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Theory Only
Arizona State University (deadline 11/16) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * 12/21: request for video interview

Brandeis University (review begins immediately, posted 9/10) Lecturer in Music (Spring 2020)
 * "The Brandeis University Department of Music seeks to hire a Lecturer to teach Mus10b: What to Listen for in Music: An Ears-on Approach in Spring 2020, meeting Monday/Wednesday 2 :00 pm – 3:30 pm plus office hours TBD. We seek an excellent teacher with experience instructing undergraduate music theory fundamentals and ear-training/musicianship who meets departmental needs for this elective offering. "

Cal Poly Pomona (deadline 12/1) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * "The successful candidate will lead in the areas of Music Theory and Musicianship. The faculty member will teach music classes across the music theory curriculum including Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony, Advanced Theory, Form and Analysis, Counterpoint, and other courses appropriate for the successful candidate. The successful candidate will provide visionary leadership for the music theory and musicianship curriculum.  Secondary expertise is also desired in areas including composition, music technology, or instrumental performance."

Colby College (deadline 1/1) Visiting Assistant Professor in Music Theory (.8 FTE)
 * "Responsibilities include teaching a 20th-century music history course, two courses in the department’s four-semester music theory sequence and an elective that could be offered for both music and general interest students. Applications from candidates with a record of previous college teaching and experience/interest in jazz theory, film music (criticism, analysis, or history) and/or music theater (performance or history) are especially welcome."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Durham University (deadline 1/2) Assistant Professor in Music Analysis


 * "We received applications to the post from a wide range of countries and we were impressed with the applicant quality, which was very high.  However,we are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our Department and in this respect, we regrettably observed that our advertisement had not attracted a sufficiently diverse pool of applicants.  For instance, only 16% of the applicants were female, whereas the benchmark in this sector (UK Music Departments) is 37%.  We also felt that the short timeframe between the opening date and the closing deadline might have been a contributing factor.  We have therefore decided tore-advertise the post (open date 20 November 2019 and closing 02 January 2020)."
 * 01/24: long listed and notified that references will be contacted.

Eastman School of Music(deadline 10/1) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * Submit materials to theorysearch@esm.rochester.edu
 * 10/18: request for video interview
 * 10/30: request for on-campus interview

Grambling State University (deadline not listed) Assistant Professor of Music Theory

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


 * see school-specific discussion below

Indiana University (deadline 10/7) Assistant Professor of Music Theory
 * 10/21: request for writing sample
 * I know that skype interviews happened in mid-November - I assume campus interview invites already went out, but can anyone confirm?
 * 12/03/19: request for on-campus interview

McKendree University (open until filled, posted sometime in October) Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory
 * "McKendree University Music Department is seeking a part-time instructor for its Lebanon, Illinois campus to teach Music Theory beginning Spring semester 2020. Music theory is a 4 semester course; Theory II and IV will be taught spring semester."

Montana State University (deadline 1/2/20) Assistant Professor - Music Theory

Peabody Conservatory (deadline 10/15) Assistant Professor of Music Theory/Ear Training


 * 11/26 Request for video interview

Peabody Conservatory (deadline 10/15) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * 11/15 Request for more materials + video interview (x3)
 * 12/23 Request for on-campus interview (x2)

Princeton University (deadline 10/1) Assistant Professor of Music
 * "We seek a scholar of music with a specialization in theory, broadly defined. Strengths in vernacular and/or non-Western music will be an asset"
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20
 * 11/4 Request for more materials
 * 12/13 Request for on-campus interview

St. Xavier University (Chicago, IL) (no deadline listed, posted 12/12/19) Music Adjunct/Aural Skills
 * "The Department of Music at Saint Xavier University is seeking an adjunct faculty member to teach the four-semester aural skills sequence."

University of British Columbia (deadline 11/30) Associate or Assistant Professor, Music Theory


 * 1/6: Rejection email received

University of Maryland (deadline 11/8) Assistant or Associate Professor of Music Theory


 * 11/25 Request for additional materials (x2)
 * 12/17 Request for video interview
 * 1/13 Request for campus visit

University of Massachusetts - Amherst (deadline 10/15) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * 11/5 Request for video interview
 * 11/26 Request for campus visit

University of Michigan (deadline 1/10) Assistant Professor, Music Theory [added 01-11-20: The job announcement on Interfolio says nothing about January 10, but states that the review of applications will begin on January 27.]


 * The deadline was changed without acknowledgment. On 1/9, the Interfolio page said that review would begin on 1/10.

