Tenure-Track: Music Theory & Composition Professor

University of North Carolina Wilmington; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music Theory & Composition to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in music theory, aural skills, and orchestration/arranging, with responsibility for a secondary area of expertise.

They will engage in student mentoring, contribute to curriculum development, and may teach in songwriting or applied composition.

Qualifications

• PhD or DMA in Music Theory or Composition required.
• Demonstrated experience teaching music theory and aural skills at undergraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in music theory and auralskills.
• Teach undergraduate course in orchestration and arranging.
• Contribute to curriculum based on qualifications and departmental goals.
• Engage in student mentoring.

Skills

Teaching music theory

Aural skills

Orchestration & arranging

Curriculum development

Education

Doctoral degree in Music Theory or Composition

Experience teaching undergraduate theory

Job description

The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music Theory & Composition to begin August 2027. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in music theory, aural skills, and orchestration/arranging, with responsibility for a secondary area of expertise.

They will engage in student mentoring, contribute to curriculum development, and may teach in songwriting or applied composition.