Asst. Professor - Music jobs in Kahului, HI

Title: Assistant Professor (Music – Ethnomusicology)
Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters
Location: Department of Music
Date Posted: 12/27/2023
Closing Date: Continuous - application review begins February 16, 2024
Salary Information: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Monthly Type: 9 Month 
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Funding: General Funds
 
The Department of Music at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) is pleased to announce a search for a full-time, tenure-track ethnomusicologist, with the estimated start date of August 1, 2024. The UHM Ethnomusicology Program has a long-standing reputation for excellence in the study of world music, especially the musics of Asia and the Pacific. We seek a highly motivated individual with a commitment to excellence in teaching and a strong research agenda. Applicants should be prepared to participate in developing and implementing curricular and programmatic revisions in collaboration with current faculty and to build ties with colleagues in related disciplines and with the wider community.
 
Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in ethnomusicology, and other course topics based on the needs of the department;
• Maintain an active program of research, including publication and presentation at nationally and internationally recognized professional organizations/conferences
• Actively recruit graduate students;
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students;
• Serve on masters and doctoral committees;
• Work with colleagues to assist with curricular and program development;
• Engage in community outreach;
• Serve on department committees as assigned;
• Provide service to the department, university, community, and field;
• Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair

1. Earned Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology or a related field (such as Musicology, Anthropology, or Area Studies) with an Ethnomusicology focus (ABDs will be considered, but all requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed by August 2024);
2. Evidence of college-level teaching experience on music and culture;
3. Record of research (such as conference presentations, and scholarly publications);
4. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with diverse populations of students, faculty, staff, and administrators.

1. Theoretical specialization in one or more of the following: Intercultural Musical Activity; Music and Indigeneity; Music and Gender; Music and Cultural Politics; Popular Music, Media, and Society; Music’s Relation to Dance and Theater; 
2. Demonstrated experience in performance;  
3. Ability to teach a music ensemble;
4. Commitment to academic program development;
5. Research focus on one or more of the cultures of Hawai?i, the Pacific, or East Asia;
6. Demonstrated ability to support the university’s mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion;
7. Demonstrated experience in local community engagement. 

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.  For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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