Musicology/Ethnomusicology, 2011-12

Florida Gulf Coast University (Deadline: December 5, 2011)
Asisstant/Associate Professor, Musicology/World Music

Georgia State University (Deadline: November 1, 2011, MVL)
Tenure-track position in Music History and Literature.
 * "Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Music History to include Renaissance Music, Baroque Music, Pre-Classical to Classical, Romantic Era, Twentieth Century Music, Dramatic Music, and Introduction to Graduate Studies."
 * I hope this search actually goes through. A search at another state university in Georgia (Kennesaw State) was cancelled last year due to budget cuts that apparently hit all state universities in Georgia.

Indiana University (Deadline: August 15, 2011, advertised MVL, AMS-L)
Tenure-track, continuation of Fall 2010 search.

"The committee is particularly interested in applicants with demonstrated expertise in music before 1400 or music of the late nineteenth century."

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Deadline: October 7, 2011)
Tenure-track, Assistant Professor. No speciality.

"Teach undergraduate subjects in Western music and in another area of specialization, such as music theory, music technology, interdisciplinary studies, composition or performance. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in musicology and have manifested excellence and potential for growth in at least one field of Western musicology."

===Stanford University (Deadline: November 14, 2011, advertised MVL)===

Tenure-track, Assistant Professor. Specialist in music since the mid-20th century.


 * Deadline on MVL and AMS jobs list stated as November 14, 2011; right?
 * Yep, fixed that. I was looking at the "start date."

University of Birmingham (Deadline: September 1, 2011, advertised AMS-L)
Two possible five-year music postdocs, "one in Creative Music Technology, and one in Ethnomusicology and/or Popular Music. These are grouped under the broad heading "Twentieth Century Music', but twenty-first century researchers are also welcome.

(Note: although the deadline has passed, the website notes that any unfilled spots will be open for a second round, so you can still go to the website and submit an application)

University of British Columbia (Deadline: November 1, 2011, advertised AMS-L)
Tenure-Track. Assistant Professor in Musicology. Specialist in music of the 18th century (late Baroque/Classical). Additional fields of interest (such as film music, popular music, critical theory, cultural studies, or historical performance) are especially welcome.

University of California, Davis (Deadline: December 1, 2011, advertised AMS-L)
Tenure-Track. Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology. Possibilities include participating in Performance Studies graduate group and directing an ensemble.


 * Postmark deadline is November 23.

University of Pennsylvania (Deadline: September 30, 2011, advertised on AMS-L)
Tenure-track, Assistant Professor. Music Theory. (I thought this was worth including here since the job description suggests they're looking for someone who can move across theory/history/ethno divides.)

University of Pittsburgh(Deadline: October 14, 2011, AMS-L)
Two tenure-track positions in musicology.
 * "Musicologists whose scholarship shows promise at being at the forefront of research in music before 1800 or after 1900."

University of South Carolina (Deadline: October 15, 2011, AMS-L)
Tenure-track, Assistant Professor
 * The music history area seeks a musicologist or ethnomusicologist with research interests and teaching experience in African American and world music.

Washington University in St. Louis (Deadline: September 30, 2011, AMS-L)
Tenure-track, Assistant Professor in Ethnomusicology. Consideration will be given to all subfields, with a preference for a scholar whose research interests lie outside of Western Europe and the United States.

Washington University in St Louis (Deadline: September 30, 2011, AMS-L)
Assistant Professor in Musicology
 * "We are looking primarily for a scholar with expertise in Western musicology, particularly late 18th century through early 19th century; additional interests outside the Western classical canon are desirable."

GENERAL DISCUSSION
Acronym guide CMS: College Music Society CHE: Chronicle of Higher Education HERC: Higher Education Recruitment Consortium IHE: Inside Higher Ed MVL: Music Vacancy List (published by the College Music Society). Requires a member login. AMS-L: American Musicological Society listserv SEM-L: Society of Ethnomusicology listserv SEM: Society of Ethnomusicology. Their current job list requires a member login. TT: Tenure Track VAP: Visiting Assistant Professor ABD: All-But-Dissertation

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