Job Description

The Juilliard School is accepting applications for full-time faculty in the Department of Music Theory and Analysis to begin in Fall 2026.

The Department offers a five-semester undergraduate core plus numerous electives. Graduate offerings range widely and include over 20 electives. For the DMA program, courses include advanced counterpoint and harmony, history of theory, historical style seminars, manuscript studies, and analysis and performance. The Department also offers courses for Juilliard’s Dance and Drama divisions.

Juilliard students are passionate artists and performers with a wide range of musical interests.

Our classroom faculty deliver a curriculum that engages, challenges, and inspires them on their path towards artistic excellence.

The salary range for this role is $94,000 - $100,000 per year.

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on community and culture.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Responsibilities:

• Teach one or more undergraduate core courses and electives in both the undergraduate and graduate studies curricula
• Teaching load is typically three courses per semester
• Participate in department meetings, placement assessments, teaching assistant and fellow recruitment and placement, and departmental and school-wide committees

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate (Ph.D. or D.M.A.) in music theory or in a closely-related field with substantive training in music theory and analysis. Degree must be in hand by time of appointment
• Demonstrated success in college-level teaching

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas within music theory and analysis: scholarship, composition, and performance, and at least one area of special interest so that the applicant would be able to teach electives at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

Application Requirements:

Qualified candidates should submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• One-page statement of teaching philosophy
• Additional materials may be requested later in the interview process

All materials should be received by January 5, 2026. Late applications will be considered until the position is filled. The interview process will include meeting(s) with the hiring committee and other faculty and leadership, and a teaching demonstration.

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.