May 28, 2024
The UBC School of Music invites applications for a Lecturer position in Music Composition. The anticipated start date will be September 1, 2024. This is a half-time position for an initial term of three years, including a probationary first year. Lecturer positions are appointments without review (i.e. non-tenure track), renewable for successive terms, subject to availability of funds and demonstration of excellence in teaching and service, in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association. In the Faculty of Arts, the half-time teaching load for a Lecturer is 12 credits per year (equivalent to 18 hours per week of individual instruction).
The teaching for this position will be split between individual composition lessons and classes (which may include, for example, MUSC 107, 108, 309, 310, etc.), depending upon the needs of the School of Music and abilities of the successful candidate. Teaching workload and service duties (e.g., committee and divisional work, administrative assignments) may change over time and are assigned by the Director annually. Applicants are expected to have a DMA in Music and a minimum of five years of university-level teaching experience.
The School of Music offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs in music, including M.Mus., M.A, DMA, and Ph.D. programs. For information about the School of Music, please visit music.ubc.ca.
Applications are to be submitted online at https://musc.air.arts.ubc.ca/application-for-lecturer-position-in-music-composition/. Applications and all supporting materials should be received by July 1, 2024. Applicants should send:
- a letter of application and curriculum vitae that includes the names and contacts of three referees;
- a concise record of teaching experience, including evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., evaluations and/or sample syllabi);
- a statement of teaching/pedagogy philosophy; and
- a one-page statement about their experience working with a diverse student body and the contributions they would make to advancing a culture of equity and inclusion.
The expected pay range for this half-time position is $3,333 – $3,583/month. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.