[AMS-announce] JOB: Musicology, tenure-track, Dalhousie University

[Announcements for the AMS]

Dalhousie University 

Musicology 

Applications are invited for a tenure-track appointment in Musicology at the Lecturer/Assistant Professor level, effective July 1, 2009.  Candidates will have completed a Ph.D. in Musicology by the time of appointment and will have demonstrated excellence in teaching and in research.  The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in the core curriculum for music majors, courses in the new graduate program in Musicology (scheduled to commence in the Fall of 2009, pending approval), and general enrollment courses.  Research and teaching should emphasize interdisciplinarity and music in the context of cultural studies.  Area(s) of research specialization should complement those of the current Musicology faculty.  Expertise and ability to teach specialized courses in one or more of the following areas is required: 17th- and 18th-century music, jazz, music in Canada, film music, or music theory and analysis. 

Applications should include a letter of application including a statement of research and teaching interests and philosophies, a curriculum vitae, and three confidential letters of reference forwarded under separate cover by the referees, sent to Chair, Music Department Search Committee, Arts Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2.  Applications must be postmarked by Oct. 15, 2008.  This position is subject to budgetary approval. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.  Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer.  The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visibly persons and women.