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THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Hunter College

Assistant Professor - Jazz and/or Popular Music Studies
Department of Music

One year, renewable. Tenure track. September 1, 2008 appointment date. Compensation: $38,801 - $67,092, depending upon qualifications.

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES
Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in jazz and/ or popular music; direct jazz and/or pop ensembles; supervise M.A. theses; develop curriculum. Administrative duties will include department and committee assignments or other service appropriate to the position.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Required: Completed doctorate or equivalent professional experience, documented record of achievement as a performer and/or scholar, and evidence of success as a college teacher. Desirable: Breadth of teaching experience, interdisciplinary interests, administrative experience.

TO APPLY
Please send application letter, detailed résumé, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references by March 1, 2008 to:

Professor Ruth DeFord, Chair
Department of Music
Hunter College, CUNY
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Vice President, Education and Public Programs
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Cleveland, OH

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Associate Professor, Professor or Distinguished Professor (Music)

Location/Department: Ph.D. Program in Music
Position Detail: Faculty
FLSA Status: Exempt
Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Web Site: www.gc.cuny.edu
Notice Number: FY14173
Closing Date: Open until filled; the review of resumes begin 11/15/2007   
    
POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES
The Doctoral Program in Music of The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, seeks nominations/applications for an experience scholar in ethnomusicology. The Graduate Center, located in midtown Manhattan, has some 4000 students enrolled in 31 doctoral programs and 5 master's programs. The Doctoral Program in Music, offering concentrations in musicology, theory, composition, ethnomusicology, and performance draws its faculty from The Graduate Center as well as from a number of colleges in the CUNY system.

Duties:
Conduct doctoral seminars and direct dissertations on a wide range of ethnomusicological topics.
     
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
We seek an accomplished scholar with a relevant doctoral degree. Candidates should be experience scholars possessing qualifications appropriate to appointment as an Associate Professor, Professor, or Distinguished Professor. Rank will depend on the level of qualifications. A distinguished candidate of substantial merit or accomplishment in the field who has an international reputation as a scholar may be nominated as a Distinguished Professor, with an annual salary supplement.

TO APPLY    
Please send letter of application/nomination, C.V. (Letters of application should include topics of seminars the candidate is prepared to offer, and CVs should include titles of dissertations the candidate has directed) and the names of three references to:

Chair of Search
Doctoral Program in Music
The Graduate Center
The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309

The City University of New York
An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Immigration Reform and Control Act/Americans with Disabilities Act Employer

Music History – Full time tenure track; Assistant Professor of Music History: California State University, Chico, beginning August 2008. QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in musicology or ethnomusicology (ABD considered); Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, commitment to excellent teaching and to addressing the needs of a diverse population of music major; a thorough grounding in both the Western music cannon and global or popular music. Additional experience helpful in world, jazz or pop ensemble conducting or performance. DUTIES: Teach courses in classical, American and global music history; general education courses in appreciation, global and/or popular music. Maintain activity in the appropriate professional organizations and provide service to the department, university and community. Teaching assignment will depend on the needs of the department. Rank: Assistant Professor. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Send letter of application, resume/vita, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and three recent letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Paul Friedlander, chair
Music History Search Committee
Department of Music
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0805.

Call (530) 898-5243, email , FAX (530) 898-4082 for more information. Full listing is posted at www.csuchico.edu/hr/employment.shtml. Screening begins December 1, 2007 and applications may be considered after that date. For disability-related accommodations, call (530) 898-5152. We value a diverse faculty and seek to create as diverse a pool of candidates as possible. EEO/ADA/IRCA

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