What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Teaching Professor in Music Composition position at University of California - Santa Barbara?
Open date: December 6, 2024
Most recent review date: Monday, Jan 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 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.
The Department of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara seeks applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor position in Music Composition (tenure-track), with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. We seek a composer who has achieved national or international recognition, will be an effective educator, and will collaborate in our undergraduate and graduate composition programs. The ability to interact productively with faculty and students in ethnomusicology, music theory, musicology, and performance is highly desirable. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position. Of particular interest are candidates with interdisciplinary interests in the arts, humanities, sciences, or engineering, who will thrive in a department with strengths in traditional composition, electroacoustic and computer music. The department is especially interested in candidates with significant experience in audio production, music technology, digital arts, and/or multimedia. Experience in commercial, popular and film music is also of interest. Duties will include teaching undergraduate and graduate composition, theory and audio technology or production courses, as well as classes in other related areas, assisting in the coordination of the undergraduate program in composition, maintaining and upgrading the electronic and visual music studios, and collaborating in the organization of the Corwin concert series.
The Department offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, and composition, and the B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees in performance. As a faculty known for its interdisciplinary culture, we encourage applicants whose scholarship and teaching can engage students across sub-disciplines in music, as well as programs across campus, including the Media Arts and Technology Program, and the College of Creative Studies.
* Ph.D., DMA in music composition or an international equivalent.
* A significant record of publications (written and recorded), performances, projects and awards in national and international venues/competitions
* Demonstrated experience in the field of interdisciplinary creative projects
* At least two years of experience in teaching or mentoring is desired. This can be regular university teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate level, or studio teaching or industry mentoring
- Demonstrated experience in audio production, music technology, digital arts, and/or multimedia
- Demonstrated experience in commercial, popular and film music
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Three to five recent scores, recordings or other documentations of: -
works for diverse instruments, electroacoustic, audiovisual, multimedia
audio technology or production projects(Submit scores as a PDF file with embedded links to recordings)
Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service.
Statement of Teaching
Course Syllabi 1-3
Teaching Evaluations (Optional)
Website - Please include a PDF of your website url, if available.
(Optional)
- 3-4 letters of reference required
A minimum of three references.
Help contact: picabo@music.ucsb.edu
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
- "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, dishonesty or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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Salary : $82,200 - $111,800