University of Missouri Kansas City (deadline 11/1) Assistant Professor of Music Theory

University of North Carolina Greensboro (deadline 1/31/20) Assistant Professor of Music Theory (two tenure-track positions)

University of North Florida (deadline 11/15) Instructor of Music Theory (full-time, NTT)

University of Tampa (deadline not listed, posted 9/5/19) Assistant Professor of Music (History and/or Theory)
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20
 * From musicology wiki: Email stating position had been filled (11/26)

University of Texas at San Antonio (deadline 11/25) Lecturer I (Music Theory) (Spring 2020)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (deadline 11/15) Music Theory Instructor (Spring 2020)
 * "87% FTE Instructional Academic Staff Position in the Department of Music and Theatre Arts for the spring semester, 2020 beginning February 3, 2020. The official title is in the Lecturer title series. This is a one semester appointment with salary commensurate with experience and qualifications."
 * Search for Job ID 16033 if the direct link doesn't work.

Virginia Commonwealth University (none listed, posted 11/20) Adjunct Instructor of Music Theory and Aural Skills

Washington College (review begins immediately, posted 10/29) Part-Time Lecturer in Music (Spring 2020)
 * "The Department of Music at Washington College invites applications for a Part-Time Lecturer in Music Theory for the Spring 2020 semester. The teaching load is two courses, with the possibility of applied composition lessons (if capable and needed). The candidate will teach Music Theory II and an upper-level theory course to Majors that can be adjusted to fit the candidate’s interest (courses meet three days per week). Salary will be the standard per-course rate plus travel assistance."

Theory/Performance, etc.
Bishop's University (deadline: 2/15/20, but review begins immediately - posted 11/28/19) Music – Tenure-Track Position
 * "Candidates should have a completed doctorate or (D.M.A. or Ph.D.) in music and be prepared to teach undergraduate courses in music theory and history/literature from the classical tradition. We are interested in a candidate who also has expertise in popular music and is able to teach courses in song writing, orchestration, composition and recording technology/music production."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Cabrillo College (deadline 3/4) Music Theory & Instrumental Ensemble Leadership Instructor - Tenure Track
 * "This position will serve as the lead faculty member in the music theory and musicianship sequence, and will serve as a conductor of one or more of the following ensembles based on the candidate's particular strengths and interests, and the needs of the music department: symphonic concert band, jazz band and combos, and numerous chamber ensembles. Candidate will have experience in, or the ability to develop, multicultural ensembles, especially those focusing on mediums relevant to significant portions of Cabrillo College's student population, such as Mariachi and Banda."

Collin College, McKinney Campus (no deadline listed, posted 12/4) Professor, Music
 * "Preferred teaching experience in Music Appreciation, Fundamentals of Music, Music Theory, Sight Singing & Ear Training, and Ensemble Direction."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Earlham College (deadline ) Visiting Assistant Professor of Music — Choral Direction and Classroom Teaching
 * "Earlham is seeking a dynamic choral director who also excels in teaching courses in ethnomusicology, popular music studies, Western music history, music theory, or interdisciplinary courses in musicology."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Glendale Community College (deadline 1/30) Music Faculty (Music Theory)
 * "The successful candidate will be responsible teaching courses in Music Theory, Aural Perception, Chamber Music, and Private Instruction in Clarinet or Low Brass. Additional courses will be assigned from the music curriculum, possibly including history or humanities classes."

Harper College (deadline 1/24) Diverse Faculty Fellow - Music
 * "Diverse Faculty Fellow candidates should possess expertise in areas, such as: music theory, aural skills, and music literature. The successful candidate may be responsible for teaching courses such as Music Theory I—IV, Aural Skills I—IV, Music Literature, Keyboard and Vocal Literature, and Symphonic and Chamber Literature. Special consideration will be given to applicants who are members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in faculty positions in higher education."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Hong Kong Baptist University (deadline 12/31) Associate Professor / Assistant Professor (Music Theory and Musicology)
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Milligan College (No deadline listed) Faculty Position in Piano and Theory
 * ”Successful candidate must demonstrate a strong Christian faith”

The New School (posted 12/18, no deadline listed) Associate Professor of Creative Improvisation: Music
 * "The College of Performing Arts (CoPA) at The New School (consisting of the Mannes School of Music, The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, and The School of Drama) invites applications for an Associate Professor of Creative Improvisation: Music, on a full-time faculty Renewable Term Appointment (RTA) line. This faculty position plays a key role in the initial implementation of a new graduate degree, the Master of Music: Performer-Composer (MM PC), launching in Fall 2020. ... In this new graduate degree, every student will perform, compose, and improvise, while calling upon major skills in technology, entrepreneurship, and scholarship. What is more, the program is not limited by genre or style. This is a degree that will be led by and is for the creative musician."

