Lecturer in Music Theory & Composition
About The Position
The University of Kentucky School of Music is seeking a full-time, 9-month, Lecturer in Music Theory and Composition to join our outstanding faculty in the UK School of Music to begin August 2025. This non-tenure track appointment is offered with a 1-year, renewable contract and holds a standard teaching expectation of 3 courses per semester. Teaching duties will include but may not be limited to undergraduate and graduate music theory and ear training courses, music theory for non-majors, and undergraduate advanced harmony. Supervision and mentoring of several graduate teaching assistants is required. An earned terminal degree in music theory or equivalent is required. Candidates with a minimum of five years of experience as an instructor of record teaching collegiate-level music theory are preferred. The School of Music’s Division of Music Theory and Composition currently includes five full-time faculty. All faculty are expected to participate in service within the School of Music, the College of Fine Arts, and the University, as well as one’s profession. The University of Kentucky, College of Fine Arts thrives because we serve and honor individuals and communities with unique and distinct voices that embrace broad approaches to creative practice. The college welcomes all, seeking to make the arts both approachable and accessible, valuing the broadest possible range of experiences and perspectives, recognizing the personal and community benefits of belonging, and leveraging the unique power of the arts to bring people together while seeking to acknowledge, address, and rectify, inequality and access limitations. Artists and scholars with a broad range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. As a member of the state’s flagship institution, we pledge to ensure that our campus is a place where differences are welcomed and valued, different perspectives are respectfully heard, and where every individual feels a sense of belonging in a strong artistic and academic community.
Requirements
- An earned terminal degree in music theory or equivalent is required
Nice To Haves
- Candidates with a minimum of five years of experience as an instructor of record teaching collegiate-level music theory are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Teaching undergraduate and graduate music theory and ear training courses
- Teaching music theory for non-majors
- Teaching undergraduate advanced harmony
- Supervision and mentoring of several graduate teaching assistants
- Participate in service within the School of Music, the College of Fine Arts, and the University, as well as one’s profession
Benefits
- Employment at UK comes with various benefits that focus on the total well-being and career development and leadership striving to provide a strong and healthy work-life integration.
- The University generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance.
- UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
