Assistant/Associate Adjunct Professor in Musicianship

Role Details

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Job #JPF08322

• Music / Herb Alpert School of Music / UCLA

  Position overview

  Salary range: The current minimum pay range is $70,900-$92,800, as defined in Table 1 of the UC salary scales.

  Application Window

  Open date: March 27, 2023

  Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 26, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

  Final date: Wednesday, Apr 26, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

  Position description

The UCLA Department of Music invites applications for an Assistant or Associate

Adjunct Professor in musicianship. Full-time (100%) position plus benefits. 40 hours per week, including twelve to twenty weekly hours of student contact time plus TA supervision, course planning, and class preparation. Salary commensurate with applicant qualifications and experience. This is not a tenure-track position but may be renewed annually. Responsibilities include directly teaching some first- and second-year fundamental musicianship courses and coordinating and supervising Academic Student Employees (Teaching Assistants) who serve as primary instructors for the remaining sections of such courses. Supervision of Academic Student Employees includes weekly meetings, regular observation of TA-taught sections with feedback provided, and setting curriculum and grading policies.

In tandem with a process across the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the department is renewing its core musicianship curriculum for students across different disciplines in music. Content for musicianship training shall be adapted to the learning needs of the diverse backgrounds of the School’s student population, including majors in composition, education, ethnomusicology, global jazz studies, music industry, musicology, and performance. Candidates are expected to be familiar with the latest developments in music theory pedagogy and well-versed in teaching musicianship through a combination of traditional and innovative methods incorporating a wide repertoire of music.

Recommended qualifications: Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in music performance, composition, theory and/or music education; significant professional experience as a composer/educator/performer; keyboard skills in a variety of musical styles; a record of experience teaching music students of different skill levels in a university context; familiarity with keyboard/digital media/computer labs and current technologies in the field.

Finalists for the position may be invited to UCLA in spring 2023 for a teaching

demonstration with current musicianship students.

The application deadline is April 23, 2023 with an anticipated appointment date of July 1, 2023. Applications should include a letter stating interest in the position and a philosophy of teaching, comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae, statement of contributions to diversity, and names and contact information for at least three professional references. Applicants are highly encouraged to also include online video links representing their teaching and examples of musicianship course syllabi.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience in music performance, composition, theory and/or music education.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Cover Letter - Stating interest in the position.

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.

• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

• Online Audio and/or Video Links of Teaching (Optional)

• Musicianship Course Syllabi (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Only references of applicants who advance to the short list will be contacted.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08322

Help contact: stopete@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu

Campus Information

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs – With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA

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