Northwest College (deadline 1/13) Instructor/Assistant Professor of Music
 * "Primary emphasis of this position is to provide effective instruction in music theory, keyboard and commercial music. Provide high-quality and engaging instruction in freshman and sophomore courses in Instrumental Music, Applied Lessons, Instrumental Ensembles, and Core Music courses. "

Reed College (deadline 12/20) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Music (Choral/Music Theory)

Rocky Mountain College (deadline 1/15/20) Assistant Professor of Music Theory and History
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Saginaw Valley State University (no deadline listed, posted 11/11/19) Assistant Professor of Music - One-Year, Temporary (Theory and Jazz)

Schulich School of Music, McGill University (deadline 12/15) Assistant/Associate Professor of Music


 * "We seek an outstanding music scholar (open specialization) and pedagogue whose research interests include teaching and learning in higher education. The successful candidate will assist the Schulich School of Music as it pursues strategic pedagogical and curricular innovation."
 * This is a search with open specialization within the Department of Music Research (see job posting for details)
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019–20

St. Mary's College (deadline 9/30) Assistant Professor of Performing Arts, Music
 * "The person hired for this position will be responsible for developing and growing a well-established jazz band and sports band."
 * "Depending on expertise and interest, they could teach Jazz and Blues in America and a selection of music history, theory, and skill-development courses, such as music fundamentals, harmony, ear-training, form and analysis, sight singing, keyboard harmony..."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Stony Brook University (deadline 9/23) Assistant Professor of Music
 * "Required Qualifications: Doctorate or ABD in music history, music theory, or ethnomusicology. Preferred Qualifications: Research specialty in one or more of the following: music before 1600; gender, sexuality, and queer theory; critical race studies; or popular music studies."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

University of Illinois, Springfield (deadline 3/26) Full Time Instructor, Music Theory/Musicology/Performance, Fall 2020
 * Teaching expectations: Lower and upper level courses in Musicology and Music Theory, and Chamber Ensemble. Additional responsibilities include assisting the Director of the UIS Music Program with administrative duties, overseeing Camerata students, advising students, supervising student workers, and publicity/recruitment."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Washington State University (screening begins 11/1) Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Bassoon
 * Required Qualifications include "Earned doctorate in music by time of hire. Demonstrated extensive experience teaching and performing on bassoon as well as demonstrated extensive experience teaching in music theory."
 * (11/21) Request for video interview
 * (12/11) Request for on-campus interview

Westminster College of the Arts at Rider University (deadline 12/2) Assistant Professor of Popular Music Studies
 * "The successful candidate will hold a doctoral degree (PhD or DMA) in music or in a related field with a focus on popular music studies. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience with both the conceptual and historical nature of popular music alongside practical skills in popular music theory, composition and arranging. Direct experience with some of the many styles found in popular music (e.g., pop, hip-hop, jazz, EDM, blues, reggae) is expected."
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20

Theory/Composition, etc.
Brigham Young University (deadline 10/25) Full-time Faculty in Composition/Theory/Commercial Music


 * (11/6) Rejection email (x2)

Cal Poly Pomona (deadline 12/1) Assistant Professor of Music Theory


 * "Secondary expertise is also desired in areas including composition, music technology, or instrumental performance."
 * (1/10) Phone interview request
 * (1/15) On-campus inverview scheduled

California State University, San Bernardino (deadline 10/16) Music Theory/Composition - Assistant Professor Tenure Track


 * (11/30) Request for video interview (x2)

Columbia University (deadline 12/1) Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow/Lecturer
 * Also posted at Musicology/Ethnomusicology 2019-20
 * (1/11) Request for writing/work  samples (x3)

Loyola Marymount University (deadline 10/22) Assistant or Associate Professor - Music Theory/Composition
 * (1/20) Additional materials requested (x4)

Meredith College (no deadline listed, posted 1/22/20) Instructor/Assistant Professor of Music (Theory/Composition)
 * "Teaching responsibilities for this one-year appointment include Music Theory (four-semester sequence) and Ear Training (four-semester sequence), Survey of Music Literature, and composition lessons."

Metropolitan State University of Denver (deadline 12/1) Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory Tenure Track Faculty
 * (1/21) Request for phone interview (x2)

Montclair State University (deadline: 11/1 first review, open until filled) Assistant/Associate Professor of Music Theory/Composition


 * (11/24) Request for additional materials
 * (12/25) Rejection email on Christmas morning (x9)
 * That's in very poor taste.
 * Agreed. (x8)
 * It states it was automated, which means someone intentionally scheduled it for that time
 * Not really a matter of "taste," more like sadism.
 * It was either intentionally scheduled for that time, or was triggered at that time by a committee member (=faculty member).

