Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Department of Music Education

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor • Ann Arbor, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Music Education seeks an Assistant Professor for a tenure-track faculty position in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The school cultivates artistic vitality, advances knowledge, and serves the public good through teaching, creative practice, scholarly inquiry, and community engagement. As part of a performing arts school at a public research institution, the faculty member will contribute to preparing students for artistic excellence and ethical action through the performing arts.

The position teaches undergraduate courses in P–5 general music methods and graduate courses in areas of expertise; supervises student teaching and fieldwork in local schools; and advises graduate research projects. The faculty member is expected to demonstrate teaching excellence with students of varied identities and backgrounds, recruit and retain promising students, and develop and maintain a visible national and international profile as a scholar and pedagogue. Faculty governance, meetings, and appropriate service on faculty and university committees are also expected. Instruction is conducted exclusively in person.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in music education.
• At least four years of full-time P–12 school music teaching experience.
• Professional preparation in one or more general music pedagogies, such as Kodály, Orff-Schulwerk, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Music Learning Theory, popular music pedagogies, world music pedagogies, or creative music making.
• University-level experience teaching undergraduate music education courses.
• Evidence of effective teaching, including strong course design, pedagogical innovation, mentoring, assessment practices, or demonstrated impact on student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to empower, advocate for, and value students of varied identities and experiences through pedagogy, mentoring, and related activities.
• Demonstrated ability to teach graduate music education courses and guide graduate student research using multiple methodological approaches.
• A compelling scholarly trajectory characterized by significant quality, coherence, originality, and potential for sustained contribution to music education scholarship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in early childhood settings and with early childhood educators.
• Evidence of effective teaching in graduate music education courses and successfully guiding graduate student research.
• Record of publications and presentations in music education venues.
• Evidence of impactful community engagement in music education through partnerships, outreach, or collaborative initiatives.
• Experience teaching an additional area of P–12 music education, such as band, strings, choir, or secondary general music.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in P–5 general music methods.
• Teach graduate courses in areas of expertise.
• Supervise student teaching and fieldwork experiences in local schools.
• Advise graduate research projects.
• Recruit and retain students of exceptional promise.
• Develop and maintain a visible national and international profile as a scholar and pedagogue.
• Participate in faculty governance, attend faculty meetings, and serve on faculty and university committees as appropriate.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence for students of varied identities and backgrounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree