Lecturer Department of Music
Listed on 2026-08-24
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Education / Teaching
Music & Audio Production, University Professor -
Creative Arts/Media
Music & Audio Production
Lecturer
- Performance
- Department of Music
The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley, is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach a range of performance courses in the Music Department.
Detailed descriptions of music performance courses offered are located in UC Berkeley's Course Catalog. Follow the link provided below.
ENSEMBLES MUSIC 116:
Improvisation in the Jazz Tradition MUSIC 140:
Javanese Gamelan MUSIC 141:
University Symphony Orchestra MUSIC 141A:
Philharmonia Orchestra MUSIC 142:
University Wind Ensemble MUSIC 143:
Gospel Chorus MUSIC 144:
University Chorus MUSIC 145:
University Chamber Chorus MUSIC 146B:
Balinese Gamelan MUSIC 147A:
Latin American and Caribbean Music Ensemble MUSIC 148:
African Music Ensemble MUSIC 149:
University Baroque Ensemble MUSIC 165:
Berkeley Nu Jazz Collective
PERFORMANCE SKILL BUILDING MUSIC 150:
Sightsinging and Score Reading MUSIC 164:
Creating Improvised Music MUSIC 166:
Aurality and Creative Interaction
MUSICOLOGY AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY COURSES MUSIC 131:
Musics of Latin America MUSIC 131B:
Cumbia:
Music, Difference, and Circulation in the Americas MUSIC 131C:
Musics in the US-Mexico Borderlands MUSIC 132:
Music of the Middle East MUSIC 133C:
Music and Theater in Southeast Asia MUSIC 133D:
Music of Central Java MUSIC 134C:
Popular Musics in Transnational Asia MUSIC 134D:
Music and Social Protest MUSIC 135:
Listening to Musics of the World MUSIC 135A:
Musics of the Caribbean MUSIC 138:
Sound, Music, and Ecology MUSIC 139:
Topics in Musics of the World MUSIC 170A:
Topics in Research and Performance
In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and interacting with students outside of class time via email and/or bCourses. Some courses may require supervision of discussion sections taught by graduate students.
Please note:
The use of a lecturer pool does not guarantee that an open position exists. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g., children, disabled, or elderly), or have achieved excellence in careers outside academia (e.g., in professional or industry service) are encouraged to apply.
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(required at time of application)
Master's degree (or international equivalent degree) or 3 years of professional experience.
Preferred qualificationsMA of Arts, MA in Music. Ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Application Requirements Document requirementsCover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
- Your most recently updated C.V.Statement of Teaching
- Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts, accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
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