Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Music: Music Theory

State Role Title: Instructional Faculty - Full-time

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Visual and Performing Arts

Department: 100028 - School of Music

Pay Band: 

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 05/11/2026

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Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

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General Information:

James Madison University's School of Music seeks applicants from outstanding teacher-scholars for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music in Music Theory in JMU's College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA).

We conceive of integrative arts as combining artistic and/or disciplinary perspectives and/or practices around contemporary issues. This may include-but is not limited to-cross-, inter-, multi-, and/or trans-disciplinary work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include teaching aural skills and music theory courses at all levels of the curriculum, contributing as a leader to curricular revision in aural skills, teaching upper-level electives that may focus on the candidate's areas of scholarly interest, and maintaining an active research agenda and service profile.

Qualifications:

Applicants will have a terminal degree in a relevant discipline, and the potential for vibrant, collaborative teaching and scholarship at our primarily undergraduate institution.

Consideration may be given to ABDs at the advanced dissertation stage who exhibit particularly compelling records.

Applicants with extensive professional experience in lieu of a relevant terminal degree may be considered, with the expectation that any successful candidate not holding a terminal degree must complete a relevant terminal degree prior to achieving tenure.

Additional Posting Information:

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

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