Employment
The School of Music regularly posts faculty and staff openings. Click on a position title in the table below to get more information regarding current employment opportunities. Please check back often for updates. A complete listing of job opportunities available at U of I may be found at the Human Resources page.
| App Deadline | Start Date | Position |
| 06/01/2008 | 06/01/2008 | SUMMER EMPLOYMENT - ILLINOIS SUMMER YOUTH MUSIC |
Duties: Positions available for Instructors, Counselors, and Work Crew
Rank: Summer University Employee
Salary: Pay is dependent on position assigned. Tuition waivers available for graduate music studies if employed full time.
Qualifications: Music/Education degree preferred. A music degree is not required for all positions
Application: For earliest possible consideration, please submit application by February 15.
Complete ISYM Application for Employment.
Please return completed form by Mail or FAX.
Mailing Address:
Illinois Summer Youth Music
Attention: David Allen
University of Illinois
School of Music
1114 W. Nevada St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Fax Number: 217.244.7767
Contact: David Allen allend@uiuc.edu; 217.333.6453
ILLINOIS SUMMER YOUTH MUSIC
ISYM is a comprehensive and intensive program of music instruction for student musicians. It is held on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
For the past 57 years, Illinois Summer Youth Music has enrolled more than a thousand students annually. ISYM has as its objectives to develop musical skills and to improve the understanding and appreciation of music.
Our 19 different camps are designed to challenge musicians in varying degrees of musical skills and development. Faculty members for ISYM are carefully selected and include those who understand both the development process and the needs of young student musicians.
| 03/28/2008 | 08/01/2008 | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS |
Duties: Serve as Director of Business Operations for the School of Music (SOM); assist the Director in the overall management of the School, long-range resource planning, and
development/implementation of programs, policies, and procedures. Responsible for
administration/management of budget, business practices, equipment, space/facilities, financial
transactions, information technologies operations, and security. Administer all SOM accounts
and spending, work in conjunction with designated staff for management of separate accounts.
Oversee remodeling/renovation projects; moves of personnel, offices and equipment; inventory;
maintenance. Supervise Business Office staff, ensure compliance with University business-
related policies and procedures and timely processing of financial transactions. Represent the
School on administrative committees.
Rank: Regular full-time academic professional position (pending budgetary approval).
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required, Master’s preferred; preferred fields of Music or Accounting. Minimum 3 years professional business-related experience preferred. College-level teaching and/or administrative experience preferred. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required. Knowledge of music teaching and research highly desirable.
Application: Please refer to Search #11678. Send letter of application including email address with Curriculum Vitae, and arrange to have three to five letters of recommendation sent to Dr. Karl Kramer, Director.
Contact: Karl Kramer, Director
School of Music
University of Illinois
1114 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: 217-244-2676
For full consideration, applications must be postmarked no later than March 28, 2008.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
| 12/31/2007 | 08/16/2008 | ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR- MUSIC THEORY/MUSICIANSHIP |
Duties: Coordinate and help define innovative undergraduate curricula in music theory and musicianship. Teach courses in music theory, musicianship, and analysis at the graduate and undergraduate levels; establish a cognate in music theory within the graduate program; teach graduate seminars in areas of expertise. Maintain a high level of professional scholarly activity. Supervise independent projects, theses, and dissertations. Participate in service to the School of Music, the University, and the profession as appropriate for university faculty.
Rank: Associate or Assistant Professor, full-time, tenured or tenure-track position, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Qualifications: The School of Music seeks to appoint an innovative scholar-practitioner in musicianship pedagogy. A doctorate in music, college-level experience teaching musicianship, and a strong research profile are required. This is the first of several positions with which the School of Music plans to redefine music theory education for the 21st-century musician with a strong commitment to pedagogical innovation.
Application: Please refer to Search #11509. Send a letter of application with Curriculum Vitae (including e-mail address) and arrange to have 3 letters of recommendation sent to the person listed below.
Contact: Karl Kramer, Director
School of Music
University of Illinois
1114 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: 217-244-2676
Examples of research and teaching materials will be requested later from candidates selected for a second level of review.
For full consideration, applications MUST be postmarked no later than December 31, 2007.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
| 11/15/2007 | 08/16/2008 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR –ETHNOMUSICOLOGY |
Duties: Research and publication; teaching survey courses of different musical traditions of the world for music majors and non-majors, courses in the area of specialization for
majors, and graduate seminars targeting topical and theoretical issues in ethnomusicology; supervision of theses and dissertations; public outreach; and committee work.
Rank: Regular, full-time tenure-track position (pending budgetary approval).
Salary: Based on qualifications and experience.
Qualifications: Ph.D. completed by August 16, 2008, and college-level teaching experience expected. Specialization in Asian music preferred. Research in popular culture and ability to lead a performance ensemble desired.
Application: Send letter of application including email address with Curriculum Vitae and arrange to have 3-5 letters of recommendation sent to contact person below.
Contact: Ethnomusicology Search Committee
c/o Karl Kramer, Director
School of Music
University of Illinois
1114 W. Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: 217-244-2676
Please do not send additional materials until requested.
For full consideration, applications must be postmarked no later than November 15, 2007.
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.