San Diego State University (deadline: 11/15) Assistant Professor of Composition/Theory
 * (11/27) Request for video interview (x2)
 * (12/23) On-campus interview scheduled

University of Memphis (2/3/20) Assistant Professor of Music - Composition and Music Theory
 * "Minimum Position Qualifications: MM degree in Composition. "

Composition Only
Amherst College (deadline 12/6) Valentine Visiting Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Music (2 years)

Arizona State University (deadline 11/15) Assistant Professor of Composition


 * (12/14) Video interview requested (x2)

Berklee College of Music (deadline 10/1) Assistant Chair in Composition


 * (10/26) Skype interview requested
 * (1/22) Finalists Invited

Cornell University (deadline 1/15) Assistant or Associate Professor of Composition

Emory University Music Department (deadline 12/01/2019) Assistant Professor, Composition


 * (12/9) Additional materials requested
 * (1/7) Campus interview scheduled

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)

The Juilliard School (no deadline listed, posted sometime in October) Composition Faculty

Newcastle University (deadline 2/12) Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Composition

NUI Galway (deadline 2/24) Lecturer Above the Bar in Music (Composition)

SUNY Oswego (deadline 3/7) Artist in Residence (1 semester, 2020-2021)

Université de Montréal (deadline 12/28) Assistant Professor, Composition and Sound Creation (3 part-time positions)

University of Aberdeen (deadline 1/5) Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Music (Composition)


 * (01/09) Rejection received (x2)

University of California, Riverside (deadline 12/8) Assistant Professor of Music Composition


 * (12/19) Skype interview requested (x4)
 * (1/17) invitation for campus interview

University of California, San Diego (deadline 10/1) Associate or Full Professor of Composition


 * Any updates on this?

University of California, Santa Barbara (deadline 9/27) Temporary Lecturer in Music Composition
 * For Winter and/or Spring 2020
 * Skype interviews Requested
 * Position offered and accepted

University of Chicago (deadline 11/15) 2020-2021 Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Colorado - Boulder (deadline 11/1) Assistant Professor of Composition


 * (12/5) Request for video interview (x3)
 * (12/17) Rejection e-mail received (x6)
 * (12/19) on-campus interview scheduled (x2)

University of Denver (deadline 11/15) Assistant/Associate Professor of Composition


 * (12/5) Additional materials requested (x5)
 * (12/15) Request for video interview (x2)
 * (1/17) On-campus interview scheduled

University of Maine-Farmington (deadline 1/13/20) Assistant Professor of Music Composition


 * (01/26) Request for phone/video interview

University of Pennsylvania (deadline 9/15) Assistant Professor in Music Composition


 * (10/18) Additional materials requested

University of Redlands (deadline 10/15) Assistant Professor in Music Composition


 * (10/24) Additional materials requested (x4)
 * (11/13) Skype interview requested (x3)

University of Texas at Austin (deadline 11/1) Artist-Teacher of Composition


 * (12/19) on-campus interview scheduled

Composition/Music Technology
Auburn University (deadline 10/1) Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Music (Music Composition and Technology)
 * (12/11) Position filled.

Brandeis University (immediately) Lecturer in Electroacoustic Composition (Laptopping), Spring 2020

Carnegie Mellon University (deadline January 1, 2020) - Assistant Professor of Electronic Music Composition

Columbia College Chicago (deadline 12/8) Assistant Professor- Music Technology

Dartmouth College (deadline 11/1) Assistant Professor of Sonic Arts, Tenure-Track


 * "We seek a vibrant artist with a singular approach to creative and pedagogical practice. Makers who demonstrate convergent practices across the arts and/or sciences will be prioritized."


 * Qualifications: completed PhD, DMA, or MFA in Music Composition, Sonic Arts, Creative Media Arts, or a related-field, or equivalent professional achievement required by the start date.
 * (12/3) Rejection letter sent (x4).

Eastman School of Music (deadline 10/7) Composer/Director of the Eastman Audio Research Studio
 * (1/22) Finalists selected

Georgetown University (deadline 12/1) Assistant Teaching Professor in Recording Arts Technology

Hamilton College (deadline 11/1) Assistant Professor in the Arts


 * "We seek a practicing artist with expertise in interactive media, and/or integrated media, and/or performance and technology"


 * "An MFA or PhD or DMA in an appropriate field is required and candidates should demonstrate an active creative practice and research agenda."
 * (11/13) Request for skype interview
 * (12/9) Campus interview

Middle Tennessee State University (review begins 2/2) Chair, Recording Industry Department

