Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology

Position Description

Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology for the 2023-2024 academic year, non-tenure track, full-time with benefits package.

Responsibilities include teaching two sections of Music of the 20^th and 21^st Centuries for music majors in Fall 2023, and three musicology/ethnomusicology courses chosen according to field of specialization and departmental needs in Spring 2024.

About the Blair School of Music and Vanderbilt University

On the Vanderbilt University campus in the heart of Nashville, TN, the Blair School of Music is a vibrant and fast-paced school at Vanderbilt University, focused on the personal and professional education of highly talented young musicians who demonstrate an exceptional capacity and motivation to shape our increasingly diverse and complex global century—through music, with music, and in music. 

The school has 140 full and part-time faculty members and industry professionals who teach approximately 220 undergraduate music majors, 500 Blair Academy students (comprised of pre-college and adult students) and 2,000 non-music Vanderbilt majors.

Vanderbilt is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Situated in a nationally recognized arboretum, Vanderbilt offers 70 undergraduate majors and a full range of graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges, all on a beautiful campus, complete with athletic facilities and state-of-the-art laboratories. Vanderbilt is optimized to inspire and nurture cross-disciplinary research that fosters discoveries that have global impact. 

The Blair School of Music is wholly dedicated to Commitment to an Inclusive Vanderbilt, the university’s cornerstone strategy for creating a more inclusive and diverse faculty. Vanderbilt University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Qualification

The successful candidate will have a completed Ph.D. in musicology or ethnomusicology before August 16, 2023.

A strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and expertise in 20^th- and 21^st-century music are required. A scholarly field in opera is recommended, but others will be considered.

Application Instruction

Please apply online at: https://apply.interfolio.com/

Applications should include:

• Letter of intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Contact information for 3-5 external references (letters not required at this time)

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue through July 1, 2023. For any additional questions regarding the search, please contact Senior Associate Dean Melisa Rose (melissa.rose@vanderbilt.edu).