Carleton is a highly selective liberal arts college with a student body of approximately 2,000. Located in the thriving two-college town of Northfield, Minnesota. It is forty-five miles from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, in easy reach of a vibrant metropolitan area that is home to three million people and rich cultural resources. The Department of Music includes eleven full-time, and over thirty part-time faculty members with specialties in ethnomusicology, performance, composition, theory, and musicology. Over 800 students participate in musical activities during each term of the academic year. The Department offers the BA with a major in Music, as well as minors in music, music performance, and American Music, and has strong links to Cognitive Science, Media Studies, American Studies, and Africana Studies. We are particularly interested in candidates committed to teaching a diverse student body. Carleton is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Carleton College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or age in providing employment or access to its educational facilities and activities.
The Department of Music at Carleton College invites applications for a one-year replacement position (.8 FTE, non-tenure track, with benefits) in Composition at the rank of visiting assistant professor or instructor, appropriate to education and experience, beginning September 1, 2021. We seek a composer who is active in the field and who has an understanding of and commitment to the teaching of music composition in an undergraduate liberal arts setting. This sabbatical replacement will teach the equivalent of five (5) courses over three 9.5 week academic terms. Teaching will include private composition lessons and topical composition seminars in music technology, as well as seminars in the applicant’s areas of interest and expertise. Supervision of senior comprehensive thesis projects in composition may also be possible. Experience with both acoustic and electronic media is strongly preferred.
A Master of Music is required; a completed doctorate (DMA or PhD) is preferred.
Demonstrated teaching ability, including familiarity with the liberal arts teaching environment.
Experience with both acoustic and electronic media is strongly preferred.
To apply, please visit the Carleton College Web site at and submit an online application by March 15th, 2021, including a letter of application, your C.V., a written teaching statement that addresses teaching in an undergraduate liberal arts environment and how you would contribute to a college community that embraces a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values, a portfolio of representative compositions as well as a link to approximately one half-hour of audio and/or video of your works, and contact information for three letters of reference.
Website or mailing address to send applications: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/1048/cw/en-us/job/492277/visiting-assistant-professor-or-instructor-in-music