Music Department: Applied Lessons Lecturer Pool

Position overview

Position title: Applied Music Pre-six Lecturer

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five-credit course is $8,872-$10,912 (based on salary points 1-8). Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary from courses taught during the academic year.

Percent time: Variable, based on the course load assigned.

Anticipated start: Appointments are contingent on the hiring unit's instructional need and the availability of funding.
This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2025 through fall quarter 2026. Initial appointments with effective dates outside of this recruitment period will require an alternative open recruitment.

Position duration: Appointments are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters), but they may also be made during Summer Session.

The Department of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be called upon to teach various courses at the lower- and upper-division course level. We seek applications from outstanding candidates with relevant teaching experience who can provide individual & group music lessons to students. Music instruction is given on bassoon, oboe, flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano, harpsichord, classical guitar, voice (all ranges), horn, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, cello, bass, drum set, percussion, harp, and other instruments as required.

Applicants with university-level teaching experience or who can contribute to inclusive pedagogies and excellence of the Music Department's undergraduate and graduate programs (Ph.D., D.M.A, and M.A.) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.

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Basic qualifications (required at the time the application is submitted)

Master's Degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in music;
or four years of artistic and creative work consisting of a national and/or international record of performances, exhibitions, or installations in music venues, museums, galleries, and festivals, and evidence of scholarship in peer-reviewed journals, web, and/or book publications.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and the courses you area qualified to teach required.
• Sample Course Syllabus
• Teaching Statement - Teaching statement appropriate for the students that enroll at UC Santa Cruz. Candidates are urged to review the statement guidelines before preparing their application.
• Example of Performance Work - For example, provide a recording link & description, a link to your online portfolio, etc.
• Example of Performance Work - For example, provide a recording link & description, a link to your online portfolio, etc. (Optional)
• Example of Performance Work - For example, provide a recording link & description, a link to your online portfolio, etc. (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
• Evaluations of Teaching (Optional)
• Example of Student Work (Optional)
• Example of Student Work (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

* All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC's confidentiality statement at .

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