A Universtiy post

[Geraldine Auerbach <jewishmusic...>]

I wonder if anyone on the list might be interested in this job that came
through on an academic list.

Geraldine

From: Andy Fry <amfry (at) ucsd(dot)edu>

Please find below notice of a new tenure-track faculty position at UC San
Diego.  We would be grateful for your help in circulating it as widely as
possible.  Please note that we are due to begin reviewing applications in
just three weeks time, on January 20.  I am happy to receive any informal
enquiries by email.


TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION AVAILABLE

University of California, San Diego, Department of Music


The Department of Music at the University of California, San Diego
(http://www.ucsd.edu.music)  invites applications for a tenure-track
position at the Assistant Professor level for a scholar of popular music
to begin July 1, 2004.  The successful candidate will have research
interests in the role diverse ethnic and racial groups play in the
development of popular music in the United States.  He or she will be
expected to contribute to the graduate program in Critical
Studies/Experimental Practices and encouraged to participate in the
undergraduate concentration in Jazz and Music of the African Diaspora.
  Specific course offerings could be drawn from a wide spectrum of topics,
including but not limited to the music of African-Americans,
Asian-Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, or Caribbean culture groups. In
addition to musicology and ethnomusicology, applications from other
disciplines are welcome.  The successful candidate will also participate
in California Cultures in Comparative Perspective, an interdisciplinary
research group that focuses on issues of race and ethnicity in California.

A completed or nearly completed PhD is required, as well as proven
potential for distinguished scholarship and effective teaching at graduate
and undergraduate levels. To apply, please send a letter of intent
including a statement of qualifications and research interests, curriculum
vitae, a writing sample, and names and addresses (including email
addresses) of three references to: Popular Music Search Committee,
Department of Music 0326, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla,
CA 92093-0326.  Review of applications will begin January 20th, 2004, and
continue until the position is filled.

Please reference position #MUS-2 in all correspondence.  Enclose a
self-addressed postcard for acknowledgment of application and a SASE for
return of writing sample.
  UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong
institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity
among its faculty and staff.


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Andy Fry, D.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Department of Music
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0326
amfry (at) ucsd(dot)edu



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