"Senior Lecturer in Flute"

Role type:

Full Time; Continuing

Faculty:

Faculty of Fine Arts and Music

Department/ School:

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Salary:

Level C: AUD $152,695 - $176,065 p.a. plus 17% super

Outstanding performer-educator shaping professional musicians while driving cutting-edge music research.

Apply now to join a world-class conservatorium and elevate your career in flute performance and education.

Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

Your next career opportunity

As a Senior Lecturer in Flute at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, you'll have the opportunity to inspire and train future professional musicians whilst maintaining your own distinguished performance career. You'll contribute significantly to teaching, research, and leadership within the woodwind area, shaping curriculum and fostering innovation in music education. This role offers you the chance to make a lasting impact on the next generation of flautists whilst advancing your own artistic practice and research.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver Exceptional Music Education: Provide individual lessons, performance classes, and ensemble coaching across all levels of study, whilst coordinating subjects and recruiting high-quality students.
• Advance Performance-Based Research: Contribute to the field through concerts, recordings, and publications, whilst supervising honours and postgraduate research students.
• Engage with the Music Community: Participate in Conservatorium events, foster industry partnerships, and contribute to professional organisations in woodwind performance.
• Provide Leadership and Service: Contribute to program planning, curriculum development, and committee work within the Conservatorium and wider University.

You may be a great fit if:

You are an outstanding flautist with a distinguished performance career and significant tertiary teaching experience, possessing the ability to inspire students and contribute innovatively to music education and research.

You will also:

• Have an exceptional professional performance profile with leading roles in solo, chamber, and orchestral contexts.
• Possess significant tertiary teaching experience, preferably in a continuing role at Level B equivalent or higher.
• Demonstrate a substantial record of creative achievements, including performances and recordings.
• Have experience in curriculum development and the ability to attract high-quality students to various music programs.
• Show a commitment to practice-led research and the ability to supervise graduate researchers.
• Possess strong organisational and collaborative skills to contribute to excellence in all aspects of the Conservatorium's programs.

What we offer you!

We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team - Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is Australia's most vibrant and prestigious music institution. Our thriving community of students, teachers, academics and researchers reflects the many dimensions of musical creativity and experience. Together, we work to sustain the vitality of music in society and to shape the future of music in Australia and across the globe. The Conservatorium provides training in a comprehensive range of musical disciplines...

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If this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the following seven Selection Criteria

1. A distinguished national and/or international track record...
2. Demonstrated high-level expertise...
3. Dedication to the representation of diversity...
4. Substantial experience and evidence of excellence...
5. Demonstrated capacity to recruit...
6. Evidence of ability to teach into other...
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Applications close: 19 February 2026 at 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.