MUSIC HISTORY/MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY (2010-11)
[note: 2009-2010 page remains available/active. See archive links below]
(Schools listed once, in alphabetical order - Application due date in parentheses)
Current Wiki Time: 2010-09-03 00:56
Last Page Update: 2010-09-03 00:44
Schools with known acceptances (doctorate-granting institution in CAPS):
Schools with rumored acceptances/offers (name unknown):
Schools that have requested campus visits:
Schools that are conducting phone and/or video interviews:
Schools that have requested more materials:
Schools requesting conference interviews:
Schools that have sent out rejection letters and/or established a shortlist:
Announced jobs with no further information on their status:
Cardiff University (15 October 2010): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Studies
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/music.htmlCarleton College (1 December, 2010): Assistant Professor, Musicology (emphasis American Music) (CHE)
Franklin & Marshall College (1 November 2010): Assistant Professor of Music (Western art music of the 17th, 18th, or 19th centuries) (HigherEdJobs)
Harvard University (12 October 2010): Tenured Professor, Musicology (late medieval through eighteenth century)
Oberlin College Conservatory (1 October 2010): one-semester, non-renewable position in 19th c. Musicology for Spring 2011 (MVL)
Saarland University: Research Fellowship in Musicology, 16th-century music, proficiency in Spanish and/or Italian required
York University (1 December 2010): Assistant Professor, Music of the Americas ("including expertise in plucked strings")
http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/Canceled and failed searches:
Schools with known acceptances (doctorate-granting institution in CAPS):
Schools with rumored acceptances/offers (name unknown):
Schools that have requested campus visits:
Schools that are conducting phone and/or video interviews:
Schools that have requested more materials:
Schools requesting conference interviews:
Schools that have sent out rejection letters and/or established a shortlist:
Announced jobs with no further information on their status:
American University (22 September 2010): Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology (AMS-L)
Babson College (1 October 2010): Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology (MVL)
Brown University (1 October 2010): Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology (SEM-L)
http://bit.ly/bREm3MCardiff University (15 October 2010): Lecturer in Ethnomusicology (focus on Africa or African diaspora)
Kennesaw State University (15 November 2010): Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology
http://www.kennesaw.edu/facultypositions/Ads%202010/Arts/AssistantProfessorofEthnomusicology_PVA59575.htmlMiddlebury College (15 December 2010): 3-year VAP, Ethnomusicology (CHE)
University of Auckland (3 October 2010): Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology (
https://www.opportunities.auckland.ac.nz/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL)University of Notre Dame (1 December 2010): World Music and World Christianity (rank open, early career applicants especially welcome) (SEM)
York University (1 December 2010): Assistant Professor, Music of the Americas ("including expertise in plucked strings")
http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/Wiki Counter(Check all that apply)
I am a musicologist: 18
I am an ethnomusicologist: 6
I am a little of both: 6
I am looking to leave my current TT position: 1
I am looking to leave my current VAP/Lecturer position: 10
I am a recent PhD and on the market: 8
I am a no-longer-so-recent PhD and on the market: 1
I am ABD and on the market: 7
I am ABD and no longer on the market:
I am not on the market but am an interested observer: 5
I am a member of a search committee: 2
Wiki Counter, Pt. II
(including postdoc apps)
I have mailed zero applications this academic year:
I have mailed 1-2 applications this academic year:
I have mailed 3-5 applications this academic year:
I have mailed 6-8 applications this academic year:
I have mailed 9-11 applications this academic year:
I have mailed 12-14 applications this academic year:
I have mailed 15+ applications this academic year:
I received 0 "bites" this year:
General discussion
Q: Was the separation of ethnomusicology and musicology a unilateral decision? Given that many positions fall in between the two, past year's wikis have left them together. What are others' thoughts on the matter? Should we leave the two lists separate, or should the single list format be restored?
A1: I want them listed together. I think separating them out causes more confusion for positions that are either ambiguous or request a little bit of both.
