JOB: Catholic University of America, musicology (tenure-track)

Assistant or Associate Professor of Musicology

The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Musicology at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning August 2014.  We seek a scholar with significant publication record or potential for future publications. Position duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate music history courses; advising M.A. theses and Ph.D. dissertations; participating in organizing weekly colloquia and other division events, as well as potentially collaborating with other divisions; and committee and other service commensurate with rank.  The applicant’s research interests should complement those of the existing faculty; we are especially interested in scholars whose work focuses on music before 1600 or on the eighteenth century.  Applicants with demonstrated experience and/or training in choral music and pedagogy are especially desirable.

Applicants must have a completed Ph.D. by Aug 2014; at least two years of full-time teaching of music history at the university level is strongly preferred.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three current letters of reference to be received no later than October 15, 2013.  Please do not submit writing samples at this time: writing samples will be solicited from a short list of candidates at a later date.

Applicants should submit a hard-copy letter of application, CV, and letters of reference to:

Musicology Search Committee
Office of the Dean
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
620 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington DC 20064

As the preeminent Catholic center for music study in this country, The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music is recognized for perpetuating the Church's historical role in uplifting the human spirit through the arts.  The Catholic University of America is the national university of the Catholic Church and was founded as a center of research and scholarship. We seek candidates who, regardless of their religious affiliation, understand and will make a significant contribution to the university’s mission and goals.

Inquiries should be directed to Cristina V. Canning, Assistant to the Dean, verderese at cua.edu.