Senior Lecturer (Voice)

Senior Lecturer (Voice) Manchester, England

Manchester Metropolitan University
Full Time Manchester, England 45737 - 52841 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Based in the Department of Art & Performance, the BA Acting Programme has been training actors since the late 1960s. We were ranked 4th in the 2022 Guardian University Guide League Table for Acting and our alumni include: Sarah Amankwah. Zawe Ashton, John Bradley, Steve Coogan, Burn Gorman, Graeme Hawley, Bernard Hill, David Threlfall and Julie Walters.

We are looking for a voice practitioner/teacher to co-ordinate and teach the delivery of Actors' Voice over three years. You will be expected to contribute to the current developments in Voice training across the sector and be open to develop your practice accordingly.


About the role:

The Senior Lecturer in Voice FTE post is to teach and contribute to the development of undergraduate units within the BA (Hons) Acting Programme for the Manchester School of Theatre.


The successful candidate's main responsibilities:

  • To be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the voice curriculum of the BA Acting Programme and to teach their Voice practice to 1st and 2nd year.
  • To provide voice input to 2nd year projects and 3rd year productions as well as accent or voice direction within their specialisms where needed.
  • To supervise several third-year dissertation projects
  • To lead 1st & 2nd year voice unit, offering feedback and marks
  • To mark and offer feedback on 2nd year Shakespeare projects and several 3rd year productions.
  • To lead and develop the conversation about vocal training for actors through practice and/or research
  • To contribute to management processes and planning to promote and incorporate the student voice into departmental decision-making.

About you:

Key skills:

  • A developed voice practice relevant to Actor Training with the experience and ability to deliver your own practice and over-see the delivery of other voice practices over a 3-year timeline.
  • Experience making major contributions to the voice provision of an undergraduate Acting programme.
  • Extensive experience in planning and delivery (and knowledge of) teaching Speech, Practical Voice and Dialect/Speech Systems.
  • The ability to encourage, implement and monitor safe voice practice across the Programme. To include overseeing students' development and ensure inclusive practices in the teaching of voice and to keep up to date with new techniques and industry requirements.
  • In depth understanding of the pedagogy of an actor trainer and how to apply voice to an actor in training, with an emphasis on physicality, diversity and accessibility.

Essential Skills:

  • Advanced training (ideally beyond BA Level) in your specialist voice area, supported by a teaching diploma or experience and knowledge of teaching practice. Combined with experience of delivering voice in theatre or professionally across the industry.
  • Experience marking and giving feedback on voice and on acting performances at all levels of an undergraduate actor training.
  • The ability to represent the Programme and MST to the public in an ambassadorial role
  • Confident teaching voice, with specialisms in at least one of the following:

Desirable:

  • Working with differently abled students and designing ways for them to engage meaningfully with the Programme.
  • Training in accessibility and diversity for voice and experience of using these practices in the studio or Industry.
  • Experience in conducting and disseminating academic research (practice-based or otherwise) in voice or a related area.

To apply, please submit your CV and Covering Letter via our application portal. For informal enquiries, please contact Josh Edelman (Reader – Art and Performance) on [email protected]


Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.


We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring and particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in the University workforce.


We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations about this throughout the application process.

Senior Lecturer (Voice)
Manchester Metropolitan University

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