Professor, Music History at SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC – San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music invites applicants for a full-time professor in the Department of Music History and Literature. SFCM's student body includes instrumentalists, vocalists, jazz musicians, and composition students who specialize in video game, film, and concert music. We are seeking a dynamic, collaborative teacher with a diversity of interests to teach courses that will appeal to SFCM's diverse student body of performers and composers. A successful candidate must be able to teach music history classes covering multiple eras and genres. This role requires teaching seven courses across an academic year, including our undergraduate music history sequence, which begins with a broad introductory course for all students, Music in Culture: Music of California, and continues with a survey of Western classical music traditions. The yearly course load will also include seminars for BM and MM students, respectively, on a range of more specialized topics. Full-time faculty participate in departmental and institutional leadership and service as needed.

Candidates should have completed a PhD in musicology, ethnomusicology, or a related field, or hold ABD status with degree completion guaranteed by August 1, 2025. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level. Candidates should have a strong portfolio and ongoing work in scholarly and creative activities including research and publications.

How to Apply

Please apply through our website via Paylocity. For full consideration, upload your curriculum vitae (under "Select Resume to Upload" in the application system), a letter of application (under "Upload Cover Letter"), and the names and contact information of three professional references (under "References"). In your cover letter, please describe your teaching interests, broadly speaking, as well as your scholarly interests. Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials upon request. Applications will be reviewed after February 14, 2025.

Questions about the position or application process may be directed to Human Resources at hr@sfcm.edu.

Salary Range

$85,000 to $90,000

About Us

SFCM's mission is to transform our students: artistically, intellectually, professionally and individually. Through the study of music at the highest level, our students learn to seek achievement in every endeavor, to convert challenges into opportunities, to understand the nature of excellence, and to pursue their dreams with vigor and determination. We believe that inspiring the imagination, cultivating the artist, honing the intellect, and developing the professional are the keys to launching innovative graduates who excel in any field. SFCM is located in the heart of one of the world's most innovative and diverse cities, and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SFCM is a fully committed equal employment opportunity institution and welcomes applications from all qualified persons, including those who consider themselves to be of a race, national origin or ancestry that is not fully represented in musical arts programs in the United States. Personnel decisions regarding applicants for employment are made without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran, age, citizenship, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.