UCLA Ethnomusicology 2025-26 Part-Time Lecturer: Music & Media

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States, California, Los Angeles
410 Westwood Plaza (Show on map)
Aug 20, 2025
Position overview Position title: Lecturer Salary range: See Table #15 for the salary range for this position. https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t15.pdf A reasonable estimate for this position is $70,977 - $92,609. Review timeline: Preliminary review of applications on September 7, 2025. Applications close on September 21, 2025 with an anticipated hire date of October 1, 2025. Application Window Open date: August 20, 2025 Next review date: Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music's Department of Ethnomusicology invites applications for a part-time lecturer position in Music and Media for the Fall quarter of the 2025-26 academic year as a sabbatical replacement. Salary commensurate with applicant qualifications and experience; percentage of appointment commensurate with teaching load. Responsibilities will include assigned undergraduate ethnomusicology courses and supervision of graduate student teaching assistants. Applicants should have an established regional, national, and/or international reputation as a music scholar with expertise and experience in the exploration of ways music is mediated to people by industry, technologies, and corporations. Survey of leading theorists of media and exploration of case studies. University teaching experience preferred. A PhD in ethnomusicology or related field is required. Candidates should submit: a cover letter stating interest in the position, a comprehensive curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a response to the University's Mission Statement. In addition, please provide 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. The application deadline is September 21, 2025. Qualifications Basic qualifications * Knowledge of the last one hundred years of American social and cultural history * Knowledge of popular and classical music in the US in the last one hundred years * Basic knowledge of social and cultural theory * PhD in ethnomusicology or related field Preferred qualifications * University teaching experience Application Requirements Document requirements Cover Letter Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Statement of Teaching Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form 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 the state 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 a more effective institution Prompt for candidates for recruitment: Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service Misc. Online Audio and/or Video Links (Optional) Statement of Research (Optional) Reference requirements 3-5 required (contact information only) Contact information only required for a minimum of 3 individuals. Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10580 Help contact: gomesh@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu About UCLA As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Job location Los Angeles, CA