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Academic Administrator III for the UCLA Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience

Job #JPF11421
  • Ethnomusicology / Herb Alpert School of Music / UCLA

Position overview

Position title: Academic Administrator of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience
Salary range: See Table 34 Starting salary will range from Step 4 ($94,078) to Step 7 ($100,762), commensurate with experience.

Application Window

Open date: October 27, 2026

Next review date: Monday, Nov 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Nov 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience seeks an experienced administrator and university-level instructor to fill a position under the title of Academic Administrator Level III. The responsibilities will be administration, creative and/or teaching to the work of the Center.

The position is a full-time annual (12-month) appointment. On average, about 70% time will be devoted to administration and 30% to creative/teaching. The appointment will be in one of the School of Music Departments appropriate for the candidate; a Ph.D. in Music, Composition Musicology, Ethnomusicology or a related field, or a D.M.A. in Music, is required. Other qualifications include experience in event coordination, program development, curating events and collaborating with scholars and performers. Starting salary will range from Step 4 ($94,078) to Step 7 ($100,762), commensurate with experience.

The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience will support research, performance and public engagement activities about American Jewish music. Events will occur at UCLA and elsewhere.

A. Administrative components of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience (70%)

  1. Manage and administer of the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, including managing its budget of approximately $650,000 per year and staff
  2. Manage the planning, execution, and publicizing of lectures, concerts and other Center events, in collaboration with the Center’s Director, UCLA faculty, and co-sponsoring units. This will include maintaining the Center’s website, as well as serving as administrative backup to the Event Coordinator in securing venues and accommodations, arranging catering, drafting programs, and liaising with planners and participants.
  3. Field ideas and assist in developing event proposals.
  4. Coordinate periodic meetings of associated faculty and staff.
  5. Work with Development offices in the Herb Alpert School of Music and other campus units to secure ongoing funding.
  6. Represent the activities of the Center in interactions with off-campus partners.

B. Creative work and/or Teaching in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music (30%)

Each year the Director of the Center will provide the expectations for creative work and/or teaching.

The creative work will include curation of musical programs to include engraving or overseeing engraving of musical score, editing score, rehearsing and preparing an ensemble, conductor a performance and at times a recording. The creative work can also be arrangements of music or composition of new music.

Teaching can include one large undergraduate lecture course (and oversee teaching assistants) in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music during the regular academic year. Depending on teaching needs, a graduate-level seminar may also be considered for your workload (instead of the undergraduate course). Specific subjects taught will reflect the expertise and teaching experience of the instructor. Overseeing independent study is also possible.

The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

Unit: https://milkenjewishmusiccenter.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Ph.D. in Music, Composition, Musicology, Ethnomusicology or a related field, or a D.M.A. in Music

Additional qualifications

Experience in event coordination, program development, curating events and collaborating with scholars and performers.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

  • UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

    The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

    Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
    Expand our reach as a global university
    Enhance our research and creative activities
    Elevate how we teach
    Become a more effective institution

    Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

    Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements
  • 2-3 required (contact information only)

Applicants must provide the names and contact information of their references. The hiring unit will request confidential letters from the references of those applicants who are under serious consideration

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11421

Help contact: apo@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA