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The Department of Music at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Ethnomusicology at the rank of Assistant Professor. The applicant must have a conferred Ph.D. in their field by September 1, 2023.

The precise areas of research specialization are open. We seek a colleague who will energetically partner with current faculty to serve and expand our ethnomusicology program. Teaching responsibilities will include four courses per year as well as the supervision and mentorship of Ph.D. students, primarily in ethnomusicology. 

The Department of Music at Stanford University seeks to appoint a Director of Keyboard Studies at the rank of Associate Professor (Teaching) for an initial term of five years, with the possibility of renewal for a continuing term appointment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

To fulfill the duties and responsibilities of this position, the Director of Keyboard Studies will:

An ongoing power outage is affecting Stanford’s main campus has impacted some events listed our event calendar. Visit emergency.stanford.edu for current status and updates.

The Department of Music has canceled these two events:

The Department of Music at Stanford University invites applicants for the position of Lecturer in Piano, beginning on 1 September 2022. This is a half-time Lecturer position with 50% benefits.

Elena Danielson, Ph.D.

To support our efforts to get students back into in-person classrooms, we are putting in place some temporary limitations on campus events and gatherings. These short-term changes are intended to help us limit COVID-19 transmission during the current Omicron wave and get us back to in-person academic activities quickly.

To support our resumption of in-person classes, from now until Friday, Jan. 28, we are putting the following provisions in place:

The Friends of Music at Stanford present an encore presentation of their 2020 Holiday Musicale, a holiday showcase first seen in December 2020 and once again viewable on demand through January 3, 2022. Department of Music faculty members Christopher Costanza and Debra Fong are the hosts for this program of performances by Department of Music soloists and ensembles. | Watch the Holiday Musicale here.

Our annual Messiah Sing/Play-Along, a favorite event of the Stanford community, is still on hiatus for what we hope will be only one more year.

Current COVID policies for Department of Music events

Your health and safety are our top priorities. Please be assured that the Department of Music is following guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Santa Clara County, and the state of California for increased health and safety procedures.