Music Theory Faculty

NOTICE OF FACULTY VACANCY

Music Theory

POSITION:                             Full-time faculty appointment in Music Theory

RANK/SALARY:                     Assistant or Associate Professor of Music Theory, Tenure-track appointment in Music Studies. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:               The Boyer College of Music and Dance seeks a music theorist who is open to interdisciplinary approaches. Preference will be given for candidates who will help the department transform the curriculum with emphasis on new, expansive, and ethical considerations. The successful candidate will have expertise in an array of musical repertories and a familiarity with developments in music theory, analysis, and musicology, with a research area that complements existing faculty. Teaching duties will include but not be limited to undergraduate courses in the music-theory sequence, undergraduate writing courses in the candidate’s area of expertise, graduate seminars, and courses for non-music majors. An ability to advise research at the graduate level is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:                A completed PhD in music theory is required. The ideal candidate will have a record of publications with a national reputation or a strong promise for obtaining one. The candidate must be capable of creating innovative courses for both music majors and non-majors. The successful candidate must be able to engage highly talented musicians and dancers who major in a variety of performance and academic areas (jazz, performance, musicology, music theory, music technology, composition, music therapy, music education, and dance). A record of strong teaching is required.

APPOINTMENT DATE:         July 1, 2022

APPLICATION REVIEW:       Begins Immediately and continues until position is filled.

SUBMIT APPLICATION:       Send letter of application and CV to

                                                Michael Klein, Search Committee Chair

                                                c/o Beth Bolton

                                                E-mail: beth.bolton@temple.edu

Please be sure the file name for your application and CV begins with your last name and includes the position name.   For example: Smith.Temple.Theory.App.pdf or Smith.Temple.Theory.CV.pdf.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED.

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

• 5 confidential letters of recommendation (on letterhead) directly from the referee
• 3 additional names of references with phone numbers and email addresses
• samples of course syllabi
• examples of published work or links to online performances

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Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance is located on the University’s main campus in the culturally rich and diverse city of Philadelphia.  Fall 2022 enrollment included 858 music and dance students—566 undergraduate and 292 graduate students served by 60+ full-time faculty and approximately 100 affiliate faculty. The College offers Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Master of Music Therapy, DMA in Performance, and PhD degrees in music and BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD degrees in dance.

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WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.