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

Postdoctoral Fellow position: Analysis, creation and teaching of orchestration (ACTOR), McGill University
 

A two-year position as a postdoctoral fellow (PDF) is available at the Schulich School of Music (www.mcgill.ca/music) of McGill University. The PDFs will work within an international, interdisciplinary partnership directed by Prof. Stephen McAdams, and including McGill faculty members in composition (Denys Bouliane, John Rea, Philippe Leroux), music theory (Robert Hasegawa), sound recording (Martha de Francisco), music technology (Philippe Depalle, Ichiro Fujinaga, Stephen McAdams), and conducting (Guillaume Bourgogne). The ACTOR Partnership (www.actor-project.org) proposes to bring the often-neglected topics of timbre and orchestration to the forefront of musical scholarship and practice, through a collaboration including world-class artists, scholars, and scientists.

Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a limited-term ten-month position in Music Theory (September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021) at the rank of Lecturer with the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan. The successful candidate will: teach undergraduate- and potentially graduate-level courses in music theory and possibly other courses commensurate with the candidate’s expertise and departmental needs; and will undertake administrative activities corresponding to rank. In keeping with a significant University of Saskatchewan commitment, the Department welcomes candidates who will demonstrate leadership with respect to Indigenization, as well as community and outreach engagement.