[AMS-announce] JOB (reminder): Musicology, tenure-track, Carnegie-Mellon University

[Announcements for the AMS]

Carnegie Mellon University School of Music

Musicology  

The Carnegie Mellon University School of Music announces a vacancy for a tenure-track position in Musicology. 

The Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, located in Pittsburgh, PA, is a major research university of approximately 10,000 students. For more information, visit the School of Music website at:  http://music.cmu.edu. 

POSITION: Full-time, 9 month position in Musicology for the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music.  Appointment is to begin in Fall Semester 2009.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  The successful candidate will be a scholar in music history who demonstrates the potential to be an intellectual leader in the field and whose scholarly interests complement those of our existing faculty.  Areas of expertise of particular interest to the search committee include: music of the last half-century, 19th and 20th Century music, musical thought in intellectual history and a range of interdisciplinary interests. A vigorous program in musicological research resulting in national and international publications is a requirement for continuation and tenure.

      Teaching

This position will require a record of teaching experience and excellence. The successful candidate will teach courses in musicology as part of the graduate and undergraduate sequences, including: 
Coordinating the undergraduate and graduate core history curriculum
Special topics courses and graduate seminars in music history appropriate to the candidate’s areas of expertise
Undergraduate music history

      School of Music/University Service

Participate in School of Music, College, and University committees, faculty governance and other related areas of service 

REQUIRED QUALS:  The Ph.D. in Musicology is required and must be in hand by August 2009.

APPOINTMENT: A tenure-track appointment under the auspices of the Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts in the School of Music. 

APPLICATION: Send letter of application with statement of interest in the position and résumé, (no letters of reference or publications at this time) to: Musicology Search Committee, School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. 

Applications will be reviewed beginning December 15, 2008, however applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.   

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity educator and employer.