Position ID: | UConn-Music-495875 [#21064, 495875] |
Position Title: | Assistant Professor of Music (Wind Conducting), Tenure Track |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Music / Conducting |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2022/01/28, finished 2022/05/31, listed until 2022/03/18) |
Position Description: |
INTRODUCTION The Department of Music at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in wind conducting at the rank of Assistant Professor. In addition to serving as a conductor of wind bands, the position will include teaching applied conducting and/or an instrument, wind band literature, or advanced wind band techniques. Additional duties will include participation in the graduate conducting seminar, coaching of chamber music ensembles, and assistance with the administrative leadership of the woodwind, brass, and percussion areas, as needed. We seek a highly motivated and outstanding artist-pedagogue with particular expertise in conducting wind bands/ensembles. The University of Connecticut Band Program, which involves multiple faculty and comprises the Marching and Pep Bands, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble, has a proud history that includes numerous recordings, Downbeat Magazine awards, Carnegie Hall performances, and premieres of works by living composers. We seek a colleague who is capable not only of carrying these proud traditions forward, but whose interdisciplinary outlook will contribute substantially to the reimagining and crafting of a visionary twenty-first-century collegiate ensemble program for students across our department. We also seek a supportive colleague with strong interpersonal, communication, collaborative, and organizational skills who is committed to the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and experiences and to the growth of both our department as a whole and the band program in particular. The successful candidate will also understand and be able to articulate the mission of higher education in diverse musical fields within the context of a school of fine arts at a major research university. The successful candidate will contribute to research and scholarship through high-quality publications and performances, programmatic impact as measured through citations, extramural funding (in applicable disciplines), and national recognition through awards. In the area of teaching, the successful candidate will share a deep commitment to effective instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, development of innovative courses or teaching techniques, and mentoring of students in research, outreach, and professional development. Successful candidates will be strong recruiters capable of broadening participation among members of under-represented groups; will demonstrate through their research, teaching, and/or public engagement the richness of diversity in the learning experience; will integrate multicultural experiences into instructional methods and research tools; and will provide leadership in developing pedagogical techniques designed to meet the needs of diverse learning styles and intellectual interests. The Department of Music at the University of Connecticut is a fully accredited, institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, with 20 full-time faculty members, 25 part-time faculty members, 165 undergraduate students, and 30 graduate students. The Department provides a wide range of opportunities for music and intellectual growth with degrees offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Its faculty takes an interdisciplinary and wide-ranging approach to music teaching and learning, engaging in collaborations across the University. Additional information about the Department and its programs can be seen at http://www.music.uconn.edu. Founded in 1881, the UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant institution and member of the Space Grant Consortium. It is the state’s flagship institution of higher education and includes a main campus in Storrs, CT, four regional campuses throughout the state, and 13 Schools and Colleges, including a Law School in Hartford, and Medical and Dental Schools at the UConn Health campus in Farmington. The University has approximately 10,000 faculty and staff and 32,000 students, including nearly 24,000 undergraduates and over 8,000 graduate and professional students. UConn is a Carnegie Foundation R1 (highest research activity) institution, among the top 25 public universities in the nation. Through research, teaching, service, and outreach, UConn embraces diversity and cultivates leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. UConn promotes the health and well-being of citizens by enhancing the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond. The University serves as a beacon of academic and research excellence as well as a center for innovation and social service to communities. UConn is a leader in many scholarly, research, and innovation areas. Today, the path forward includes exciting opportunities and notable challenges. Record numbers of undergraduate applications and support for student success have enabled the University to become extraordinarily selective. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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APPOINTMENT TERMS This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position with an anticipated start date of August 23, 2022. The successful candidate’s academic appointment will be at the Storrs campus, though faculty members may also be asked to teach at one of UConn’s regional campuses as part of their ordinary workload. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Employment at the University of Connecticut is contingent upon the successful candidate’s compliance with the University’s Mandatory Workforce COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. This Policy states that all workforce members are required to have or obtain a Covid-19 vaccination as a term and condition of employment at UConn, unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. TO APPLY Please apply online to Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21064 and submit the following application materials:
Evaluation of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled; however, to ensure full consideration, please apply by February 25, 2022. At the University of Connecticut, our commitment to excellence is complemented by our commitment to building a culturally diverse community. This position will be filled subject to budgetary approval. All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics, which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp.
The University of Connecticut is committed to building and supporting a multicultural and diverse community of students, faculty and staff. The diversity of students, faculty and staff continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. More than 100 research centers and institutes serve the University’s teaching, research, diversity, and outreach missions, leading to UConn’s ranking as one of the nation’s top research universities. UConn’s faculty and staff are the critical link to fostering and expanding our vibrant, multicultural and diverse University community. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations. |