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School of Music – Faculty of Fine Arts

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The UVic School of Music is dedicated to experiential learning and training for musicians and music scholars, turning passion into profession. The School is home to 45 performers, composers, educators, theorists, musicologists, and professional staff, as well as 190 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate students. We offer Bachelor of Music degrees in composition, music education, performance, musicology and sound studies, and musical arts along with a combined degree in Music and Computer Science. The School offers graduate degrees in composition, performance, musicology and sound studies, and music technology. We are strongly committed to both excellence and equity and to increasing the diversity of approaches and perspectives in teaching, research, and creative output.

The School of Music invites applications from talented scholars for the position of Director of the School of Music as an Associate Professor or Professor with tenure, to commence 1 July 2020.

Assistant Professor in Composition and Music Theory
Dalhousie University

The Fountain School of Performing Arts (FSPA) at Dalhousie University invites applications for a ten-month (100% FTE) limited-term appointment in Composition and Music Theory, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing August 1, 2020.The position is subject to budgetary approval.

The successful candidate’s duties may include but are not limited to teaching individual lessons and group classes in composition, as well as core music theory courses, including the study of diatonic and chromatic harmony, and form and analysis courses (MUSC 1222, 2221, 2222, and 3221). The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to administrative service within the Fountain School of Performing Arts (including administration/coordination of the Composition Program) and liaise with local new music groups for the organization of workshops, events, lectures, etc.

Three-Year Limited-Term Appointment in World Music/Historical Musicology

Brock University invites applications for a 3-year limited-term appointment in World Music/Historical Musicology at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2020. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach undergraduate courses in music in global cultures and historical topics in music
• Engage in a program of academic research in their chosen area(s)
• Participate in the affairs of the Department
• Fulfill service commitments to the Department and University
• Engage actively in recruitment and community outreach