Part Time Lecturer, Music, Black Popular Music

Northeastern University; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking a part-time faculty member for an online course on 'Black Popular Music' for the upcoming summer semester. The role requires teaching and facilitating discussions for a diverse group of students while emphasizing analysis, cultural representation, and creativity.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Retirement options

Medical, vision, and dental

Qualifications

• PhD preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Previous college-level teaching experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach one section of 'Black Popular Music' online and asynchronously.
• Guide students through critical listening and analysis of black popular music.

Skills

Broad knowledge of Humanities

Critical listening

Analytical thinking

Education

PhD or equivalent professional experience

Job description

The Department of Music is seeking a part-time faculty member to teach one section of Black Popular Music. The course will be offered online and asynchronously during Northeastern's summer II semester (June 30 - August 18, 2025). The class will be capped at 100 students, with appropriate grading support provided.

MUSC 2101. Black Popular Music (4 Hours)

This course surveys, investigates, and analyzes black popular music from the end of the 19th century to the present. Through critical listening and analytical thinking, students will explore black popular culture as a means of expression, communication, and identity, focusing on representation, values, and aesthetics using interdisciplinary sources and methodologies. The course emphasizes intersections of creativity, technology, performance, music industry impact, audience reception, and cultural politics. Students are expected to complete daily exercises and weekly discussion forums, applying critical thinking to synthesize material, perform comparative analyses, relate lessons to key themes, and connect the curriculum to their own musical experiences.

Qualifications

A PhD is preferred, or equivalent professional experience. Previous college-level teaching experience and broad knowledge of Humanities are highly desirable.

Northeastern University will not provide visa sponsorship (H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, etc.) for this position. The successful applicant must maintain valid work authorization in the U.S. throughout the appointment without university sponsorship.

Position Type

Additional Information

Northeastern considers factors such as work experience, education, and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life insurance, retirement options, and commuting benefits. More information is available at https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Employment is considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics.