Music PEC Part-Time Lecturer: Violin​/String Chamber Music

UCLA Music PEC 2026-27 Part-Time Lecturer:
Violin and/or String Chamber Music

Position overview

Position title:

Lecturer

Salary range:
See Table #15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $78,314 - $102,179.

Review timeline:
Applications will be reviewed by the search committee as they are submitted with a final, for Fall quarter employment.

Application Window

Open date:
August 28, 2026

Next review date:
Sunday, Sep 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Sunday, Sep 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

The UCLA Music Performance, Education & Composition Department invites applications for a part-time lecturer in Violin Performance and/or String Chamber Music. Salary commensurate with applicant qualifications and experience; percentage of appointment commensurate with courses assigned.

Responsibilities include teaching weekly string chamber music coaching and/or violin lessons for violin majors, including both Performance and Music Education majors; students range from first-year undergraduate through DMA level. Must attend and adjudicate student juries and String Chamber Music performances. Applied instruction of violin students may be shared (rotational) with other violin faculty. String chamber music coaching workload dependent upon need.

Applicants should have at least four years of experience teaching, with university teaching experience preferred, as well as expertise and experience in the principles of pedagogy and performance. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required with a Doctorate in Musical Arts degree preferred.

Applications will be reviewed by the search committee as they are submitted with a final for Fall quarter employment. The anticipated employment date is October 1, 2026, for Fall quarter with a campus wide service period start date of September 21, 2026.

Applications must include:
1) a cover letter stating interest in the position and summarizing relevant experience,
2) a comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae,
3) a statement of teaching philosophy,
4) a response to the University's Mission Statement,
5) a reference check authorization release and
6) names and contact information for at least three professional references. Applicants may consider including online video links representing their teaching although doing so is not required.

This position is represented by the University Council
- American Federation of Teachers: UCnet CBA. Internal applicants will be considered for appointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• At least four years of experience teaching
• Expertise and experience in the principles of pedagogy and performance

Preferred qualifications

• Extensive Performance Career
• Doctorate in Musical Arts degree
• University teaching experience

Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
  - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• UCLA Mission Statement
  - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to.
  
  The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

  The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

  Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles Expand our reach as a global university Enhance our research and creative activities Elevate how we teach Become…