Boston University is hiring: Assistant Professor of Music, Music Theory and Aura

The School of Music is searching for an exceptional and dynamic individual to direct our aural skills program, and to offer additional undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of expertise.

The Boston University School of Music was the first institution in the United States to grant a degree in music. Today, the School of Music trains musicians, educators, composers, and scholars in strong undergraduate and graduate programs. Each year the School of Music presents hundreds of public concerts, recitals, operas, and other performances, as part of the greater resources and vibrant scholarly community of Boston University as a whole, and the wider intellectual and musical offerings of the Boston metropolitan area.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we celebrate our record of and commitment to inclusiveness. The College of Fine Arts includes diversity as one of its core strategic goals. The successful applicant will enjoy working in an inclusive school that values cultural and ethnic diversity and will contribute to ongoing efforts to promote equity for people of all races and genders. Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression.

Required Skills

This will be a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with commensurate expectations of publication and professional activity and visibility. Duties will involve supervising a four-semester aural skills sequence staffed by graduate assistants, including initial training and teaching model sections; teaching new aural skills courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, along with a theory pedagogy course open to graduate students in all programs at the School; and teaching other courses in the candidates field of interest and as needed by the department (potentially including the music theory core). Proficiency in both fixed- and moveable-do solfge is necessary. Prior teaching experience is strongly desired.

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Qualified applicants should submit:

Cover letter

Curriculum vitae

Phone and email addresses of three (3) professional references who may be contacted

All application materials should be sent via email to musicsearch@bu.edu and must be received no later than October 15, 2024. Anticipated date of appointment: July 1, 2025.

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We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor .

Required Experience