About the role
Title: Lecturer in Musicology
Executive Area: Academic Affairs
College/School/MBU: Humanities & Fine Arts
Department: Music & Dance
Work Location: Amherst
Schedule: Full Time
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Job Summary
The Department of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track Lecturer in Musicology. We welcome candidates with expertise in any area. Preference will be given to candidates who can teach courses on a broad range of musical traditions, including global, popular, and Western classical.
This is a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track position at the Lecturer rank to begin September 1, 2027. The initial appointment will be for two years. Reappointments in the first four years are at the Dean’s discretion and will be contingent upon both funding availability and satisfactory performance.
Essential Functions
Teach a 3/3 load (a combination of general education classes, courses for undergraduate music majors, and graduate seminars).
Provide service at the department, college, and university level, including serving on committees, mentoring students, and other obligations.
Minimum Qualifications
Ph.D. in Musicology, Ethnomusicology, or related fields. ABDs will be considered, with degree in hand expected by the time of appointment. Experience teaching courses, including general education classes on global and/or popular musical traditions.
Preferred Qualifications
Research record of conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications.
Additional Details
For more information on living, working, and learning in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts please visit:
https://www.umass.edu/faculty-development/prospective-faculty
This position is subject to final budgetary and administrative approval.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a standard office or indoor university environment and involves minimal physical exertion.
Salary Information
The University expects to pay within an approximate range between $65,550 and $85,275 for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience. This position is a 9-month academic year appointment at 100% full-time equivalency with full benefits.
Please note: The low end of this range is based on the minimum salary for the rank included in the collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Massachusetts Society of Professors, UMass Amherst/MTA/NEA. The high-end of the pay range reflects an increase above the median salaries at this rank within the department for faculty who may have multiple years of faculty experience. The specific pay for this position will be determined by the University based on consideration of all relevant factors, including faculty rank and required relevant certifications, when and if it decides to extend an offer of employment.
Special Instructions for Applicants
Along with an employment application, please submit the following initial application materials:
- CV
- Cover Letter
- Contact information, including email addresses, for three professional references who will be willing to submit a letter of reference upon request.
Please address your cover letter to the Chair of the Search Committee discussing your interest in the position, teaching philosophy, ability to contribute meaningfully to the present and future activities of the Department of Music and Dance, and how your work as teacher-scholar, academic citizen, and public servant would further the university’s values and goals as outlined in the university’s strategic plan. You can find these values and goals in our strategic plan here: https://www.umass.edu/strategicplan/strategic-plan.
The position will remain posted until filled. Review of applications will begin on November 2, 2026. Applications received after this date may not be reviewed.
This position is subject to final budgetary and administrative approval.
Applicants must be work authorized for employment in the United States on a full-time basis.
This position will remain open for the time period required by any applicable collective bargaining agreement and will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.