MUSIC HISTORY/MUSICOLOGY/ETHNOMUSICOLOGY (2009-10)

[note: 2008-2009 page remains available/active. See archive links below]

(Schools listed once, in alphabetical order - Application due date in parentheses)
Current Wiki Time: 2010-02-09 15:30
Last Page Update: 2010-02-08 20:04

Schools with known acceptances (doctorate-granting institution in CAPS):
Michigan Society of Fellows: 3-year postdoc (Roger Grant, UPENN)
New York University: Unspecified, 3-year Asst. Prof./Postdoc (Anna Zayaruznaya, ABD/HARVARD)

Roosevelt University: Music History/Musicology (Colin Roust, MICHIGAN, 2007)
Sydney Conservatorium in Music: Lecturer in Musicology (James Wierzbicki, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 1977)

Schools with acceptances/offers (name unknown):
ACLS New Faculty Fellows (50 "preliminary" fellows have been chosen) - email 1/12
llowships provided for research.
Brooklyn College: Lecturer in Music History or Applied Theory (e-mail confirmation on 11/16)
New Zealand School of Music: Lecturer in Contemporary Music (e-mail on 12/23/09)

Schools that have requested campus visits:
Amherst College (2 November 2009): "scholar/performer" of jazz/pop music/etc. (CHE)
Cornell University (8 October 2009): 19th/20th c. Music History/Theory
Georgetown University (2 November 2009): Musicology/American Music (AMS-L)
Indiana University South Bend (15 November 2009): Music History plus applied instruction (Uni website: http://tinyurl.com/ycfnn6g)
Muhlenberg College (1 December 2009): Music History/Theory (One Year VAP)
Northeastern U (30 November 2009): Music Industry (AMS-L, SEM-L), via phone 12/18
Ohio State University (December 4 or until the position is filled): Ethnomusicology, African and African American Music
Pomona College (16 October 2009): Ethnomusicology, 3-year visiting appointment (SEM-L)
Reed College (27 October 2009): Ethnomusicology (AMS-L, MVL)
Rhodes College (1 November 2009): Musicology/Ethnomusicology (IHE)
Stanford University (14 November 2009): Jazz, indigenous, non-Western music (HERC)
University of Cincinnati (4 December 2009): Ethnomusicology (AMS-L), via phone 1/7
University of San Francisco (30 October 2009): Ethnomusicology and social justice

Schools that are conducting phone and/or video interviews:
University of North Texas (24 November 2009): Music History, European Baroque emphasis (AMS-L)
Columbia University Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Music (9 November 2009) (phone/Skype interviews)
High Point University (15 January 2010): Music History/Theory/Piano (CHE)
Bowling Green State University (4 January 2010): 17th/18th-cent. Music (MVL)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (15 January 2010): Ethnomusicology (UM jobs, HERC)

Schools that have requested more materials:
Bowling Green State University (4 January 2010): Western Art Music after 1945 (AMS-L) (e-mail 1/20) 2x
Ohio State University (December 4 or until the position is filled): Ethnomusicology, African and African American Music
Syracuse University (15 January 2010): Ethnomusicology, specializing in popular music of Africa or the African diaspora (HERC)
University of New Mexico (30 November 2009): Music History (UNM jobs)

Schools requesting conference interviews:


Schools that have sent out rejection letters and/or established a shortlist:
Colby College (15 December 2009): Musicology, pre-1750 (AMS-L)
City University London (10 September 2009): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Music [email rejection received 9/30/09]
University of Glasgow
Cornell University (1/21) (and a stellar oops e-mail afterwards)
Yep, never seen that before! Now we can all form a support group now that we know each other....
Northwestern U (1 November 2009): Ethnomusicology/African American Studies (HERC)
Stillman College: Music History/Theory/Piano (CHE)

