Position Vacancy

Assistant Professor of Music History

Tenure-track appointment beginning 2008-2009

Lionel Hampton School of Music

Responsibilities:

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in 20th/21st century music and bibliography/research methods

• Teach courses in additional areas such as American music, history of jazz, or world music

• Conduct significant scholarly research

• Oversee music library collection development, supervise library assistant and chair music library committee

• Direct M.A. theses in music history

• Participate in advising and committee work

• Advise graduate students

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in musicology or related area in hand, or within one year of completion from the date of appointment

• Specialty in American music and 20th-century music, jazz, or world music

• Record of success in teaching music history courses at the college level

• Record of scholarly papers and/or publications

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience teaching from an interdisciplinary perspective

• Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching

• Demonstrated ability to relate to students of diverse musical and educational backgrounds

• Experience mentoring and/or advising undergraduate or graduate students

• Understanding of library collection development and/or supervision

• Experience as a performing musician or composer

Application Process:

Complete the online application at http://www.hr.uidaho.edu, including a letter of application addressing your related experience, curriculum vitae, and/or placement file. In addition, please send one or more samples of your scholarly writing, along with three confidential letters of recommendation and the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least three persons who may be contacted as references to: Chair, Music History Search Committee, Lionel Hampton School of Music, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 444015, Moscow, ID  83844-4015, (208) 885-6231

Initial review of applicants will begin December 15, 2007.  Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified.

For information about the Lionel Hampton School of Music, see http://www.class.uidaho.edu/music.

Information about the University of Idaho may be found at its website, http://www.uidaho.edu. To enrich education through diversity, the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.