Music Department: History & Ethno​/Musicology Lecturer Pool

Music Department:
History & Ethno/Musicology Lecturer Pool Position Overview

Position title: Ethnomusicology Pre‑six Lecturer

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five‑credit course is $8,872–$10,912 (based on salary points 1‑8). Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary from courses taught during the academic year.

Percent time: Variable, based on the course load assigned.

Anticipated start: Appointments are contingent on the hiring unit’s instructional need and the availability of funding. This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2025 through fall quarter 2026. Initial appointments with effective dates outside of this recruitment period will require an alternative open recruitment.

Position duration: Appointments are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters), but they may also be made during Summer Session.

Open date: June 16, 2025

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be called upon to teach courses at the lower‑and upper‑division course levels. On the lower‑division side, we seek applicants with relevant teaching experience who can teach survey large‑lecture courses in the MUSC 11‑series, and topical large‑lecture courses in the MUSC 80‑ and MUSC 81‑series. On the upper‑division side, we seek applicants with relevant teaching experience who can teach various ethno/musicology courses, which includes the foundational history/culture courses in the MUSC 101‑series (covering Western music history as well as other cultural & regional musics from around the world), and topical history courses in the MUSC 105‑series.

Applicants with expertise in college‑level teaching and who can contribute to the inclusive pedagogies and excellence of the Music Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs (Music Ph.D., D.M.A., and M.A.) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.

Basic qualifications (required at the time the application is submitted):

• Master’s degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in music; or
• Four years of artistic and creative work consisting of a national and/or international record of performances, exhibitions or installations in music venues, museums, galleries, and festivals, and evidence of scholarship in peer‑reviewed journals, web, and/or book publications.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter – Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and the courses you are qualified to teach.
• Sample Course Syllabus
• Teaching Statement – Teaching statement appropriate for the students that enroll at UC Santa Cruz. Candidates are urged to review the statement guidelines before preparing their application.
• Writing Sample
• Writing Sample (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3–5 letters of reference required. Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation. Notes: references or dossier service will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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