Announced jobs with no further information on their status:
Baruch College, CUNY (15 January 2010): Assistant Professor, New Media/Interdisciplinary Studies (including music)
Carleton University (Ottawa, 15 December 2009): Assistant Professor, Music Theory (Specialization in Cultural Theory)
Case Western Reserve University (30 October 2009): Popular Music Studies/Senior, tenure-track (AMS-L)
Chapman University (15 December 2009): Music History (CHE)
City University of New York (21 January 2010): Historical Performance Practice (AMS-L)
College of the Bahamas (30 November 2009): Music History/Theory/Choir
Dalton State College (7 January 2010): Music (CHE)
Denison University (30 November 2009): Orchestra director "artist/scholar" (IHE)
Edison State College (29 January 2010), Music History/Theory/Musicianship (CHE)
Lawrence University (30 January 2010): Music History (MVL)
Northeastern U: (1 Feb 2010) Ethnomusicology postdoc
Oberlin College (15 February 2010): Ethnomusicology, 1-year (MVL)
Ohio State University at Lima (1 Dec. 2009): Music History/Theory/Piano or Organ (CHE)
Portland State University (15 March 2010): Music History/Ethnomusicology (SAM-L, CHE)
Puerto Rico Conservatory (1 February 2010): Musicology (MVL)
Reed College (10 February 2010): VAP Musicology (CHE)
Roger Williams University (15 November 2009): Music History/Theory
Saint Joseph's University (25 January 2010): Music History and secondary area in performance
Southern Methodist University (28 December 2009): 2 positions in Musicology/Ethnomusicology (CHE, AMS-L)
University of Dayton (01 February 2010): Music History, non-tenure-track, full-time Lecturer (AMS-L)
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2 October 2009): Jazz Studies (CHE)
University of Richmond VAP: (AMS-L)
University of Rochester (1 February 2010): Musicology, 1-year (AMS-L)
University of Tennessee: (1 December): Ethnomusicology, Africa or the African diaspora (SAM-L)
Washington College: (31 January, 2010): Music History/Brass or Winds

Cancelled and failed searches:
University of British Columbia Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship competition cancelled due to budget constraints. Competition will resume in Fall 2010.
University of Iowa (1 November 2009): Music since 1900 (email received 11/9. Budgetary constraints.) x3
University of Colorado, Boulder (30 October 2009): Humanities/Music (CHE)



Wiki Counter
(Check all that apply)

I am a musicologist: 36
I am an ethnomusicologist: 20
I am a little of both: 10

I am looking to leave my current TT position: 8
I am looking to leave my current VAP/Lecturer position: 13
I am a recent PhD and on the market: 15
I am a no-longer-so-recent PhD and on the market: 5
I am a no-longer-so-recent PhD and now studying at a community college towards my Plan B (software development): 1
I am a no-longer-so-recent PhD and now studying at a state university towards my Plan B (Library Science): 1
I am ABD and on the market: 21
I am not on the market but am an interested observer: 5
I am a member of a search committee: 1

Wiki Counter, Pt. II
(including postdoc apps)

I have mailed zero applications this academic year: 6
I have mailed 1-2 applications this academic year: 9
I have mailed 3-5 applications this academic year: 12
I have mailed 6-8 applications this academic year: 6
I have mailed 9-11 applications this academic year: 5
I have mailed 12-14 applications this academic year: 0
I have mailed 15+ applications this academic year: 5

General discussion

When people make major edits, please insert a note.

Interesting job market statistics from the MLA: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/12/17/mla

Reed College
Does anyone know if the VAP musicology position is a fill-in for someone on leave, or if it is a new spot that perhaps could become a tenure-track search in another year or two?
A1: AFAIK, it's a sabbatical replacement

