The University of Kentucky School of Music is seeking a full-time, 9-month, tenure-eligible Assistant Professor of Musicology to join our outstanding faculty in the UK School of Music with a start date of August 2025. This appointment holds a standard teaching expectation of 2 courses per semester and will contribute to both the graduate and undergraduate curricula, typically teaching survey courses as part of the music history sequence required of all undergraduate music majors (Music History II, 1750-1900; and Music History III, 1900-present). In addition, this candidate will interface with music graduate students in musicology, music theory, and performance.
Applications received by December 18th will be assured full consideration. However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
We are seeking applicants with a research area of nineteenth- and/or twentieth-century music. While we are open to any research focus, we especially invite applications from those with expertise in one or more of the following: opera, popular music, musical theater, issues of music and gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and/or disability, sound studies, African American music, and contemporary music. The committee welcomes transnational, hemispheric, and global frameworks as well as postmodern methodologies. We seek a vibrant, effective teacher and a dedicated, promising scholar who exhibits a high degree of professional integrity and a commitment to a vision for inspiring learning and ensuring the well-being of students from a variety of backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be expected to build a research profile consistent with School of Music standards and participate in shared governance within the School of Music, the College of Fine Arts, and the University, as well as the professional community.
Responsibilities/Anticipated DOE:
- The projected distribution of effort for this position is 50% teaching (a 2:2 teaching expectation), 40% creative activity/research, and 10% service, but may vary depending on the candidate’s responsibilities. Candidates must hold a PhD by the time of employment and should have at least one year of teaching experience at the college level.
- Teach classes in general music history / musicology according to School need and expertise, graduate seminars in areas of specialization and interest, courses for both majors and non-majors, including survey courses in Western music history and other focused topics (opera literature, symphonic literature, special topics graduate seminars, graduate research methods, and musicology proseminar).
- Contribute actively to research, public outreach, and service to the profession; serve on graduate student committees and advise Ph.D. dissertations; share in division responsibilities and in service to the School of Music.
Application Materials:
When prompted in the employment system, applicants will submit the following materials:
- Cover letter (no more than three pages) addressing qualifications specific to this position, as well as research and teaching experience and goals.
- Statement of teaching philosophy that incorporates your efforts to meaningfully engage with and teach students from a broad range of backgrounds.
- Curriculum vitae
- Complete contact information for three professional references. They will be contacted to submit their letters.
- A writing sample, such as a published article or chapter from a dissertation or book.
Applications received by December 18th will be assured full consideration. However, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
The University of Kentucky, College of Fine Arts thrives because we serve and honor individuals and communities with unique and distinct voices that embrace broad approaches to creative practice. The college welcomes all, seeking to make the arts both approachable and accessible, valuing the broadest possible range of experiences and perspectives, recognizing the personal and community benefits of belonging, and leveraging the unique power of the arts to bring people together while seeking to acknowledge, address, and rectify, inequality and access limitations. Artists and scholars with a broad range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. As a member of the state’s flagship institution, we pledge to ensure that our campus is a place where differences are welcomed and valued, different perspectives are respectfully heard, and where every individual feels a sense of belonging in a strong artistic and academic community. Visit our website at:
http://finearts.uky.eduEmployment at UK comes with various benefits that focus on the total well-being and career development and leadership striving to provide a strong and healthy work-life integration. The University generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit:
https://www.uky.edu/hr/
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