Mills College (review begins immediately, posted 10/30) Part-Time Assistant Adjunct Professor(s), Spring 2020
 * Music 164/264, Advanced Audio Recording
 * Music 251, Seminar in Computer Music
 * Music 124/224, Contemporary Instrumentation and Orchestration
 * Music 047/147 Intro to Electronic Music

Occidental College (deadline 1/27/20) Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
 * "The Music Department at Occidental College (OXY) invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral scholar-practitioner in audio/music/sound engineering with an ability to teach applied signal processing at the undergraduate level"

Peabody Institute (until filled) Full-time Faculty in Music for New Media


 * "teach music and sound design for Film, TV, Games and VR and provide technical support for the New Media studio"

Penn State University (deadline 1/3/20) Assistant Professor of Music Technology


 * (1/20) Request for Video interview (x2)

Portland State University (deadline 2/14) Assistant Professor of Music Technology

Sibelius Academy (University of Helsinki) (deadline 1/12/20) Professor of Music Technology

Simon Fraser University (deadline 9/20) Tenure Track Position in Experimental Composition
 * "We are seeking an experimental composer with a hybrid practice in two or more of the following: instrumental music, live electronics, improvisation, interactivity, maker culture, sound art, popular music, within an established interdisciplinary and collaborative practice."
 * "Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority."
 * "preference will be given to an Indigenous person from the Americas"
 * Has anyone received a message that they have been placed on the long list? The initial response to my application stated that this would be put together in late September.
 * (10/10) Yes, received reference letter requests a while back.
 * (11/15) Request for in-person interview
 * (11/15) Rejection received

SUNY Oneonta (no deadline listed) Assistant Professor of Audio Arts


 * NB: posting has expired as of mid October

Syracuse University (deadline 11/1) Assistant Professor of Sound Recording Technology

University of Georgia (deadline 12/22) Assistant Professor of Commercial Music (TT)


 * The Hugh Hodgson School of Music seeks a dynamic faculty member to develop and teach new courses in commercial music. Newly proposed courses will be in accordance with the experience and expertise of the candidate, and may include music production, film scoring, music for media, non-linear and game scoring, or other creative areas at the intersections of music creativity, industry, and technology.

University of Illinois (deadline 1/17/20) Clinical Assistant Professor in Music, Audio, and Recording Technologies


 * The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled audio practitioner, with potential to be a dynamic and effective classroom instructor, and with extensive professional experience in one or more of the following areas: audio recording, audio engineering, mixing, mastering, live sound reinforcement, commercial/popular music production, and music entrepreneurship. Applicants should hold an advanced degree in a closely related field by the starting date of the appointment, or have equivalent professional experience.

University of Maryland Baltimore County (deadline 12/5) Lecturer or Professor of the Practice (Full-time) in Music Technology


 * Application deadline extended to Jan 5, 2020.

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

University of Texas at Austin (deadline 11/1) Artist-Teacher of Composition and Electronic Music/Director of Electronic Music Studios

University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley (deadline 1/15/20) Assistant Professor – Music Technology/Composition

University of Virginia (deadline 1/6/20) Assistant Professor, Composition and Computer Technologies

School-Specific Discussion
UT-Austin
 * In a composition seminar on Monday 9/30 that was held as an open forum for students, faculty, and alumni to discuss recent allegations against Dan Welcher, a member of the composition faculty mentioned that he is "committed to hiring a woman" in an effort to diversify the department.
 * (10/6) I'm sure that potential applicants for the job really appreciate hearing this. Why can't they just say that they're committed to hiring a candidate who isn't a predator and demonstrates a commitment to these values??
 * (10/6b) because you can't prove an absence. If a candidate's potential for sexual misconduct is an overarching determinant for hiring, naturaly the committee would gravitate towards candidates who come from a constituancy historically shown to be far less likely to engage in such activity.
 * (10/6c) I see. Should potential candidates address their "potential for sexual misconduct" in their cover letters, then? Or as a separate two-page statement? Surely there must be a way to make this a fair hiring process!
 * (10/7 formerly known as 10/6b) I don't know. I don't really see how, when a music faculty job becomes political fodder to undo a #Metoo embarrasment it can be expected to produce a non-controvertial choice. But there we have it - hardly the first tainted search in history...
 * (10/8) The OP writes that a single faculty member is "committed to hiring a woman," and already we have a barage assumptions. 1) No search is performed by a single member of the faculty; and 2) there are likely other reasons, such as those mentioned in the above thread (e.g. making sure there's equitable hiring), for why a faculty would be committed to hiring a woman and this situation provided the opportunity to make a new hire. I would do everything in my power not to hire someone who distills repeated sexual harassment and abuse from a person in a position of utmost influence and power as a "#metoo embarassment" regardless of gender.
 * OP: Yes, exactly. It was a single composition faculty member who made this statement, it was in front of the Director of the BSoM, the Dean of the College of Fine Arts, and many current students and some alumni. I'm sure what he meant is that he will be a primary advocate for a woman in the position, and this came up during a specific sidebar about the decades of the school's male-dominated department and the situation worsening on that front after the first investigation in the early 2000s, but I wanted to make sure to share the info I had in case it was useful to all who were interested.
 * (10/22) If that comment was made out loud in public, it is a breach of fair hiring law. It compromises the search, and it should be reported to the administration.
 * OP: Why report when the comment was made in front of the two highest members of the adminstration, the Dean of CoFA and the Director of the BSoM?
 * (10/24) I suppose that by "useful" you mean that candidates who don't identify as female shouldn't bother applying, because the committee is less likely to consider them. This is all in advance of the application deadline, and if it's designed to deter candidates from applying in the first place, it is inappropriate, no matter who was present for the remark.
 * OP: I get all that... that's not why I felt it was useful to post here. I thought it was useful to post because I found the comment completely out of line. While it remained in the room it was privilaged information and I think more people needed to know that it was said.

