The Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music seeks qualified candidates for a full-time, non-tenure track Lecturer position in Music Theory and Aural Skills. The Diehn School of Music is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching, research, and service to the diversity and excellence of our academic and musical community. We encourage applications from candidates who will bring a fresh perspective to our existing courses and whose expertise encompasses a broad range of repertoires and methodologies.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Serve as Area Coordinator of the Music Theory and Aural Skills area.
2. Teach courses in a recently redesigned three-semester core curriculum that includes music theory and aural skills.
3. Teach upper-division seminars assigned according to faculty interests.
4. Perform service activities, which may include assignments on curricular, faculty governance, college/university, and other internal committees, advising a diverse population of students, participating fully in divisional meetings, administering departmental placement examinations, contributing to curricular innovations, and developing a visible presence as an educator on behalf of the F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Terminal degree in Music Theory, Composition, or other related areas in music by July 25, 2024.
2. Evidence of experience in teaching music theory and aural skills/ear training at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
3. Evidence of ongoing engagement in creative activity and/or research relevant to music theory and aural skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• A demonstrated potential for successful undergraduate teaching.
• Evidence of ongoing scholarly productivity in the field of music theory.
• Keyboard competence.
• Accomplished musicianship.
• A successful record of university-level teaching experience.
• Evidence of professional qualifications to coordinate and lead curricular development and innovation in a collegiate music theory and aural skills sequence.
• Evidence of ongoing engagement in artistic, academic, and/or research projects in the field of music.
Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/20166 to apply and attach the following with their online application:
1. A cover letter;
2. A curriculum vitae;
3. A statement of teaching philosophy;
4. Unofficial graduate transcripts; and
5. Contact information for three professional references.
Teaching videos, sample syllabi as well as samples of scholarly writing may be requested at a later stage in the search process.
The cover letter should highlight the candidate’s professional qualifications for coordinating and leading curricular development and innovation within a collegiate Music Theory and Aural Skills sequence. It should also showcase a reflective and evolving pedagogy, address experience in promoting student success among diverse populations, and elucidate the intersection of the candidate's research, teaching, and pedagogical approach with current topics in the discipline of music theory.
Dr. Zachary Deak (zdeak@odu.edu)
About ODU: Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.
Old Dominion University is a national leader in supporting social mobility in higher education and helping underrepresented students succeed; among the top 10% of U.S. colleges and universies in the 2019 Social Mobility Index (CollegeNET) and among the top 10 in the country and top 100 in the world for reducing inequality (Times Higher Educaon).
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