Job: Assistant Professor of Popular Music, UC Riverside

The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Popular Music with an expected starting date of July 1, 2024. We seek a candidate with a strong commitment to innovative teaching and research focused on technology-mediated Popular Musics of the Americas and/or their Diasporas. This position offers an opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary scholarship and foster relationships with on- and off-campus culture bearers, making music and the arts a vehicle for creative expression and social change.

Deadline: 15.01.2024

The ideal candidate should possess an emerging scholarship profile with a steady record of publications. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong critical approach to popular music culture and its industry, and a diverse range of pedagogical practices, including those centered on emerging technologies and/or community-based learning, among others. We encourage applicants with experience in popular music performance, songwriting, and/or music management. Applicants are expected to teach existing classes within the department and may also propose new undergraduate and graduate courses based on their area(s) of expertise. Lastly, the appointment requires student advising and committee service at a level typical for a research university.

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