Berklee College of Music:
 * This position was open just two years ago, and Berklee has posted at least two additional positions in Composition over the past two years. Does anyone know what's up with the department?
 * I live on the East Coast (not Boston though) but - this is my wild guess/speculation - Berklee is known for 1) being a bit on the heavy side when it comes to workload for faculty, because they have no TA and grading and teaching is all on faculty members, and 2) having a quite enormous faculty (I know this because I applied for a job a few years ago and got the chance to notice that). So, 2 is really a consequence of 1 - if there's no TA given the size of the school, I imagine  it would make sense to have a lot of faculty members, and that statistically means more frequent changes. So, it could just be very normal? As far as this position, I don't know much but I assume it's more admin?
 * There is also no tenure, from what I understand, which will inherently increase turnover.
 * Yep, I also heard everybody is by untenured contract there, not sure about the details though.
 * Hi, comp fac member here. Our pay and teaching load public here: https://www.berkleefacultyunion.org/documents turnover-- last few years we had a few deaths and retirements. One PT fac got a FT gig elsewhere, but FT members tend to stay put. Yes, it's a high teaching load, though Berklee community offers lots of networking/ collaboration opps, plus lots of new music happening in Boston. This is mostly an admin position, but if you're a smart, kind, organized composer person, go for it! I've found that comp opps come my way just having this fac title, so maybe it will hold true for new hire as well. Peace, all.
 * Hello, another faculty here - just +1 what my colleague said. If you like numbers, it's not a bad job, and Berklee is quite a nice environment. Just figured I would share my understanding of the job (but I'll ask my colleague to correct me if I am wrong) - basically you teach 1-2 classes per semester, and the rest is basically admin: scheduling for faculty, organizing visiting artists, meeting with students (a lot) and pretty much work with the chair. I believe this is also a M-F 9-5 job, including summer, with some flexibility (you can probably take some days off). Hope this helps!
 * This has got to be the most frustrating application systems that I have ever dealt with. It didn't parse my CV in any sensible way so I had to go back and change a bunch of information. Workaday randomly reorders my entries and each time I look at the final page before hitting submit, everythng is out of order (and out of order in a different way each time!). Are others having these problems? Hopefully HR will forward the attachements to the search committee.

Emory


 * Does anyone know what's happening with Emory? They are hiring a second composer in a row and I have heard about some sketchy business there.  I know there was controversy last year when they hired the inside candidate with what many considered subpar credentials.  It seems that person might already be looking for an exit to avoid some of the well-known departmental issues taking place over the last four years.
 * (1/4) Sigh. This again? No, there was no "controversy." No, there were not "many" who considered the composer to have "subpar credentials." The only "controversy" was in response at the perceived elitist attidues and embittered entitlement displayed by the poster (who IIRC was a rejected finalist) towards the school and the general hiring market.
 * (1/16) Exactly. This is straight out of the anti-vax or intelligent design playbook: make up something ridiculous or completely subjective, then when people point out how absurd it is, claim that there's some kind of "controversy" and imply that there are two sides to the story, when in fact there are not.
 * (1/24) I was not involved in or following the wiki last year, but going back through it, it looks to me like there were some serious concerns about the search or at least a trend (i.e., "anti-credentialism") that the search represented. I don't know about Emory's particular issues, but the concerns are real, and I would urge the wiki community to respect people's views and real lived experiences.

