[AMS-announce] JOB: Musicology or Ethnomusicology, Univ. of Southern California

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University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music

Position: Assistant professor in musicology or ethnomusicology:

The Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California is searching for a specialist in musical cultures of the West Coast or Pacific Rim to join its faculty in the fall term of 2007.  We particularly invite applications from ethnomusicologists or musicologists studying one or more of the following: music of diaspora and immigrant populations, film music, or the entertainment industry.  This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. 

Applicants should have completed the Ph.D. degree (or have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2007) and be active researchers with significant publications and other professional credentials.  They should have a record of successful teaching in a broad range of subjects; secondary specializations in and experience with Western music (in areas such as early music and music theory) are desirable.  The appointee should also be prepared to coordinate and help to shape an integrated program of general musical studies and core academic courses for undergraduate music majors.  For additional information about the Thornton School of Music, consult the web site www.usc.edu/schools/music.

To apply, address a covering letter, vita, and three current reference letters by December 8, 2006 to:
        Joanna Demers
        Chair, Music History Search Committee 
        USC Thornton School of Music
        840 West 34th Street
        Los Angeles, CA 90089-0851

For additional information concerning applications, contact the Coordinator of the Department of Music History and Literature, Marianne Salzer, at salzer at usc.edu.  Those attending the annual meeting of the AMS in Los Angeles are encouraged to contact Joanna Demers (jtdemers at usc.edu) or other faculty members of the Music History department for more details. 

USC is an equal opportunity employer.  We encourage applications from female and under-represented minority candidates.