Working at Juilliard
Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.
Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on community and culture.
We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.
Overview:
The Juilliard School is accepting applications for full-time faculty in the Department of Music Theory and Analysis to begin in Fall 2026.
The Department offers a five-semester undergraduate core plus numerous electives. Graduate offerings range widely and include over 20 electives. For the DMA program, courses include advanced counterpoint and harmony, history of theory, historical style seminars, manuscript studies, and analysis and performance. The Department also offers courses for Juilliard’s Dance and Drama divisions.
Juilliard students are passionate artists and performers with a wide range of musical interests.
Our classroom faculty deliver a curriculum that engages, challenges, and inspires them on their path towards artistic excellence.
The salary range for this role is $94,000 - $100,000 per year.
Minimum Qualifications:
Doctorate (Ph.D. or D.M.A.) in music theory or in a closely-related field with substantive training in music theory and analysis. Degree must be in hand by time of appointment
Demonstrated success in college-level teaching