theatre.
• Perform with students and staff at concerts.
• Teach Collaborative Piano Pedagogy and other areas of interest.
• Teach keyboard skills to non-piano majors.
• Collaborate and build effective relationships for successful model delivery.

Research

• Provide supervision at the undergraduate and appropriate postgraduate level.
• Research in any area of the discipline.
• Contribute to the vision and mission of the ViAMUS research entity.
• Administrative duties
• Perform administrative tasks, including serving on committees.

Minimum requirements

JUNIOR LECTURER

• An honours or four-year undergraduate (NQF Level 8) degree in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies.
• A minimum of one (1) year specialist lecturing and research (including producing creative outputs) experience in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies at a higher education level.
• Extensive experience as a collaborative pianist with the ability to accompany in both classical and musical theatre (CCM) genres.
• Demonstrate the ability to supervise postgraduate students.

LECTURER

• A master's (NQF Level 9) degree in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ specialist lecturing and research (including producing creative outputs) experience in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies at a higher education level.
• Research (including creative outputs) experience on a higher education level.
• Evidence of significant experience as a collaborative pianist with the ability to accompany in both classical and musical theatre (CCM) genres.

SENIOR LECTURER

• A Doctorate (NQF Level 10) in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ specialist lecturing and research (including producing creative outputs) experience in Piano Performance or Collaborative Piano Studies at a higher education level.
• Significant research (including creative outputs) experience at a higher education level.
• Evidence of significant national and international experience as a collaborative pianist with the ability to accompany in both classical and musical theatre (CCM) genres.
• Evidence of postgraduate supervision on the master’s levels.

ADDED ADVANTAGES:

• Significant experience in classical, musical theatre and jazz genres.
• Experience as a repetiteur in opera and/or musical theatre.
• Skills in improvisation.
• Experience in ensemble work with instrumentalists.
• Specialist knowledge in the accompaniment of art song/lieder.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Professional knowledge of collaborative piano techniques, theories, teaching strategies, and research methodologies.
• Knowledge of the repertoire, style and performance practice of piano accompaniment in various styles, including classical, opera, art song, jazz, and musical theatre.
• The ability to diagnose and remedy technical and interpretative challenges among collaborative piano students.
• The ability to recruit and retain excellent students.
• Additional duties may be assigned commensurate with the candidate’s expertise.
• Since the position involves staging productions during the evenings and performance/rehearsals over weekends, the incumbent must be willing to relocate to Potchefstroom.

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work autonomously while working in a team environment.
• Following instructions.
• The ability to present own accurate and assertive research (including creative outputs) on a variety of public platforms (conferences, publications and performance events).
• Demonstrate the ability to supervise postgraduate research.
• The candidate can demonstrate the ability to supervise a master’s degree student to completion (Lecturer level).

Apply by: 30 November 2025