Amherst College
Word of mouth: they received over 200 applications. (Bear in mind that many are likely from people who already have jobs and are exploring the idea of making a change, or who just want to negotiate a raise at their current institutions.)
Response: Applicants looking to move are a big part of any search. Amherst seems serious about looking for a "scholar-performer." I know this area pretty well, and I would be surprised if more than a quarter of those applicants really fit the job description. There just aren't that many people out there who are high-quality scholars and professional-level performers. I would bet that a lot of those applicants are really mostly one or the other and applying to the job on the off-chance that they may not hire what the ad describes.
R2: The same could be said of practically any search. There are always lots of people hoping to squeeze by the description. Success at doing this is rare but possible, as a small handful of recent hires demonstrates.
R3: Interesting how we can all read job calls differently. I didn't assume they wanted a "professional" performer, but that's probably naive of me. At any rate, the current VAP fits their job call pretty well.
R2: True. Job ads are almost always a compromise of some sort. One person thinks the department needs this, but another thinks it needs that and the other. So it all goes in, or alternately the text becomes so broad that it makes very few distinctive requests.
R4: I assumed they wrote the description to accommodate the unique visiting prof who's already there.
R5: This raises an important issue. Sometimes job ads are written to appease one candidate on the search committee. Other times, they are written so narrowly because they already have a particular inside candidate in mind, but have to run a search out of formality and legality.
R6: I second what R3 says. Sometimes ads are a compromise between members of a search committee who want different things. My current job wanted a specialist in x who could also do y. I was a specialist in y who could also do x, and it worked out anyway. You never know, so it's good to just apply.

University of New Mexico
Q: Ideas about the specialization they might be interested in? I'm thinking they're not interested in Ethno because of the names of their divisions in the dept (i.e., Music History = hist musicology). Thoughts?
A: In the "history" division there is only one Ph.D., whose specialty is American Studies and who teaches on 20th-century subjects. The other three members of the department are performers who also teach history. Ethno is a separate area ("contemporary world music").

Ohio State University
Q: According to the ad on their website, they're looking for an Africanist. Has anyone seen a reference to African American music other than the joint appointment in African and African American Studies?
A: The description actually states: "Teach courses at all levels, undergraduate and graduate, on diverse topics in ethnomusicology, notably including African and African American music cultures."
A2: It also states that the candidate should have done "fieldwork in Africa." I think it's highly unlikely that they would hire an African Americanist unless a significant portion of their work was in Africa.
A: The description is quite clear, they want an Africanist who can also teach or do work on African American music. Much like the scholar they seek to replace.

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Tennessee

Teaching Philosophy
Q: I know this question came up last year, but please bear with me. Is it just assumed that when a school asks
for materials, you send a philosophy of teaching? I have two kinds of cover letters-straightforward ones for the schools that
ask for a separate teaching statement, and ones in which my teaching philosophy is integrated in the narrative of letter. Should
I just nix the second kind and always send a letter AND statement whether they've asked for it or not?
A: Don't send anything the school doesn't ask for. If the school asks for a cover letter and CV, that's all you should send. If it's a teaching-oriented school you can incorporate a paragraph on your teaching philosophy into your cover letter.
A2: I agree, although I like to send a 1-page list of courses that I can teach w/ short descriptions. The committee can then quickly scan through them. A teaching philosophy statement isn't formatted this way, and committees probably won't read it if they didn't ask for it.
A3: Every year we have some posts about "teaching vs. research" (including the one that was already deleted this year), but it seems like there are many people in denial about how important teaching is to 95% of the jobs out there (moreso than research). Just thought I'd post a link to a Chronicle article that, while a bit jaded, might be worth a quick read: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Rules-of-Faculty-Club/49000/?sid=ja&utm_source=ja&utm_medium=en.
A4: I don't know about the market for musicology, but the vast majority of ethno jobs are are at research-oriented schools, many of which don't want to see a bunch of teaching materials that they didn't ask for. It is good advice to follow the directions in the job ad. At best, those extra materials get a glance or get tossed by the secretary. At worst, the candidate looks like they think the rules don't apply to them.

