Go to... PTOC Assistant Professor - Music - Musicology Apply now Job no: 554767 Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track Location: San José Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Fine/Performing Arts, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location) Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor, Music, Musicology School/Department Name: School
of Music Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $ 86,000 - $ 90,000 Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package. Target Start Date: Fall 2026 Application Deadline:
March 1, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed) Position Description The School of Music at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor of Music, Musicology, beginning in August 2026. We seek a dynamic scholar-teacher committed to inclusive excellence in research, teaching, and mentorship within a diverse university community. The successful candidate will teach
undergraduate and graduate courses in musicology, develop innovative curricula that engages diverse musical traditions and methodologies including collaboration across fields in the College of Humanities and the Arts, and maintain an active research agenda appropriate to an R2 institution, and demonstrate interest. This position plays a vital role in the School’s mission to prepare reflective, culturally responsive
musicians and scholars. Duties include teaching undergraduate music history survey sequences in Western and/or global traditions, developing and teaching graduate seminars in area(s) of specialization, supervising graduate student research, and integrating inclusive pedagogies and diverse repertoires into curriculum. This is a 10-month term assignment. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The
School of Music and San José State University value inclusive excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll nearly 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an
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