Guest Lecturer of Musicianship and/or General Studies

Company Profile

CIM’s mission is to empower the world’s most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential, and its vision is to be the future of classical music. Classroom faculty contribute directly to this mission by helping students develop as performers, thinkers, listeners, and engaged artistic citizens.

As a leading conservatory committed to preparing students for mid-21st-century careers in music, CIM emphasizes performance excellence alongside intellectual breadth, critical thinking and listening, and professional skills grounded in broad-based knowledge.

Job Summary

In alignment with the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Mission, Vision, and Institutional Learning Goals, the Institute seeks classroom faculty—including musicologists, teaching artists, and content-area specialists—to design and teach courses within the Department of Musicianship Studies and interdisciplinary courses within the Department of General Studies beginning in Fall 2026. Teaching responsibilities may include coursework in areas such as music literature, music history, musicology, critical music studies, research and scholarship, music technology, and special topics that connect music studies with performance practice and professional preparation.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension or conversion to a regular position based on performance, funding, and organizational needs.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in music literature, existing core curricular offerings, and interdisciplinary subject areas.
• Develop innovative elective offerings aligned with CIM’s mission, vision and institutional learning goals.
• Create coursework that connects musical practice with fields such as history, philosophy, literature, cultural studies, science, and technology.
• Advance CIM’s Institutional Learning Goals by integrating performance awareness, professional skills, and critical reasoning into classroom teaching.

Education, Experience and Qualifications

Required:

• Terminal degree in music or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience teaching at the university or conservatory level.
• Ability to teach and mentor a highly accomplished, international student body.

Preferred:

• Ph.D. in Musicology or a related discipline.
• Evidence of interdisciplinary teaching or scholarly engagement.