*Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor, Music (Musicology or Ethnomusicology), African and/or African Diasporic Musics

Location: Rose Hill and Lincoln Center Campuses

Position begins Fall 2027

About the Role

The Department of Art History and Music at Fordham University seeks a full-time tenure-track Ethnomusicologist / Musicologist at the rank of Assistant Professor, with a specialization in African-American, African, and/or Afro-Diasporic Musics. The position is based at the Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx.

Responsibilities

• Teach advanced courses directed toward upper-level students in Music
• Teach introductory courses, aimed at the general student population, in African and/or African-Diasporic musics
• Develop and maintain a dynamic research program
• Collaborate with other academic departments and programs at Fordham (such as African and African American Studies, American Studies, Communication and Media Studies)
• Integrate NYC-area cultural institutions into teaching

Requirements

• Terminal degree (Ph.D.) in musicology or ethnomusicology
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a classroom teacher
• Subspecialties (such as contemporary music production/industry or musical theater) are warmly encouraged

Pay

$98,526 to $105,000

Application Deadline

Review of applications will begin on Friday, 2 October 2026, with a final deadline of December 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.