JOB: Swarthmore College, music history (two-year)

The Department of Music and Dance at Swarthmore College seeks a visiting Assistant Professor of music history. The candidate should be able to teach upper-level survey or topics courses in the Renaissance and Baroque periods and advise students in senior thesis writing. An ability to teach courses in film music and/or popular music is also desirable. Teaching experience is required.

This is a two-year, full-time appointment (five courses per year) beginning Fall 2015. We expect applicants to have completed a PhD in historical musicology by the start of the appointment. Qualified applicants should submit an online application at https://academicjobsonline.org no later than April 15, 2015.  Please include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, an article-length writing sample and a sample syllabus. Please address any questions you may have to Bernadette Dunning, Administrative Coordinator for Music & Dance (music -at-swarthmore.edu).