Henry Purcell Professor of Composition - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
Henry Purcell Professor of Composition - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
Kings College London is one of the worlds leading universities, located in the heart of London and with a vibrant international community of over 40,000 students. The Faculty of Arts & Humanities is home to eleven departments, spanning disciplines from Philosophy, Classics, English and History to Music, Digital Humanities, Film, and Culture, Media & Creative Industries. The Department of Music offers flourishing research and teaching culture encompassing performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, sound studies, jazz and popular music studies. It has strong links with leading cultural and educational institutions, including the Royal Academy of Music, and provides an intellectually ambitious environment in which students engage with innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to musical experience.
Kings College London seeks a world recognised composer to hold the Henry Purcell Professorship of Composition, based in the Department of Music. This prestigious 0.5 FTE professorship provides an opportunity for an outstanding practitioner to contribute to the intellectual and creative life of the Department, through the production of compositional work and the teaching and development of the next generation of composers.
The successful candidate will be a distinguished composer with an established profile across work that engages with todays stage, screen, media, and/or digital environments. The postholder will bring an innovative and outward-looking approach to composition and contribute to Kings distinctive interdisciplinary and research-enhanced environment.
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To apply for this role, please visit the Kings College London Job Opportunities page and submit the specified documentation. Enquiries may be directed to the Kings Search Team at [email protected]
The application deadline is Wednesday 14 October 23.59hrs.
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