Lecturer music

Posting Details

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Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Position Information

Posting Number

F00297

Position Title

Lecturer in Music

Working Title

Lecturer in Music

Position Number

Position Type

Faculty

Division and Department Information

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

Music

Posting Information

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Music at Dickinson College invites applications for an open full-time lecturer position appointment beginning July 1, 2026. We seek a colleague with scholarly work and innovative teaching in music composition and theory with additional areas of expertise in acoustics, aural skills, piano, jazz performance, and theory.

In their cover letter, applicants should articulate how their work might complement existing departmental and institutional programs. The ideal candidate will primarily teach courses grounded in the areas of music theory, analysis, and composition, but interdisciplinary work is highly encouraged and valued. The teaching expectations include six courses per academic year, advising and mentoring undergraduate students, teaching one First Year Seminar every four years, service to the program (including membership on administrative and academic committees), and service to the College.

The ability to create inclusive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body will be an important characteristic of the successful candidate.

Dickinson offers multiple kinds of support for professional and scholarly research and development, including regular sabbaticals, access to internal research and development grants, open pedagogical and writing workshops, and institutional assistance with grant writing.

The appointee must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree.

Applicants must submit a cover letter in which the candidate proposes how their scholarship and teaching will contribute to and complement the expertise of our current full-time faculty and our curriculum. Applicants shall also submit a CV, a 500-750-word statement on the candidate’s commitment to and experience in advancing equity, inclusion, and access in their teaching, and contact information for three references.

Dickinson College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.

For other questions regarding the search, the position, or the department, please email Stacy Rohrer ( [email protected] ), Academic Department Coordinator, or Ellen Gray ( [email protected] ), chair.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. or equivalent degree

Physical Demands

Work Schedule

Advertised Work Schedule

Number of hours/day

Number of hours/week

Proposed Start Date

07/01/2026

Posting Detail Information

Posting Date

10/15/2025

Open Until Filled

Yes

Closing Date

Application Review Begin Date

Is this a Temporary Position?

No

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full Time

If Full-Time, please specify

Faculty

If Part-Time, please specify

Not Applicable

EEO/Diversity Statement

The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, administrative staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.

Special instructions To Applicants