Job Search Requirements
Q: What is it with departments asking for video of teaching? I can understand it from an abstract perspective. On the other hand, it makes it look like a Mickey Mouse department that doesn't care about research, only teaching. Whether or not this is the case, some of the very best up-and-coming scholars I've talked to about this (people from high-end institutions in historical musicology, ethnomusicology, and theory, good scholars and instructors alike) say they don't even bother to apply to schools that make this request. To be sure, this is more than ever a buyer's market, but if the search committees really want the full range of applicants, they really should take this into account. For those of you on search committees, are you aware that you are undercutting your prospects? For those on the market, does this matter to you? (Please note, I am, much to my relief, not yet on the market.)
A: My understanding of such requests (and requests for anything beyond CV, cover letter, and reference letters) is that the schools are weeding out those people who aren't truly interested in that job and those people who will just view the job as a stepping stone to something else. Based on your "Mickey Mouse" comment, it sounds like those jobs aren't the right fit for you. By not applying to those jobs, you've just saved yourself some time and money, as well as saving the search committee the time they would have spent reviewing your materials. Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
A2: There actually was a discussion of this on AMS-L a year or two ago when the University of Delaware made just such a requirement for a one-year (and then again the next year when it went TT). The difficult part for applicants is actually getting together a video (I'm sure we all agree that it is a total pain in the rear). The problem for the search committee (as stated on the email list) was that most of the videos they received were of "poor quality." I'm not sure what they expected to get really, but given the comments posted on AMS-L they apparently didn't find the videos they got very useful.
A3: Eastman asked for a teaching video last year, and I'm assuming Q doesn't view this as a "Mickey Mouse" school.
A4: With the budget issues that many schools are now facing, videos of teaching and phone/videoconference interviews are cost-effective methods search committees use before selecting candidates for [expensive] on-campus interviews. I'm more than happy to submit video materials for that reason...
A5: Even if it were true that a department's request for a teaching video suggests an ambivalence toward research (which it is not, any more than a request for sample scholarly work suggests an ambivalence toward teaching), it would not be unheard of for a department to have priorities that are different from other departments or from applicants' expectations.
A6: In case any future search committee members are out there, the difference between Delaware and Eastman's video requests are noteworthy. Delaware required all applicants to include a video with the initial application, whereas Eastman just requested a video from the shorter list of candidates from whom more materials were requested. I doubt that Delaware watched all 100+ videos they probably got, and since it can be a pain to make one, it's nice to only do so when you know you at least have a slightly real shot at the job.

