The Department of Music (https://www.davidson.edu/academic-departments/music) at Davidson College seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor for an appointment that would begin July 1, 2025. We seek an active music practitioner/scholar with a terminal degree in Composition, Music Production, Sound Design/Engineering, or related degrees as appropriate. Applicants must be dedicated to creating equitable and inclusive learning environments within our undergraduate, liberal arts curriculum. Previous college-level teaching experience is highly desirable.
This position requires multifaceted participation-based teaching, highly engaged student mentoring, and curricular innovation. The successful candidate will teach courses in acoustic and digital composition and music production. They must have expertise with audio and notation softwares, recording studio technology, DAWs and music production software/hardware. The successful candidate will also teach courses in sub-areas that may include, but are not limited to, songwriting, film/game/motion media music, popular music production, world fusion, commercial production, and machine-created music. The candidate may be asked to teach and re-imagine a 100-level course for both majors and non-majors that introduces music theory and analysis through mainstream musical styles such as pop, rock, R&B, country, etc. Applicants should be prepared to participate in re-envisioning and maintaining our state-of-the-art digital music creation space and recording studio. Applicants with global, interdisciplinary approaches are especially encouraged to apply.
This full-time faculty appointment comes with a competitive salary and generous benefits and carries a 5-course teaching load in each academic year (4 course teaching load in the first year). Tenure-track faculty are eligible for a one semester sabbatical (at full pay) every six years of service, with eligibility for the first sabbatical in their fifth year to explore new directions in teaching practice, and/or research. Davidson faculty members enjoy a low faculty-student ratio, emphasis on and appreciation of inclusive pedagogies, outstanding facilities and support resources, and access to public lectures, performances and exhibits (https://www.davidson.edu/arts), and NCAA Division I athletic events (https://www.davidson.edu/athletics). We uphold a collegial culture that honors academic achievement and integrity (https://www.davidson.edu/about/mission-and-values) across the liberal arts, upholds inclusive excellence, and encourages student-faculty collaboration on research and creative works. Davidson College is an ideal workplace for those interested in interdisciplinary collaboration, building community, developing innovative pedagogical practices, and mentoring undergraduate students.
Applications must be submitted online at https://employment.davidson.edu. A completed degree is preferred, but ABD applicants will be considered if the terminal degree will be in hand by the start of the appointment. Applications must include 1.) a cover letter addressing professional interests and aspirations pertaining to teaching, compositional output, and maintaining a music creation space; 2.) a curriculum vitae; 3.) a Statement of Teaching Philosophy; 4.) one Artist’s Statement, Research Statement, or the equivalent; 5.) a 1-2 page Statement of Potential Contributions to further Davidson’s Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in undergraduate education, outlining your understanding of the lived experiences of students belonging to groups historically excluded from higher education in general, and from music education in particular, as well as your approach to engaging students from diverse backgrounds in learning and creating; 6.) sample syllabi; and 7.) an annotated portfolio of at least 3 artistic works including, but not limited to, acoustic/digital compositions, examples of sound engineering or sound design, or scholarly publications on topics applicable to this job.
Three letters of recommendation will be solicited from candidates later in the process.
Applications completed by December 2, 2024 will receive priority consideration.