About Us
The College Music Society is dedicated to the advancement of music teaching, learning, scholarship, performance, and creative activity. Rooted in higher education, CMS serves as an inclusive forum for dialogue and collaboration among music professionals across all disciplines and career paths. We support faculty, students, independent scholars, and industry partners by fostering innovation, promoting diversity, and encouraging the exchange of ideas to shape the future of music in society. Through advocacy, professional development, and community engagement, CMS empowers its members to lead and inspire in academic, artistic, and entrepreneurial contexts.
The Music Vacancy List, published by The College Music Society since 1973, provides CMS members information on available positions in music in one convenient location.
Job Seekers
- Join The College Music Society to access the Music Vacancy List and receive the many other benefits membership in the Society offers.
- Upload multiple cvs/resumes.
- Apply to jobs with a single click process on the MVL or access a direct link to the employer’s job site.
Profile Features
- Create Job Alerts and receive email alerts and/or real time text alerts when a relevant job is posted.
- Save jobs to review and apply to at a later time.
- View Application History to view job info, application date, and job status.
- Easily update your cv/resume and contact info for employers to reach you.
Employers
Job Postings
- Collect applications through our system or direct applicants to your own system.
- Use our applicant tracking features including messaging applicants, adding notes to applicants, forwarding applicants to other staff.
- You may add screening questions to your posting to help identify the top candidates.
CV/Resume Search
- Search for passive candidates through our resume database.
- Organize cvs/resumes into folders and add recruiting notes.
- Contact candidate with link to existing job if desired.
- Other tracking features.