NOTICE OF VACANCY
Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education Specialist
School of Music
Liberal Arts
Search# 5252
POSITION: Director of Bands and Instrumental Music Education Specialist
RANK: Assistant Professor, tenure track, full-time, 9-month appointment effective August 16, 2010.
DUTIES: Conduct the premier wind ensemble—Wind Symphony; teach instrumental music education courses and supervise student teachers. Teach undergraduate and graduate conducting classes. Teach other courses as needed/assigned. Maintain creative and scholarly activity. Actively foster department-wide recruitment efforts for the continued development of the band program. Participate in advising as well as other service activities and professional organizations.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate in Music or A.B.D. with degree completion by spring of 2010; equivalent academic and professional qualifications will be considered; demonstrated high level of conducting ability; music education teaching ability; demonstrated ability teaching K–12.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated ability to teach at the university/college level; ability to achieve successful program building, recruitment and retention; ability to produce significant scholarly achievements, creative activities and/or research; strong communication and interpersonal skills. Higher consideration may be given to candidates with the ability to teach applied horn or tuba/euphonium.
SCHOOL: The School of Music within the College of Liberal Arts has 22 full-time and 9 part-time music faculty, 8 staff, and 178 music majors pursuing BM, BA and MA degrees. The School, in conjunction with the College of Education, offers programs leading to K-12 public school certification. The School of Music is housed in the recently renovated Kimbrough Music Building, which includes a professional quality, digital recording studio.
UNIVERSITY: Washington State University, a land grant institution with enrollment of 18,000 on the Pullman campus, is located in southeastern Washington 80 miles south of Spokane. www.wsu.edu
APPLICATION: Please send a) letter of application, b) current vita, c) three current confidential letters of reference, d) transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (unofficial copies accepted at this time), e) statement of teaching philosophy, f) a videotape or DVD demonstrating conducting ability—must show front view of conductor and g) recent programs conducted (within last two years).
Prof. David Jarvis, Chair, Director of Bands/Music Education Search Committee
School of Music
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-5300
Phone: (509) 335-3929 Fax: (509) 335-4245
DEADLINE: Position open until filled. Candidate evaluation begins December 7, 2009.
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WSU is committed to excellence through diversity, has faculty friendly policies including a partner accommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (see http://www.excelinse.wsu.edu/).
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