Re: A Universtiy post

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

It would be wonderful if such a position were to go to a Jewish music
specialist and I'd encourage folks younger than myself to apply, but I'm
pretty confident that the preference will be for one of the groups (of color)
actually listed in the job description, particularly given the mention of jazz
and the African Diaspora, the latter which I don't think refers to those Jews
who have made their home in Africa.  There are a handful of Jewish music
specialists (including some very prominent scholars) holding ethnomusicology
positions in American universities (and perhaps some in musicology jobs), but
I've never known one to be hired into a position that specifies American
racial and ethnic groups.  My own position, btw, originated in theory and
composition, though I've branched out some.

Geraldine Auerbach wrote:

> 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.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> 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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Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music and Jewish Studies
Adjunct Professor of American Studies
University of Minnesota
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