A2: I'm kinda digging the separation, mainly because the vast majority of jobs are, in fact, listed as either musicology or ethnomusicology. I'm not saying I agree with a clear boundary between the fields from an intellectual perspective, but in terms of organizing the wiki, I think this separation helps. And everything is still on the same page. All you have to do is scroll down or up to find what you're looking for.
A3: But conversely, is it so hard to look at one list and just ignore the ones that don't apply to you? I realize that there is sometimes a neat delineation, but there are a ton of jobs that ask for both western music and world music, or do pop music, or whatever, and plenty of people who are applying for both. What value does the separation serve beyond giving us something new to argue about every time an ambiguous posting goes up?
A4: I find the new format VASTLY easier to read. Only 6 of the 30 people on the "counter" identify themselves as "a little of both," and surely they and others like them can figure out how to scroll back and forth. And, really A3: I wouldn't worry too much about "tons" of jobs.
http://wewhoareabouttodie.com/2010/08/12/james-franco-enters-the-teaching-market-2013/Q1: How are we defining "recent" Ph.D.?
A1: I'd suggest 3 years- mid tenure review if you're (super) lucky or long enough to have your sea legs.
Society for American Music Conference
Q. Does anyone know when decisions are going to be sent out for the Cincinnati conference or if they have been sent out already?
A1. Last year acceptances were sent out on 31 July.
Q2. Has anyone out there received a decision one way or the other? Since it's a joint meeting with IASPM, I'm wondering if the decisions are going to be sent later than last year's.
A2. I haven't received anything as of August 9. I don't think it's likely that SAM being a joint meeting will effect its notification date, though. The IASPM deadline isn't until October 1, and it would be crazy of SAM to wait that long (or until IASPM had reviewed its submissions) to send out notifications.
A3. Acceptance received today (8/9) (x3, for seminar paper)
A4. Rejection received 8/11. What's the etiquette for submitting the same abstract to the IASPM portion of this conference? :)
A5. I think Ms Mentor would say "Tacky"
A6 I can't see why it's an issue at all; submit away.
A7. I've read at both conferences. Not only do I think it's not "tacky," I think it's quite foolish not to submit to IASPM if your paper fits the conference themes. They may be meeting together, but SAM and IASPM are two very different societies with different interests, leadership, program committees. Have a look at a couple of SAM programs. I've seen as much as a quarter of the conference made up of papers on three or four classical composers. If you work on a popular topic, you are much more likely to have luck submitting to IASPM. SAM is, IMO, not as interested in including topics that are popular, break new theoretical ground, or are ethnographic as is IASPM.
A8. While it's true that different program committees have different interests, please be assured that SAM is indeed interested in those topics mentioned by A7! Often the local culture of a particular society is as much determined by what papers are submitted as by what gets chosen. If you'd like to see different topics at SAM, it's up to you to propose something and make it happen!
A9. I'm not sure it this is the place for this discussion, but here's my experience. I've had SAM members tell me pretty much what A8 has said, but I just don't find it to be true. I have known a very large number of ethnomusicologists who have been rejected from SAM, who go on to present the same work at SEM, IASPM, or area studies conferences. The choices they make for their programs make it pretty clear what they're interested in. Also, if they were serious about getting ethno papers, they might consider putting an ethnomusicologist on the program committee more than once every five years or so.
Lack of job ads so far
Q. Is there any reason NOT to get really worried that August 15 has come and gone without even a trickle of new job ads? Feel free to tell me that I am paranoid, but I seem to remember August 15 in past years being a key time for finding new postings.
A1. If I remember correctly, most other disciplines post jobs in August, but ethno/musicology openings tend to be posted throughout the fall. There were also a number of jobs posted quite late last year (like, in the spring). I'm under no illusion that this year will be any better than last year, but I do think it is a little early to be completely panicked! Hang in there.
A2. I just looked at the history of '07-'08 (a pretty good year) and there were NO new jobs offered during August.
