Associate Professorship of Music

Location: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, OX2 6AH 

Salary: Combined University and college salary: £56,535 - £75,915 per annum. An additional allowance (currently £3,199 per annum) would be made upon award of the title of Professor. An Oxford Living Subsidy of £21,567 is also available. 

The University of Oxford, in association with Christ Church, proposes to appoint an Associate Professor of Music with effect from 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a joint appointment: the person appointed to the Associate Professorship will also be appointed to an Official Studentship (Tutorial Fellowship) at Christ Church and will be a member of its Governing Body and a trustee of the college.

Candidates must hold a doctorate, normally in music or a closely related discipline, already awarded at the time of application.

The University and the college are seeking a musicologist with a proven record of scholarship and research in art music of the twentieth century that complements existing Faculty interests. The appointee will be required to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels. They should also be able to undertake the supervision of research students and play an active role in faculty and college administration.

The University of Oxford is committed to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission. The Faculty of Music is the holder of an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact recruitment@music.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post. Your application will not be considered without a supporting statement. 

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) on Tuesday 7 April 2026. Interviews are expected to be held in Oxford on 12 June 2026.

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