This year's job market
Q: Any idea on how this year's job market is shaping up compared to last year's? Or is it too soon to ask that question?
A1: Terribly! It is still early, but I'm sure there were more jobs this time last year, and many more the year before.
A2: Yeah, pretty terrible. To be fair, not as terrible as I think some were expecting; there are some jobs at least. Usually a few more job postings trickle in over October and November, but typically by this time of year the bulk of the major postings are out. For what it's worth, seems like a good year to be an ethnomusicologist.
A3: I would not get antsy about the market until at least December 1. Keep in mind that approval for searches at many colleges is being pushed to higher levels of the administrative food chain than ever. As a result, job announcements are surely going to run behind schedule. And as far as speculating on trends in specialization, I wouldn't judge things on the small sample we have so far. Patience!
A4: I think we're likely to see more late searches this year than in the past, in part because some institutions that had frozen hires in the spring of 09 may be willing to re-instate some of those searches this year. It also seems obvious that having an ethno angle to your work is an advantage, even for jobs that are listed primarily for musicologists. What concerns me is that nobody I've spoken to is talking about new positions - they're hoping that they can fill previously vacated spots and that's it. My suspicion is that we're going to see a lot more performance jobs that request musicology as a sideline, especially in smaller institutions. I wonder what we can do to demonstrate the intrinsic value of a dedicated music scholar to these schools beyond simply doing our jobs well. Thoughts?
A5: It is doubtful any public universities will have any searches (even retirement replacements) except for endowed chair positions. However, I anticipate a LOT of part-time adjunct positions, more than normal.
A6: Well, out of the 18 U.S. jobs above, 4 are at public universities. I hate to say it, but the job market isn't so bad this year!
A7: Hmmm. A quick look back to last year's wiki shows 50+ successful searches. I hate to say it, but so far the market is terrible this year.
A8: Usually there are at least three or four open interviews at AMS - Zero this year. In fact, many states are still talking about further budget cuts, which will only prolong the time that jobs are left vacant.
A9: If you aren't an ethnomusicologist and/or a performer, your chances of getting a job this year are essentially nil.
A10: Awfully defeatist of you, A9. And A8, there were actually three open interviews at AMS this year: New Zealand, UNM and Colby.
A11: Who are these people that continue to pretend that this year's market is decent? Simply look at the wiki archives for the past few years and you can see that, not only are there less jobs this year, there are WAY less. There are 1/3 as many jobs this year as last year, and that was considered a bad year. It's not about being defeatist, it's about being pragmatic. There is a 100% possibility that most of us will not get a job this year. That's not a reflection on anyone's qualifications, it's just the job market.
A12: I agree that it is a terrible job market and that many people will not get jobs this year - but I would also add that the musicology job wiki is looking better than some other fields I've been following. For those interested, spend some time here: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Academic_Jobs_Wiki.
A13: By my count, of jobs in the United States, 11 are historical musicology, 12 in ethnomusicology (including Africa or African diaspora and counting the 4 openings at Tennessee separately), 1 in both historical and ethno, 1 in history plus applied, 3 in jazz/popular music, and 3 listed as musicology and/or theory. I have to agree with A9 on this one: "traditional" historical musicology jobs seem to be a dying breed. I really do believe that our wiki should follow the theory model, with listings separated by discipline.
A14: By my count, there are 20 jobs in musicology (including those that require theory and/or applied), 11 in ethno, 6 unspecified (which almost always go to musicologists) and one in "music industry." UTK is hiring AA studies, not music, so none of those 4 jobs could go to a music scholar, but I generously included one in ethno. It is highly unlikely (impossible?) that the AA studies department is going to hire 4 music scholars into their interdisciplinary department which covers 20-some fields. Also, since when does black=ethnomusicology? Counting jazz, there are at least as many employed historical musicologists who work on AA music as there are ethnomusicologists. The job market is bad for everyone this year.
A15: Re: "since when does black=ethnomusicology?" - The UTK jobs are very specifically for African Studies, the positions are intended to be part of the university's interdisciplinary Africana Studies program. The School of Music is lobbying very hard to get *one* of these positions as an ethnomusicologist to augment their Music & Culture program (so there definitely would not be more than one), though I suppose there is no guarantee, as applicants will all be evaluated by their individual merits. While there is a chance that they might hire a Musicologist studying African American music, considering what the School of Music wants in the position in regard to their own curricular needs, it's likely this position will go to an ethnomusicologist. The Africana Studies department may also need someone who has more fluency in specifically African Studies to teach their Africana Studies course, according to what I know about it, so they may also tend toward ethnomusicologists rather than musicologists specializing in AfAm studies, who often do not have considerable experience in African studies per se.

