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 Syracuse University Assistant Teaching Professor: Music Composition, Theory and History
Wisconsin, USA University of Wisconsin – Madison Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Music Theory
New York, USA University of Rochester Assistant Professor
New York, USA Cornell University Assistant or Associate Professor of Composition
Missouri, USA Washington University in St. Louis Assistant Professor of Music
Indiana, USA Indiana University Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music Theory (Open specialization)
Indiana, USA Indiana University Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music Theory (Popular Music)
Massachussetts, USA Fitchburg State University Assistant Professor
Saskatchewan, Canada University of Saskatchewan Assistant Professor - Tenure Track in Composition/Theory, School for the Arts - Music
Massachussetts, USA Harvard University Tenured Professor of African American Music
Arkansas, USA University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Instructor
Ohio, USA Oberlin Conservatory Assistant Professor in Music Theory and Aural Skills
California, USA Oakland University Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Technology
New York, USA New York University Steinhardt Adjunct Faculty, Music Theory
Massachusetts, USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assistant Professor in Music (Tenure Track)
Texas, USA Texas State University Nontenure Faculty Pool
British Columbia, Canada Canadian Association of Music Therapists Executive Director
Tennessee, USA East Tennessee State University Adjunct Faculty in Music Theory or Theory and Composition
Indiana, USA Indiana State University Full-time Lecturer
California, USA University of California, Santa Barbara Collection Strategist Librarian
Missouri, USA University of Missouri - Kansas City Assistant Visiting Professor of Music Theory (two positions)
Alabama, USA University of Alabama Instructor of Music Theory
California, USA University of California Riverside Assistant Professor of Popular Music