Below is the list of current job postings in the field of music theory. 

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Location Institution Position/Rank Preferred Deadline
New York, USA New York University Steinhardt Adjunct Faculty, Music Theory
Massachusetts, USA Fitchburg State University Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Theory and Composition
Arizona, USA Arizona State University Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Music Theory
Colorado, USA University of Northern Colorado Assistant or Associate Professor, tenure-track
New York, USA Colgate University Visiting Assistant Professor in Music Theory
Illinois, USA Knox College Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Massachusetts, USA Tufts University Part-Time Lecturer in Music
Maryland, USA University of Maryland Visiting Assistant Professor in Theory/Composition
Ohio, USA Baldwin Wallace University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Massachusetts, USA Harvard University Lecturer in Music
Indiana, USA DePauw University Dean of the Creative School
Maryland, USA University of Maryland Visiting Assistant Professor in Theory/Composition Division
Texas, USA University of Texas at Austin Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Nebraska, USA University of Nebraska - Lincoln Director of the Glenn Korff School of Music
Pennsylvania, USA Temple University Assistant Professor/Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) in Musicology
Virginia, USA George Mason University Assistant/Associate Term Professor of Music Theory and Aural Skills
Idaho, USA The College of Idaho Visiting Assistant Professor
Texas, USA Texas Tech University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Pennsylvania, USA University of Pittsburgh Teaching Assistant Professor in Music Technology/Theory
North Carolina, USA East Carolina University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
New York, USA Skidmore College Assistant or Associate Professor, Music Studies
Kansas, USA Wichita State University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Canada, USA Sonatico music teachers
California, USA San Diego State University Dean for the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
North Carolina, USA Appalachian State University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Ontario, Canada Algoma University Assistant Professor
Tennessee, USA Tennessee Tech School of Music Assistant Professor
Michigan, USA Michigan State University Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and Creative Endeavors
North Carolina, USA University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Music Theory
West Virginia, USA Marshall University Dean
North Carolina, USA Meredith College Department of Music Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Indiana, USA Taylor University Assistant or Associate Professor
Massachusetts, USA University of Massachusetts Amherst Assistant/Associate Professor of Music Theory
Georgia, USA Georgia State University Assistant Professor in Music History — Popular and World Music
New York, USA Binghamton University (SUNY) Assistant Professor
Michigan, USA Alma College Assistant or Associate Professor of Music Theory/History
New Jersey, USA Rutgers University–New Brunswick Tenured Associate/Full Professor and Director, Department of Music
Wisconsin, USA University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Assistant Professor
Florida, USA The University of Florida Assistant Professor in Music Theory
Oklahoma, USA Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor - 2 positions
Ohio, USA Denison University Visiting Assistant Professor
Virginia, USA James Madison University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Oklahoma, USA The University of Tulsa J. Donald Feagin Professor of Music and Film Studies
New York, USA Queens College Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
Ohio, USA Cleveland Institute of Music Full-time Music Theory Faculty
Indiana, USA Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
Ohio, USA Ohio State University Assistant Professor
Washington, USA Gonzaga University Assistant Professor
New York, USA The Juilliard School College Faculty, Music Theory and Analysis
New York, USA Stony Brook University Fellow
Tennessee, USA Rhodes College Assistant Professor of Music
Oklahoma, USA The University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor (tenure track)
Michigan, USA Michigan State University Assistant Professor of Music Theory, fixed-term (renewable without limit)
Florida USA Nova Southeastern University Assistant Professor
Texas, USA Kilgore College Music Recruiter
Connecticut, USA Yale University Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Texas, USA University of Houston Assistant Professor of Music Theory
New York, USA Cornell University Assistant Professor
Karachi, Pakistan Habib University Assistant Professor
New York, USA Manhattan College Assistant Professor of Music/Sound Studies
California, USA University of California, Berkeley Lecturer
Massachusetts, USA MIT Assistant Professor in Music
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