Assistant Professor of Musicology

Posting Information Department Music - 310300 Posting Open Date 09/26/2023 Application Deadline Open Until Filled Yes Position Type Permanent Faculty Working Title Assistant Professor of Musicology Appointment Type Faculty Vacancy ID FAC0004738 Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Permanent Hours per week 40 FTE 1 Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range Dependent on Experience and/or Qualifications Proposed Start Date 07/01/2024 Position Information Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit The Department of Music at UNC-Chapel Hill offers a BMus and BA in Music and an MA and Ph.
D.
in Musicology for undergraduate and graduate students.
Our educational mission is to teach music majors, provide general music courses for non-major students, and guide graduate students as researchers and teachers.
We serve the public by presenting performances and academic lectures by students, faculty, and guest artists and scholars.
We offer over one hundred concerts and recitals each year.
We have a state-of-the-art auditorium which includes recording (audio and video) capabilities as well as lighting and sound systems.
We have a total of 60 full-time and part-time faculty who teach approximately 2500 students during the academic year and another 200 during summer school.
Throughout teaching, research, and creative activities we share music’s multiplicity of forms and meanings, connecting the study of music to the larger understanding of societies, and affirming music’s importance as an expression of humanity.
Position Summary The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as assistant professor in musicology, broadly defined to include the full range of music studies’ subdisciplines and interdisciplinary conversations.
The department’s faculty includes composers, conductors and ensemble directors, performers, scholars, and sound engineers engaged in manifold creative practices in a liberal arts context.
Our current academic faculty members critically employ methods from cultural studies, ethnomusicology, historical musicology, music theory, popular music studies, and sound studies.
We seek a colleague with a record of accomplishment and a clear trajectory for future excellence as a scholar and teacher whose intellectual profile and expertise complement and expand upon our collective investments.
We welcome applications from candidates whose work aligns with our departmental mission as outlined on our website (https://music.
unc.
edu/about/).
The successful candidate will contribute to our MA/PhD program by teaching graduate students.
They will also teach within and nurture our newly revised music curriculum (https://music.
unc.
edu/undergraduate/transformations-in-music-studies-at-carolina/).
Further responsibilities include developing lecture courses that contribute to the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum (https://ideasinaction.
unc.
edu/) of UNC-CH.
This position contains a 2-2 teaching load.
Candidates must possess a record of research related to the study of music and/or sound and a Ph.
D.
or equivalent degree by the position start date.
Applicants are asked to submit: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information for four references.
Letters of recommendation are not required at the time of application.
The committee may solicit additional materials including letters of recommendation, one writing sample (a complete chapter or article, which may be in draft form), a research statement, and a teaching statement that addresses strategies candidates might use in a public university setting where students reflect the socioeconomic, racial, religious, and other diverse characteristics across the state.
Application review will begin on November 15, 2023, and continue until the position is filled.
This offer of appointment is also contingent on documentation of employment eligibility.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Ph.
D.
or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Record of research related to the study of music and/or sound.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements N/A Campus Security Authority Responsibilities Not Applicable.