Job description

Posting Number: F-0956
College/Unit: College of the Arts & Media
Home Department: School of Music
Employee Group: Fixed-Term Faculty – Academic Year
Employment Status: Full-Time
Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)
Position Classification: Fixed-Term Faculty
Position End Date: 05/13/2026

Position Summary:

Central Michigan University School of Music seeks a Lecturer in Music Theory. This is a full-time, 9-month, fixed-term appointment. Duties include: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in music theory, aural skills, counterpoint, form and analysis, musicology, and related areas; teaching in other music areas subject to the candidates expertise and the needs of the School of Music.

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Music Theory or related area; ABD candidates will be considered so long as degree is conferred by start of appointment.
• Successful college teaching experience.
• Qualifications necessary to teach in related areas.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in popular music genres (e.g. rock, pop, hip-hop).

Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMUs mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an online application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

The Search Committee will accept applications until finalists are selected. Online applications must include a cover letter that specifically addresses position qualifications and duties, a current vita, copies of undergraduate and graduate degree transcripts (upload as one document), and examples of scholarly writing in music theory. Please supply contact information for three references who may be contacted to supply recommendations. Review will begin immediately and continue until finalists have been selected. Address inquiries to:

Chair, Music Theory Search Committee

School of Music

Central Michigan University

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

About the Department:

The School of Music is located in a state-of-the-art 119,000 square foot facility with a 500-seat concert hall housing a 61-rank Casavant organ, a 100-seat recital hall, recording facilities, and 79 practice rooms. The School of Music has 30 full- and part-time faculty and an enrollment of over 400 undergraduate and graduate majors and minors. To learn more about the school, visit the school website.

Open Until Filled: Yes

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions – Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more – are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE).

If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here.

CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMUs Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Educations Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMUs Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:
Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: [email protected]

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