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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music: Ethnomusicology and Musicology -- Postdoctoral Program

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Position description

The Herb Alpert School of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Departments of Ethnomusicology and Musicology. We expect to appoint at least two fellows for a 1-year term in the Fall of 2017, potentially renewable for a second year, pending funding. Fellows must have earned their doctoral degree no earlier than January 2014 and no later than June 2017. The Fellowship provides a salary of $48,216 a year plus benefits, a one-time moving allowance of $1,500, and a research and travel budget of up to $10,000 and access to apply for UCLA Postdoctoral Housing. Fellows may request summer session teaching, which will be compensated separately.

All fellows will have the title of Postdoctoral Scholar and will be housed in relevant departments where they teach two courses, which can include a graduate seminar and an undergraduate lecture course with team teaching. Postdoctoral scholars may also serve as mentors to Ph.D. students. Moreover, the program provides the opportunity for additional professional development through mentorship in topics such as teaching, diversity, administrative, budgetary, or programmatic areas with UCLA faculty. Topical monthly meetings will be organized by the Associate Dean for Mentoring and Development.

Appointments begin on July 1, 2017 and visas/work authorizations must be effective by that date. Fellows are required to be in residence during fall, winter and spring quarters and participate in the ongoing intellectual life of their departments. Fellows will also write a progress report due on June 15th of each year of residence.

Designed to explore new questions in scholarship on music, especially as they relate to other humanities and social science fields, the aim of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Postdoctoral Scholars program in Ethnomusicology and Musicology is to broaden the study of music as a social, cultural, and historical phenomenon. We seek innovative scholarship that explores music, sound, or performance as major components of community formation. Qualifications required: must have Ph.D. in musicology or ethnomusicology or related field by June 2017; should not have held or currently hold a tenure track position.

REQUIREMENTS
Ph.D. is required before date of hire. Applications should be submitted using the UCLA academic job application site, https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF02702, for job number JPF02702. Applicants should provide the following:

  1. Cover letter — brief letter outlining your fit for and interest in the program
  2. Proposal — project title and description (maximum 3000 words including bibliography) of the scholarly project that you will work on during the fellowship term, also detailing the support your proposed UCLA faculty sponsor will provide in terms of scholarly expertise.
  3. Teaching experience and contribution – overview of previous teaching experience and courses you would like to offer at UCLA
  4. Diversity statement — outlining your previous work to promote diversity in your scholarship, teaching, and community work
  5. Curriculum vitae

The application portal will ask you to provide the name and email address of three referees who will write letters of recommendation for you, one of which must be from your UCLA Ethnomusicology or Musicology faculty member sponsor. The referees will be sent a link that they can use to upload their letter of recommendation. If you are using a dossier service, please have the letters emailed directly to Jael Cosico . Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2017.

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.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://www.policy.ucop.edu/doc.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter

  • Proposal - 3000 words including bibliography

  • Teaching Experience and Contribution

  • Diversity Statement

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

  • Misc/Additional (Optional)

  • Misc/Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 letters of reference required

Job location

Los Angeles, CA