Position overview Position title: Ensembles Lecturer Salary range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience and the particular courses the lecturer is appointed to teach. Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary from courses taught during the academic year.
Percent time: Variable, based on the course load assigned.
Anticipated start: Appointments are contingent on the hiring units instructional need and the availability of funding. This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2022 through fall quarter 2023. Initial appointments with effective dates outside of this recruitment period will require an alternative open recruitment.
Position duration: Appointments are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters), but they may also be made during Summer Session.
Application Window
Open July 1, 2022 through Friday, Jun 16, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
If you apply to this recruitment by June 16, 2023, you will have until June 30, 2023 to complete your application.
Position Description
The Department of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be called upon to teach various performance ensembles at the lower and upper division course level. We seek applications from outstanding candidates with relevant teaching experience who can teach ensembles (e.g. jazz ensemble, Latin American ensemble, classical guitar ensemble, wind ensemble, etc.) that are specific to the applicants background, interest, and expertise.
Applicants with expertise in college-level teaching experience or who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the Music Department's undergraduate and graduate programs (Music Ph.D., D.M.A, and M.A.) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.
Basic qualifications (required at time of application) Masters Degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in music; or four years of artistic and creative work consisting of a national and/or international record of performances, exhibitions or installations in music venues, museums, galleries, and festivals, and evidence of scholarship in peer-reviewed journals, web, and/or book publications.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and the courses you are a qualified to teach required.
Recording of Your Performance (recording 1 of 3) - Upload a pdf document that includes a description and link to the recording.
Performance Program (program 1 of 3)
Recording of Your Performance (recording 2 of 3) - Upload a pdf document that includes a description and link to the recording.
Performance Program (program 2 of 3)
Recording of Your Performance (recording 3 of 3) - Upload a pdf document that includes a description and link to the recording.
Performance Program (program 3 of 3)
Sample Course Syllabus
Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
Reference requirements
3 letters of reference required
Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSCs confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm. Apply link:https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01267
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