Music Theory/Composition 2019-20

For Music Theory and Composition jobs that begin in 2020.

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See also: Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

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Theory Only
Hope College (deadline 9/3) Music - Faculty (Emphasis in Theory)

Composition Only
Hong Kong Baptist University (deadline 7/27) Assistant Professor in Music Composition


 * Direct link to the job here: https://pers.hkbu.edu.hk/job_details.php?page_id=6&job_id=4941 (note the deadline is 7/27/2019, not 7/29 as previously listed)

Princeton University (deadline 9/17) Hodder Fellowship 2020-2021
 * $83k (10 months) for independent project, no formal teaching.
 * Fellows are composers, visual artists, writers, etc.

Composition/Music Technology
University of Sydney (deadline 8/21) Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in Audio and Acoustics

Simon Fraser University (deadline 9/29) Tenure Track Position in Experimental Composition

General Discussion
(8/1a): At the risk of starting a war, could I humbly suggest that the composers start their own wiki, separate from the theory one? Nothing would stop one group from checking the other's wiki page--it's working fine with musicology--and the theory page could likely avoid some of the MRA-related dumpster fire that we've seen in the last month. Just an idea...


 * (8/1b): I enthusiastically second this idea. The idea of separate Composition and Theory wikis makes practical sense. As a theory PhD, "Theory Only" jobs are usually the only jobs on the wiki I'm qualified for. Likewise, most composition DMAs are focusing their energy on Composition, Comp/Theory, and Music Technology jobs, and not applying to "Theory Only" positions. I also think that separating the two fields' wikis makes the "General Discussion" section more useful. On last year's wiki, I'm seeing a lot of conflation of the two fields, where a theorist will respond to a complaint on hiring practices from a composer, and vice versa. In my opinion, this is unhelpful at best, and harmful at worst.
 * (8/2) Agreed! Signed, another theorist.
 * (8/2b): At the risk of increasing the risk of starting a war, may I offer a respectful disagreement? Yes, there are many jobs in the "Theory Only" section that ask for someone with a terminal degree in Theory; however, there are also many jobs in the "Theory Only" section that ask for someone with the degree in Theory OR Composition. I'm a composer, yet my first job out of the doctorate was a Theory position. While I don't want to speak for anyone else, I think most people out of their doctorate in Composition are going to be firing at any application that will allow them to apply, which includes a lot of Theory jobs. Also, the assumption that theorists don't apply for Theory/Comp, Comp, and Comp/Tech jobs, as well as the assumption that composers don't apply for Theory Only jobs, might be a little off. Finally, I don't think the solution to these dumpster fires is to leave the page and start a new one; you're almost inviting Karma to send you your own dumpster fire (and wasn't the most recent explosion set off by a theory job?). I think the solution is to take the high road; if someone posts a rant/diatribe on the page, either 1. Ignore it or 2. If you must reply, be calm and well-thought-out and then move on. We can't control the insecurities of others, but we can control what we ourselves say in response to the anger and vitriol of others. My two cents, but there you go.

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