Job Details

Musicology/Historical Musicology/Ethnomusicology Faculty. Tenured or Tenure Track. Open Rank. Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, Fall 2026.

Location:
Knoxville, TN
Open Date:
Sep 4, 2025
Description:

Beginning August 1, 2026. Full-time. Nine-month appointment.

Duties:

Teach musicology courses for music majors, music Masters students, and for the wider university population. Actively contribute to the research profile of the College and the University. Participate in service activities as appropriate to rank.

• Develop new, introductory-level, large-volume, online course on an innovative topic, appealing to undergraduates, including non-majors, that complements current offerings.
• Teach undergraduate core courses in historical musicology/ethnomusicology, depending on areas of specialization.
• Teach special topics seminars in areas of expertise or as needed by the College, for upper-level undergraduate and Masters students in music.
• Supervise Masters theses in Musicology and participate in Masters-level committees.

Salary and fringe benefits are competitive and commensurate with rank and experience.

University of Tennessees musicology unit within the Natalie L. Haslam College of Music is an integrated program in historical musicology and ethnomusicology. Teaching and research approaches that blend these methodologies and that encourage interdisciplinary thinking are welcome. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the vibrant life of the recently established Natalie L. Haslam College of Music. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee seeks candidates who have the ability to promote an atmosphere where all members of the university community feel welcome and can thrive.

Web Page: www.music.utk.edu The University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music offers a broad and comprehensive professional music program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The College has approximately 60 faculty members and approximately 350 music majors.

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General Information:

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the states flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. Knoxvilles cultural resources include a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a professional jazz orchestra, theatrical productions, ballet and modern dance, art galleries, and museums. Within an hours drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities, plants, and wildlife. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee encourages candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the access and engagement goals of the University.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, or appropriate allied discipline, required by time of appointment.
• Demonstrated success in college-level teaching, with ability to foster students critical thinking and academic writing.
• Facility in teaching music of various cultures or style periods.
• Facility in teaching methods that foster student learning in both in-person and online modalities.
• Active research profile appropriate to rank.
• Appropriate professional experience in academic service for rank.

Candidates for the rank of Assistant Professor must:

• Meet the qualifications for being an Assistant Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these are covered in the above Required Qualifications.

Candidates for the rank of Associate Professor must:

• Meet the qualifications for being an Associate Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these qualifications normally include having served as an assistant professor for at least 5 years and having served as mentor to junior faculty.

Candidates for the rank of Full Professor must:

• Meet the qualifications for being a Full Professor within UTKs faculty handbook and the NLH College of Music bylaws; these qualifications normally include having served as an associate professor for at least 5 years and having served as mentor to junior faculty.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in topics that complement strengths of the existing faculty
• Innovative approaches to online teaching and demonstrated expertise with learner-centric virtual class design
• Teaching and research areas that invite interdisciplinary participation
• Teaching abilities in a non-canonical or non-western music performance area.

Please submit a cover letter of interest, CV, 1-2 page research statement, 1-2 page statement of teaching methodologies, two letters of recommendation, and contact information for 2-3 additional references.

Additional materials may be requested following the initial review.

Review of applications will begin on October 1 and continue until filled. Applications received after this deadline may not receive full consideration.

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All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university.

Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator atEqual Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email ...@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-###-####. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email ...@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-###-####.