General Questions and Montclair State University
 * I'm never sure what to do with a desired salary prompt (as was the case in the Montclair application), as that seems much too early in the process. Are committee members privy to our answers? That seems like a selected candiate / dean conversation, especially because deans can sometimes find extra money if it's someone who they want. I currently make a modest salary in a location with a less-than-average cost-of-living, and when I did comparisons on cost-of-living websites, it was coming up with around $120,000/yr for Montclair, NJ. Are their asst/assoc. music profs making that kind of money? I tried looking up NJ salaries with no such luck, but perhaps I was doing it incorrectly. A salary of, say, $70,000 doesn't look like it would go too far in that area. What have others done with prompts like these in online applications?
 * Enter "Negotiable".  That'll show 'em.
 * As someone who has been an adjunct there for years (and received the infamous "Christmas morning rejection letter") I know the culture of this school well. The $123K/yr you found is just for the (now retired) professors that had been there since the 1970s. I only talked with one assisstant professor there that openly discussed their salary, and it was in the $30Ks (though to be fair, this was in a performance area). And yes, I can vouch for the fact that even $80K a year isn't enough to live near this school, especically if you have children and other expenses. We live in a modest home and barely survive after paying for health care, piano lessons, dance lessons, sports, FOOD, etc.
 * I can't imagine that Montclair would start in the $30s given that the starting pay rate in the CUNY system is in the lower $50s. I disagree that $80K a year isn't enough for that area (unless you have kids). I've managed to live a pretty decent existence in NYC for the past 20 years on half of that. Granted, I never lived in core Manhattan (wouldn't want to anyhow), got lucky with finding a couple of rent stabilized apartments, live frugally, and don't take cabs everywhere or eat out every night. I somehow managed to sock some money away, and when I got married my wife and I were able to qualify for a mortgage on an HDFC apartment that was income restricted, and therefore affordable. We were then able to sell after a few years and use the proceedes to buy a terribly undervalued market rate co-op a short subway ride from Manhattan for cash. Granted, we were extremely lucky, and it wasn't always easy (I've had to work some pretty lousy jobs to make ends meet sometimes) but it is doable. Just for reference, our combined income from last year was about $72K and we don't have kids (nor a trust fund).
 * https://h1bdata.info/index.php?em=MONTCLAIR+STATE+UNIVERSITY&job=ASSISTANT+PROFESSOR&city=&year= is an h1b visa salary statements from the institution. They seem to begin at 65k.

Hope College:
 * Holland Sentinel: An Open Letter to Hope College Administration
 * Inside Higher Ed: 17 Professors Gone or Reassigned
 * Holland Sentinel: An Open Letter to Hope College
 * Holland Sentinel: Hope College on a Disastrous Path of its own Making
 * Holland Sentinel: Hope's Troubles Include Lack of Diversity and Inclusion
 * Wow.  What a hot mess.

Juilliard
 * Now that someone has attempted to gripe about a job going to a particular person even before it's happened, I must remind everyone, as I do every year: Institutions can hire anyone they want for any reason or for no reason, and they are not obliged to tell anyone why.  In fact, they are not require to even have the search.  Many of the elite or at least private schools simply hire a person they want to hire.  Do you expect Juilliard--the most famous music school in the US--to conduct a "search" and try to find who they think is best?  They can do what they want.  Period.  The sooner you understand this, the better off you will be.

Peabody
 * NB: There is also a keyboard skills job at the rank of "assistant professor of music theory." Unsure whether that belongs here or not.
 * (1/14) Any update on the Keyboard Skills position search?
 * If one were interested in/qualified for both the theory and the theory/skills position, would it look bad to apply to both, tailoring a separate cover letter for each? (Would it look even worse to send the same cover letter for both?)
 * It looks like they might be almost the same job, but advertised in different venues, which is confusing.  A short email query to search chair(s) is justified.
 * The jobs were posted on Facebook (by Peabody faculty) as three separate positions
 * Hi All, I’m the Chair of Theory, Ear Training, and Keyboard Skills here at Peabody. We have three separate positions open: One teaching the UG theory core and graduate seminars, one teaching ear training and related courses, and one teaching Keyboard Skills within the larger context of our theory curriculum. We welcome applications for all three from any and all interested and qualified parties.
 * Sorry--I meant the theory/ear training position. I imagine most of us are qualified for that as well as the theory-only position.
 * Does anyone know if the jobs advertised as "Assistant Professor" are actually tenure-track? Peabody only recently instituted traditional academic rank, from what I understand.
 * There is no tenure at Peabody. The recently instituted ranks correspond to 3- (assistant), 4- (associate), or 5- (full professor) year contracts.