A3. (Q. again) Thank you, A1 and A2, for the reassurance.
A4. There hasn't even been time for faculty at prospective hiring universities to meet and argue about "desired qualifications" yet, so it is quite premature. October is historically a major month, that is, if there are any jobs to be found...
A5. Is it just me, or is it the year of the ethnomusicology jobs? 9/14 seems like a much higher ratio than in previous years. Is this a response to increased NASM support for "world music" in the curriculum?
A-A5. It seems a silly question to ask in August, don't you think we should wait for the school year to begin. I am, however, all for separating out Ethno onto its own section, or better yet, its own page.
A6. There's nothing like a little ethno/historical musicology partisanship before the semester gets underway.
A7. But where would we put the Americanists? We could do what theory/comp does in terms of separation..
A8. I like the theory page, especially the discussion at the bottom divided by school.
A9. Yes, a separate section for ethno would be good.
Discussion of Specific Schools
Salary Info
http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup/ http://www.collegiatetimes.com/databases/salaries http://blurblawg.typepad.com/files/university-of-virginia-faculty-salaries.pdf http://www.indystar.com/data/government/state_salaries2008_search.shtml http://umich.highedsalaries.com/department/details/2074 http://www.uvm.edu/~isis/sr/sr08.pdf http://www.timesunion.com/data/payroll/2008/ http://ia310825.us.archive.org/2/items/UniversityOfIllinoisSalaryList2008-2009/UI-Sal-2UIUC.pdf http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/ http://ia310809.us.archive.org/2/items/UniversityOfMinnesotaSalaryList2008-2009/ http://php.app.com/rutgersweb/search.php http://data.desmoinesregister.com/results/index.php?info=State_Salaries http://lbloom.net/ http://www.dailyillini.com/salary-guide http://www.archive.org/details/CommonwealthOfPennsylvaniaPayrollDatabase2008 http://www.bostonherald.com/projects/payroll/massachusetts/ http://ia310834.us.archive.org/3/items/UniversityOfConnecticutSalariesSep2008/ http://ia331421.us.archive.org/3/items/OhioStateUniversitySalaryListJune2008/OSU_salaries_as_of_June_2008.pdf http://ia331414.us.archive.org/0/items/NorthCarolinaStateUniversitySystemSalaries2008/NC-State-Universities-Salaries-2008.pdf http://ia310803.us.archive.org/1/items/UniversityOfMarylandSalaryListSep2008/ http://www.azcentral.com/news/datacenter/payasu.php?fdepartment=&ftitle=professor&fsalary=0 http://www.azcentral.com/news/datacenter/payasu.php?fdepartment=&ftitle=professor&fsalary=0 http://open.georgia.gov/sta/entryPoint.aud http://www.kansas.gov/KanView/client/js/#dataTable=salary/emp_salary%3Fid%3D682%26job_title%3DAssistant%20Professor http://ia310831.us.archive.org/2/items/TexasAmUniversitySalariesSep2008/ http://www.ir.ufl.edu/factbook/v-14_salaries.pdf http://www.kentucky.com/1028/story/353631.html http://www.utahsright.com/h_salaries.php http://blog.nola.com/graphics/2009/02/search_for_state_employee_sala.html http://transparency.sc.gov/BCB/transparency/BCB-state-salary-query.phtm http://oira.unc.edu/faculty-salaries-at-research-and-aau-universities.html http://chronicle.com/article/Graduate-School-in-the/44846/Acronym guide
CMS: College Music Society
CHE: Chronicle of Higher Education
HERC: Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
IHE: Inside Higher Ed
MVL: Music Vacancy List (published by the College Music Society). Requires a member login.
AMS-L: American Musicological Society listserv
SEM-L: Society of Ethnomusicology listserv
SEM: Society of Ethnomusicology. Their current job list requires a member login.
TT: Tenure Track
VAP: Visiting Assistant Professor
ABD: All-But-Dissertation
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