Assistant Professor of Music, Choral Conductor; T​/TE UPDATED

Overview

The University of Arizona School of Music invites applications for Assistant/Associate Professor of Music-Choral Conducting/Director of Choral Activities (full-time, 9-month, tenure track).

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Tucson, AZ USA. The successful candidate will be an artist as a choral conductor with a growing record of sustained excellence in choral performance, teaching, and scholarship, and will provide leadership or administrative oversight within a university-level choral program. The candidate will recruit and teach undergraduate and graduate students, create/maintain an active national profile as a choral conductor, scholar, and pedagogue, teach graduate choral conducting, choral literature, weekly lessons and a seminar for MM and DMA students, and perform related duties as assigned by the Director of the School.

The School of Music is accredited by NASM and is a leading program with about 60 faculty, 300 undergraduate music majors, and 130 master’s and doctoral students. It is an all-Steinway School with multiple performance spaces, a recording studio, and a Yamaha digital keyboard lab. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The School of Music is part of the Arizona Arts division, which emphasizes opportunity, excellence in the arts, and community engagement.

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Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; tuition reduction for employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; and access to recreational and cultural activities.

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• Conduct Symphonic Choir, the premier choral ensemble of the School of Music.
• Teach graduate choral conducting, choral literature seminar, and related courses, including weekly lessons for MM and DMA students and a weekly seminar with the full conducting studio.
• Supervise the graduate degree program in choral conducting, including qualification, comprehensive, and dissertation examinations, and mentor students through degree completion and professional placement.
• Provide artistic and administrative leadership for the choral program and collaborate closely with other choral faculty in program planning, recruitment, outreach, experiential learning, research, scholarship and creative opportunities that benefit student learning outcomes and success.
• Maintain an active national profile as a choral conductor, scholar, and pedagogue.
• Work collaboratively with faculty and staff across the School of Music and the College of Fine Arts to advance performance, research, and service initiatives.
• Duties as assigned by the Director of the School of Music.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and community members from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to foster and maintain positive professional relationships within an academic and artistic environment.
• Knowledge of factors affecting the success and thriving of choral students.
• Ability to create teaching environments that are welcoming and responsive to varying needs, interests, and strengths of all students.
• Skills to encourage critical thinking and respectful dialogue.
• Ability to use new pedagogies and classroom strategies to advance comprehensive learning opportunities.
• Ability to foster belonging and opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Ability to create public engagement, partnerships or outreach with diverse communities.
• Ability to show leadership or service within professional associations that promote access, opportunity, and belonging.
• Knowledge of addressing barriers to access, belonging, and success in music professions and choral education.
• Ability to support the university’s efforts to build and sustain a respectful workplace.

• DMA or PhD in Choral Conducting or a closely related field from an accredited institution, or commensurate professional experience.
• Evidence of effective choral conducting and teaching at the university or professional level.
• Minimum of three years of…