Academic staff at the BIMM music institute in Dublin are to strike for five days this month in protest at what their union said are plans by the third level college to cut jobs, restructure teaching roles and introduce insecure freelance contracts.
Staff who are members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) will begin their action on Monday.
The private college offers a range of third level courses in music production, performance and business.
Last week, students at BIMM protested outside the college on Francis Street in Dublin over the plans and in solidarity with teachers who face job losses.
Acclaimed Irish bands whose members are BIMM alumni, Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital, have also come out in support of staff at the college.
"Their public backing underscores the critical role BIMM lecturers play in shaping the next generation of Irish musicians and highlights the damage these cuts could cause to Ireland's creative sector," the union said.
IFUT has said the college has formally notified the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment of collective redundancies that will place more than 50 employees at risk, with a significant number of jobs expected to be lost.
It said the proposed restructuring would see the replacement of many existing lecturer roles with a smaller number of senior lecturer positions while introducing freelance associate lecturer contracts.
The union has said it is concerned that the proposed associate lecturer model will remove job security, employment protections, and stable hours, leaving staff in a far more precarious position.
It has said pay has also emerged as a "major issue" with reduced earnings for lecturers under the proposed new structure and a substantially lower pay scale comparatively for senior lecturers.
"BIMM has been a success story to date. But.... it's not the building, the brand, or the facilities that make the college - it’s the lecturers and staff who bring their expertise and experience to the classroom", BIMM lecturer and IFUT representative Joe Wall said.
"BIMM is squeezing every drop of value out of its teaching staff while devaluing them at the same time. All we are asking for is a fair deal that reflects the work we do."
In a statement, the union said that despite repeated calls for negotiation, BIMM management has refused to engage in meaningful discussions with IFUT or confirm participation in talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Strike action will take place on Monday and Tuesday of next week.
It will continue on 15 February during an open day for prospective students, as well as on 19 and 20 February.
The union said further strike dates may be announced as necessary.
However, BIMM has said that the restructuring "is designed to specifically enhance our student experience".
In a letter, to former BIMM students and Dublin music industry representatives the college said the proposed changes were not a cost-cutting exercise and were being made "after listening to students' feedback which highlighted priorities for improvement".
The communication criticised claims it said had been made in some media reports as "inaccurate and/or misleading" or "incendiary".
It said the proposed changes would deliver benefits for students, greater financial security for new senior lecturers, and that all remaining lecturers would be offered the opportunity to be an associate lecturer, receiving "at least the equivalent rate per hour as they currently earn" and with the same flexibility.
The Dublin college is one of eight BIMM institutes across the UK, Ireland and Germany.
