Assistant Professor of Musicology

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Assistant Professor of Musicology

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's‑granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

The College of Fine and Performing Arts and the Departments of Music support Western’s mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. The College of Fine and Performing Arts comprises the departments of Art/Art History, Design, Music, and Theatre and Dance, housed in eight buildings with five performance spaces, including a Performing Arts Center overlooking Bellingham Bay.

The College also is home to the Music Library and Western Gallery and Public Art Collection, one of the top ten outdoor sculpture collections in the country.

The Department of Music advances artistry, creativity, pedagogy, and scholarship as modeled and guided by faculty and realized by the undergraduate and graduate population. We are a collaborative community where the love of music is acted upon with vibrancy and unity.

The Department of Music serves over 200 undergraduate majors and 16 graduate students annually, and offers BA, BMus, and MMus degrees in multiple concentration areas, as well as minors in Music and Jazz Studies. The Department is comprised of twenty full‑time faculty and approximately thirty‑six part‑time faculty, and serves as a focal point for the campus and the regional community through collaboration, participation and leadership in music performance and instruction.

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The Department of Music at Western Washington University seeks a dynamic, student‑centered artist/scholar to serve as Assistant Professor of Musicology. This is a full‑time, tenure‑track position, anticipated to begin on September 16, 2026. Duties will include teaching graduate and undergraduate academic courses in musicology—including survey courses for non‑majors—as well as committee service and substantive research and/or creative activity. The ideal candidate will be experienced in fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment, and will be proactive in seeking collaborative opportunities with peers.

They will nurture and sustain the Musicology program in its various facets, including pedagogy and curriculum, thesis advising, curating guest artists and presenters, and scholarship.

• Undergraduate Series in Musicology (incorporating topics and case studies in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and popular music)
• Survey of World Music Cultures (a General University Requirement course serving students of all majors)
• Undergraduate and Graduate Topical Seminars in Musicology

The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill teaching and mentoring responsibilities that provide equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students.

• Manage all aspects of the Musicology Program
• Mentor/supervise theses and related independent studies for undergraduate and graduate students in the Musicology Program
• Participate in service activities within the Department, College, and University as assigned
• Recruit and retain students in the undergraduate Musicology Major and graduate Musicology MMus Concentration
• Coordinate the Music Cultural Concert Series (one performance per year)
• Maintain a presence in relevant…