Salaries
Q: The New Mexico job lists the salary at $44 000 per year. AAUP data lists the average assistant professor salary for UNM at $65 000. I know that New Mexico is hurting financially, but a starting salary 2/3 of the average? It's almost $14 000 less than the average Instructor salary? Is this a sign of things to come?
A: The answer is already in your question. AAUP and others list average salary, while the UNM position is posting a starting salary. Average salaries span all fields and years of experience within a given job classification. Music faculty almost always make less than science faculty at the same level of seniority.
Q: I'm well aware that music faculty make less than people in the exalted sciences. My question was about the size of the disparity, which seems to be much more drastic than anything I've seen in a long time. Is this indicative of the value that UNM places on the arts, or is it that arts faculty are subsidizing other areas?
A1: You might be overreacting on this, as science professors skew the average numbers for institutions quite a bit. Somewhere on Chronicle.com there is a list of average starting salaries for music faculty (and for every field), and I think you'll find that UNM's $44k is just about average for the field. I doubt that they have extra money around to subsidize other areas, it just is what it is.
A2: Having consulted the Chronicle's survey, I can report that the UNM salary *is* on the low side. The average assistant professor starting salary in the "Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities" field is $49,832, with the average overall salary for asst. profs is marginally higher, $49,876. If musicology is classified with the "Visual and performing arts" then the average starting salary is $48,004, while the overall average is $49,821. However, the low starting salary might be high in comparison to the cost of living in New Mexico! Interestingly, the highest salaries in the report are *not* the sciences but business. The faculty in the "Business, management, marketing, and related support services" have an average STARTING salary of $86,640, while the overall average salary is only (only!) $79,910. The next highest category is "Computer and information sciences and support services" with a starting average of $71,889, and an overall average of $68,954. Just some food for thought.
A3: It's not just the sciences; it's also economics, business, and even, occasionally, music performance faculty that make the really top dollars. And it's not at all the case that arts faculty "subsidize" others; grant-driven faculty subsidize us. Also, $44K may not seem like much, but look at any cost of living calculator and you'll see that it translates into much more in other areas, indeed areas whose public research universities pay substantially less for a first-year musicology professor than the NM salary, once you take into account the cost of living. Finally, keep in mind that cost of living and merit increases will very quickly raise the salary; that's one reason why the average is (by definition) higher than the starting salary. And the average is based entirely (also by definition) on starting salaries and merit increases from the past, when there was much more money floating around, so a comparison to this year's starting salary, in the middle of an economic crisis, is skewed for that reason as well.
A4: A3 makes an excellent point about "subsidizing." Grant winners (in public health, for example) whose salaries come from soft money bring in big dollars categorized as "overhead," which is used around the rest of the university. This, along with some state funding at public schools, is usually where a substantial amount of humanities (and un-sponsored science) money originates. The accounting is more complex than that, but it is definitely a stretch to say that low humanities salaries subsidize high salaries elsewhere, especially when you consider that at research universities, the health sciences can bring in upwards of 40-50% of the school's operating budget. Without them, some of us would be lucky to get $4,400 a year.
A5: I've seen starting salaries offered to musicologists that were about 5% below the AAUP average... at other universities they may be up to 45% below. Some full professors in musicology make less than 100k, others over 200k (a VERY small number, but they exist).
could someone move this to a separate discussion page? This isn't relevant to the status of our job postings.
A6: I disagree. A discussion of how starting salaries operate is very relevant to those of us on the job market. You needn't read it if you don't want to.
A7: I'm sure the poster is aware that the offered salary even at state schools is often not the salary that you will start at; and that research budgets, perks, and salary growth are more important in the long run than a few K. I remember one school that offered a fine starting salary ($46k four years ago) but none of the tenured profs were even making $55k. My experience as a TT-Asst. Prof, my initial offer was 65% of the average Asst. Prof salary; after negotiations, etc., I was offered 70%; 15 months later I'm at 88%; so if you can make up the gap fast then not to worry. (I do disagree on thinking of cost-of-living when looking at salary as COL is usually inversely correlated with quality of life. given $50k to live in Fargo ND or SF, many people would be equally happy starving in SF as being a royalty in Fargo).
A8: I'm tenured and full at an R1, and sometimes check this page because it's a quick and dirty way to see what's going on in the job market. So I'll tell you all what a helpful person told me 20 years ago when I was in grad school: Starting salary is much less of an issue than salary compression at the mid level ranks. When a job starts at $44,000, and your promotion only gets you to the low 50s, you are in trouble. But if you jump to $65,000 at tenure, and perhaps the low 80s at full, then it's decent (these figures are for a public). Taking a close look at the Chronicle can reveal schools with serious compression problems. Finally, many individual salaries are available online (UC System and Cal State can be found on the Sacramento Bee website, Michigan is online through the state budget, so is Iowa). If you do the legwork, you can find out what musicology faculty are really paid.
A9: Thank you, A8, that is tremendously helpful.

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Q: For those of you lucky enough to get interviews, how long are your cover letters? 2k words? 5K?
A1: Mine was just over 1000 words, which fit nicely on two pages. I've seen one successful letter (they got the fancy job) that ran for three pages, but that seems a bit much to me.
A2: My job letter is 2.5 pages, 1250 words, and last year I got a request for more materials, 2 conference interviews and a VAP job.
A3: Your letter should be between 1.5 and 2 single spaced pages, so no more than 1,000 words. This is what every candidate I know who has landed a prestigious job has done. (x2)

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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