Prospective applicants should ideally have completed postgraduate accompaniment studies and already have a broad working knowledge of the vocal and instrumental duo repertoire. Successful applicants will be directed to work for 350 hours per annum with students and tutors across all the performance schools. Fellowships are for one year and Junior Fellows are expected to be resident in Manchester for the duration of the award. Mentor support will be provided by relevant key staff.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Accompanying classes and tutorials within all performance schools (Vocal; Strings; Wind, Brass and Percussion)
Performing in competitions, concerts and recitals within the college for all performance schools
Providing accompaniment support for assessments - vocal techniques assessments and end-of-year assessments for all performance schools
Other duties as directed by the Head of Accompaniment.

The contract for this role is subject to agreement of work dates, which can only be changed upon a subsequent mutual discussion and agreement.

This is a fixed term contract from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

350 hours per person, £10,682.56 per annum.