GRANT WOOD FELLOWSHIP

The Grant Wood Fellowship (http://grantwood.uiowa.edu/fellowship) program at The University of Iowa, which supports three one-year fellowships in the arts, is currently seeking a candidate in the area of interdisciplinary performance with a residency in the School of Music.

Fellowship Recipient Responsibilities

• Teach one course each semester (two courses total). The candidate may teach either an introductory course or an advanced course depending on their strengths and the needs of the program


• Present at least one public performance and one public presentation of their work


• Participate in public engagement activities (e.g., educational programming, collaboration with local arts organizations, activities with local community, etc.)


• Mutual collaboration with students and faculty within the UI School of Music. This collaboration could include research, creative scholarship, guest lectures in other courses, presentations for student organizations, musical compositions, etc.


• Maintain residence in the provided Grant Wood Art Colony located in Iowa City

Fellows receive:

• An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Music


• $40,000 salary, benefits, and furnished housing (in a private one- or two-bedroom off-campus residence in the Grant Wood Art Colony)


• Office in the Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa

Applications must include:

• a cover letter indicating interest, qualifications, and creative practice


• professional resume or vita


• a representative sample of the applicant’s work (for example, link to digital materials, website)


• a description of a possible course, public program, and/or community outreach initiative


• contact information for three professional references

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2024 and continue until filled.

The University of Iowa is strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; the strategic plans of the University and College reflect this commitment. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.

The University of Iowa has a historic commitment to the arts. The School of Music enrolls approximately 450 majors and has a full-time faculty of 55. The Voxman Music Building, opened in the fall of 2016, is a state-of-the art facility near the heart of the campus in downtown Iowa City. The University of Iowa community includes the Writers’ Workshop, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, and the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The broader Iowa City area has a population of over 100,000 and is a cultural center with a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Its public schools, libraries, and health care facilities are rated as outstanding.  

• Bachelor’s degree or similar combination of educational/professional experience.

• Demonstrated skills in beat making, music production, mobile recording, songwriting, and/or creative musicianship.


• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with students and colleagues of diverse social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

• Demonstrated expertise in hip-hop, popular music, improvisation, electronic music composition, and/or interest in folk/traditional music making and indigenous ways of knowing.


• Interest in cross-campus collaboration (such as performing arts medicine background), musical activism related to human rights, or environmental justice.

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