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UCLA Music Industry 2025-26 Part-Time Lecturer in Global Music Industry University of California Los Angeles Requisition Number: JPF10656 The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music invites applications for a part-time Lecturer in Music Industry for the Winter quarter of the 2025-26 academic year. The position will staff a course in Global Music Industry, designed as an introduction to global music industry through contemporary research, case studies, and trends. Salary will be commensurate with applicant’s qualifications and experience. Applicants should have a deep understanding of how cultural, political, and economic contexts shape the global music industry. The Music Industry program is committed to respectful and accurate representation of diverse music cultures; thus, the ideal candidate must possess the ability to respectfully and accurately engage with issues like cultural appropriation, representation, and postcolonial theory. They should have experience working with international record labels, distributors, or music companies. They should have expertise in global tour management, artist development, or music licensing across borders, and experience with music markets in key regions: U.S., U.K., Latin America, Africa, East/Southeast Asia, India, Middle East. Applicants should also demonstrate expertise in: international copyright and IP laws; cross-cultural marketing exporting/importing music content; music industry infrastructure and trends in non-Western countries; global music trade organizations (e.g., IFPI, CISAC); trends like K-pop, Afrobeats, Reggaeton, Bollywood music, etc.; local-global hybridity and cultural exchange. Responsibilities will include individual student teaching supervision and assigned undergraduate course in the School of Music. Applicants with a master’s degree, or with relevant professional experience in the global music industry, or fluency in other languages will be preferred. Applications must include: 1) a cover letter stating interest in the position and summarizing relevant experience, 2) a comprehensive resume or curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of teaching philosophy, 4) a response to the University’s Mission Statement, 5) a reference check authorization release and 6) names and contact information for at least three professional references. Applicants may consider including online video links representing their teaching although doing so is not required. Applications will be reviewed by the search committee as they are submitted with a deadline of November 30, 2025, for Winter quarter employment. The anticipated appointment date is January 1, 2026, for Winter quarter. This position is represented by the University Council – American Federation of Teachers: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/resources/employment-policies-contracts/bargaining-units/non-senate-instructional/contract/ . Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants. To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10656 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction jeid-a17ec9ff02a670478331efc0638a3694