Assistant Professor of Music History
- Employer
- UNT - College of Music
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Oct 18, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Music
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
UNT System Overview: Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We are growing with the DFW region, enrolling a record 47,000+ students across our system and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.
Department Summary: Building on a long tradition of excellence, UNT’s music history students and faculty foster humanistic enquiry within the world-renowned College of Music. Our faculty cultivates a wide range of intellectual approaches and research practices, with expertise spanning centuries of history across several continents, and exploring music across genres. The area’s dedication to scholarship facilitates broader conversations within the College and beyond. Our faculty’s work appears regularly in the top conference programs, journals, and book series in our field, garnering international recognition. Our graduate programs in musicology prepare students for careers in scholarship and teaching at colleges and universities.
Position Summary: The College of Music invites applications for
a tenure-track position in music history at the rank of assistant
professor beginning August 2022. Duties will include: (1) Research
– maintaining an active program of research and scholarly
publication focused on any tradition or repertoire since 1800 that
complements the expertise of current faculty; (2) Teaching –
developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in music
history that complement existing offerings and reflect the
candidate’s research interests; recruiting students into the
graduate program in musicology; serving on graduate advisory
committees (MA, PhD, and DMA); and (3) Service– serving on
divisional/college/university committees; and other duties as
assigned by the Division and/or College.
Minimum Qualifications: PhD in historical musicology or a related
discipline at time of appointment; demonstrated excellence in
college-level teaching either as a faculty member or teaching
assistant/fellow; an active research agenda in an area that
complements those of current faculty.
Preferred Qualifications: Engagement with emerging methodologies in
musicology, emphasis in perspectives and communities traditionally
marginalized in narratives of music history; strong publication
record; interest in contributing to the BA in Critical Studies in
Music and Society, which will launch in the fall 2022; ability to
teach Western music history survey courses.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please submit: curriculum vita,
cover letter, list of names and contact information of three
references to: https://jobs.untsystem.edu/postings/51066.
A diversity statement will be requested at a later stage of the
search. Optional Applicant Documents: Veteran Preference Form
DD214. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2021 and will
continue until the position is filled.
EEO Statement: The University of North Texas System and its
component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and
comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding
nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North
Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability,
genetic information, or veteran status in its application and
admission processes, educational programs and activities, and
employment practices.
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