SUNY Oneonta:
 * (8/22) This is the fourth time in the past five years that this Composition/Audio job has been posted. Does anyone know what's up?
 * (8/25) From what I understand, the department is a complete mess and the administration is dyfunctional.

Durham University:
 * (10/1) Non-UK applicants may have a tough time getting this job. Especially if a family move is required. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/oct/01/oxford-professors-children-refused-visas-to-join-her-in-uk

General Discussion
'''Composers and SC members-- how do you define "commission"? '''
 * Only a piece a composer was paid to write? Or a piece written at a performer's request, even if no money was exchanged? If the no-money scenario qualifies, does it have to be a professional performer giving a public performance?
 * I have worked with several groups that have *commissioned* me pieces without giving me a dime. I guess in a way, as sad as it is, it serves well both the group and the composer to call it commission, and given the kind of sums we would most of the time talking about, money would be a somewhat secondary aspect anyway... (flame in 3, 2, 1...)
 * This topic came up on the SCI mailing list a few years ago with some pretty ridiculous answers. While I try not to work for free, I have for performers who can help advance my career in some way. If I'm not going to be compensated financially, I'll generally try and negotiate more than one performance. Given the current reality of the available funding for commissions, this seems like a good compromise, especially since most of the big organizations (Fromm, Koussevitzky, etc.) tend to only grant funds to a very narrow demographic who studied at a handful of schools. Besides, one usually doesn't state what they received for a commission on their CV so it is kind of a moot point. The question is similar to what is "peer review" for composers when, aside from a small handful of organizations that will only fund projects by certain people, we only have SCI and possibly ISCM. I would argue that a track record of performances by the Jack Quartet, Ensemble del Niente, ICE, Yarn/Wire and the like should mean just as much, if not more, than being selected for the SCI conference. I have been commissioned by two of these groups; one paid, the other didn't but both performed my pieces several times. On the other hand, I stopped applying for the SCI national conference because every time I had a piece accepted, they asked me to provide my own performers, at my own expense. And for this they charge $75 a year?
 * Groups like the Jack Quartet, Ensemble dal Niente, ICE, Yarn/Wire, Alarm Will Sound, Wet Ink, etc. are also constantly going around the country playing grad student pieces as part of paid residencies. Having "performances" from these groups doesn't say much, and doesn't set you apart from the crowd. Even more problematic is the increasing number of young composers claiming that a reading by one of these ensembles as part of a residency at their university was a "commission." This is very misleading and looks terrible on your CV. Be very careful how you frame these things, as they could undermine your applications.
 * That's a very good point - it should go without saying, but you want to make sure that you agree with the group how to call your work (not a reading, not a comp course, residency, etc.). I remember a while ago an old composer was using the distinction between "request" and "commission"...
 * It is indeed a good point, especially since schools that don't have performance programs, such as Columbia, will routinely hire these ensembles so that their students can have their works performed. In my case, it should be obvious to a search committee that I received legitimate commissions/performances by a couple of these ensembles since the performances occurred several years after I finished my degree, and were either at venues outside of the academy or at schools that I did not attend.
 * For committee members who aren't composers and are reading scores or hundreds of CVs, this is not obvious.
 * So what is the solution? Leave the commissions off the CV?
 * Very simple: only list "commissions" as a seperate heading on the CV if you were asked by the group or person (of note) to write them a piece, regardless if you got paid or not. If you have a performance by an ensemble of note that a school paid for, then that goes under your list of works/performances, later on.
 * Vocabulary.com says: "A commission is also an order for someone to do something and get paid." I always put the composition projects I was paid for, directly or with raised/secured money, unless it had unique extra perks that were like payments (and I make note of it and the funders when applicable on my resume). A commissioned performance can take some significant time in the real world, and issues can happen, so it doesn't really take that into account. I expect that if  people routinely define practically everything as a commission, it has the potential to undermine actively paid composers because committees suddenly believe that everything they do maybe is not really a full fledged commission. Everything is suddenly run of the mill. I think it's more fair and honest if not all things are "commissions."

Composers, theorists, and SC members-- how do you define "invited talks and seminars"?
 * On this part of your CV, do you include schools where you've interviewed?
 * Good question. I would strongly advise against including talks, lectures, seminars, and teaching that are part of a formal interview process on a CV unless these were advertised to the public. Practices certainly differ by discipline, but I would compare this to a cellist claiming to have "performed at Lincoln Center" after auditioning on stage for the NY Phil. Also, being a finalist for a job should not be a line item on a CV. (x2)
 * No. Do not include interviews, even if they were advertised to the general public. If you are a senior scholar with a huge reputation that might be acceptable, but for most of us on the Wiki it would just be weird.

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