Inside Higher Ed is hiring: Assistant Professor - ...
Mediabistro - San Francisco, CA
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Position Overview The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor with expertise in music or sound since 1900. We seek a scholar whose work is theoretically and methodologically innovative and who engages critically with concepts of history and the archive. We encourage applications from scholars whose research focuses on music in global and transnational contexts, popular and vernacular music, music and technology, multi-media aesthetics and intermedial arts, modern and contemporary aesthetics and techniques, media and communication theory, and the music industry. Responsibilities The successful candidate will join a department that approaches music and sound holistically, as social, aesthetic, medial, and political phenomena that fundamentally shape and reflect experience, and whose members work to support the success of all students through inclusive curricula, creative pedagogy, and a supportive classroom environment. Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application. Application Requirements Cover Letter - In the cover letter, please discuss your accomplishments and future plans in the areas of research, teaching, and service. Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Writing Sample - Writing Sample (not to exceed 12,000 words) Reference Requirements 3 required (contact information only) Letters of recommendation will be solicited for candidates under serious consideration. EEO Statement The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Created: 2025-10-15