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

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Location Sort descending Institution Position/Rank Preferred Deadline
Alabama, USA University of Alabama Instructor of Music Theory
Alabama, USA University of North Alabama Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor
Arizona, USA Northern Arizona University Assistant Teaching Professor
Arizona, USA Northern Arizona University Assistant Teaching Professor
Arkansas, USA University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Assistant Professor
British Columbia, Canada University of Victoria Assistant Professor of Integrated Music Composition, Music Technology and Theory, Full-time, Tenure-track
California, USA University of California Riverside Assistant Professor of Popular Music
California, USA University of California, Riverside Assistant Professor
Canada, USA Sonatico music teachers
Connecticut, USA University of Connecticut Dean of the School of Fine Arts
Connecticut, USA Wesleyan University Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Music Theory)
Florida, USA State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Instructional Faculty - Music Production
Florida, USA Palm Beach Atlantic University Assistant or Associate Professor
Georgia, USA Kennesaw State University Dean of College of the Arts
Illinois, USA Knox College Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Composition/Technology)
Indiana, USA Indiana University Northwest Adjunct Faculty in Music
Indiana, USA Wabash College Visiting Instructor
Indiana, USA Wabash College Assistant Professor
Iowa, USA University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Music
Kansas, USA University of Kansas Director Hall Center for the Humanities
Kansas, USA Wichita State University Assistant Professor of Music Theory/Composition
Kentucky, USA University of Louisville Assistant Professor of Music Theory
Maine, USA Colby College Visiting Assistant Professor (Composition)
Massachusetts, USA Northeastern University Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Massachusetts, USA University of Massachusetts Amherst Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Nebraska, USA University of Nebraska–Lincoln Assistant Professor - Music Theory
Nevada, USA University of Nevada, Las Vegas Assistant Professor-in-Residence (Theory)
New York, USA Binghamton University (SUNY) Assistant Professor
New York, USA SUNY Potsdam - Crane School of Music Assistant Professor (Music Theory)
New York, USA SUNY Potsdam - Crane School of Music Assistant Professor (Music Theory and Collaborative Piano)
North Carolina University of North Carolina Greensboro Lecturer in Music Theory
North Carolina, USA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assistant Professor
North Carolina, USA University of North Carolina at Greensboro Assistant Professor of Music Theory
North Carolina, USA Davidson College Visition Assistant Professors
Ohio, USA Oberlin College Assistant Professor in Music Theory and Aural Skills
Oklahoma, USA The University of Oklahoma Assistant Professor (Rank: renewable)
Oregon, USA Oregon State University Assistant Professor of Teaching in Music Theory
Oregon, USA Reed College Visiting Assistant Professor (choir)
Pennsylvania, USA Dickinson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
Pennsylvania, USA Duquesne University Part-time Instructor
Pennsylvania, USA University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor in Composition/Theory
Tennessee, USA The University of the South Visiting Assistant Professor
Tennessee, USA University of Tennessee - Knoxville Lecturer of Music Theory
Virginia, USA Old Dominion University Full-Time Lecturer
Washington, USA Whitman College Visiting Assistant Professor of Music in Theory and Composition
Wisconsin USA The University of Wisconsin – Madison Music Theory Teaching Faculty (1 year, renewable, non tenure track)
Wisconsin, USA University of Wisconsin – Madison Associate or Full Professor with Tenure