Job Description

Assistant/Associate Professor of Music

Job Description Summary:

The Music Department at the University of La Verne is seeking a passionate, dynamic, and student-focused Assistant/Associate Professor of Music to join our vibrant academic community. This full-time, tenure-track position begins in Fall 2025 and offers an opportunity to shape the department’s vision for an inclusive and forward-thinking approach to music education.

About the Role:
The successful candidate will teach music courses tailored to their expertise and experience while actively supporting the department’s mission of fostering creativity, inclusivity, and student empowerment. We welcome applicants with broad musical backgrounds and interests, and we are particularly interested in candidates who bring strengths in fields such as:

• Music theory and composition
• Music technology
• Instrumental music
• Musicology
• Music Education
• Jazz/Contemporary Music

This position is an opportunity to mentor and inspire a diverse student body—ranging from seasoned musicians to those exploring music for the first time—and to engage in meaningful community outreach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach music courses in alignment with the department’s needs and your areas of expertise.
• Develop and oversee ensembles or performance opportunities that reflect your vision and the interests of the student body.
• Mentor students in their creative and academic pursuits.
• Actively recruit students from varied musical and cultural backgrounds.
• Collaborate on innovative, student-centered curricula that prepare students for a rapidly evolving musical landscape.
• Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, including community engagement initiatives.
• Maintain an active agenda of creative or scholarly work that enhances the department’s visibility and impact.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A doctorate in music (or ABD with completion by the time of appointment) or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated success in teaching music at the collegiate or equivalent level.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, recruitment, and community engagement.
• A student-centered teaching philosophy that supports learners of diverse abilities and backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in areas such as music theory and composition, musicology, jazz, or contemporary music.
• Experience with music technology, music business, or ensemble directing.
• A strong record of creative or scholarly activity that complements the department’s goals.
• Proven experience in community outreach and collaboration.

Specific Duties:

Salary Range
Maximum: $85,096
Minimum: Asst: $71,004.93; Assoc: $81,726.13

Benefits Summary:

Applicants, please note that actual compensation is determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location, among others. The offered wage or salary is only one aspect of an employee’s total compensation

Benefits include a comprehensive health and wellness plan, tuition remission program for employee, spouse, and dependent children, a generous contribution to the University’s 403B retirement plan, and a generous time off plan.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion and clearance of a background check and employment verification.

Location: La Verne Main Campus
Close Date: 4/21/2025
Open Until Filled: No

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link:

Institutional Profile
Located in Southern California, the University of La Verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of students, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning across the liberal arts and professional programs. The academic units of the not-for-profit university include the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Management, the LaFetra College of Education, and the College of Law. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs, including degree programs tailored for working adults. The university's central campus is located 30 miles east of Los Angeles in the historic Old Town section of La Verne, a city with a population of approximately 35,000 at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The university also has eight regional campuses throughout California and the College of Law campus in Ontario, California. The university is classified as a Carnegie Doctoral Institution with moderate research activity. Core values are reflected throughout all curricular and co-curricular programs, its emphasis on close professor-student interaction, personal support of its students, and its diversity.

The University of La Verne prides itself in being reflective of the diversity of Southern California. Approximately 80 percent of its nearly 8,500 students come from diverse backgrounds and the U.S. Department of Education has designated the university as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). With 80,000 alumni, the university fulfills a critical community function in educating students from underserved populations, many of whom are the first generation in their family to attend college.

The University of La Verne is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employment or employees on any basis prohibited by state and federal law. University of La Verne hires and promotes individuals based on their qualifications and is consistent with applicable state and federal laws, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, disability, medical condition a or sexual orientation

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