Assistant Professor, Music Education

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[size=x-large]About the job[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor. Seeking a dynamic professional with music education experience to direct the Symphonic Band, teach conducting, as well as other courses appropriate to the appointee’s qualifications and departmental needs.

Previous teaching experience and leadership of a band program at the college level, with high school experience, is desirable. Preference will be given to a wind conducting/music education specialist who is also able to contribute to the department as a performer and applied teacher.

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif][size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]The successful candidate will be able to work effectively with faculty colleagues and will be able to inspire students to reach their creative potential. Other departmental responsibilities include student advising and committee assignments, as well as overseeing recruitment efforts in the winds and percussion areas. Additional duties may include: teaching in an applied area (classical/jazz trumpet preferred, but other instrumental specialties will also be considered), performing with a faculty chamber ensemble, developing a chamber winds ensemble, directing the UNCW Pep Band, and coordinating the annual UNCW Honor Band Festival.

Minimum Requirements
Demonstrated success in working with diverse populations as a wind band conductor and educator, as well as effectiveness as a program builder and recruiter. Doctoral degree in conducting or music education preferred, but candidates with a Master’s degree and commensurate experience in wind band conducting will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications
Previous teaching experience and leadership of a band program at the college level, with high school experience, is desirable. Preference will be given to a wind conducting/music education specialist who is also able to contribute to the department as a performer and applied teacher.

Primary Function of Organizational Unit
The Department of Music is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace and fostering an inclusive teaching and learning environment through its diverse curricula, as well as the artistic endeavors of students and faculty. In addition, the Department of Music is dedicated to nurturing excellence in performance, teaching and scholarship by guiding and preparing students through a comprehensive curriculum that provides a strong foundation for an array of opportunities in the music profession, as well as for graduate study in a range of music specialties. The Department of Music offers two undergraduate curricula, the Bachelor of Arts in Music with options in Performance, Jazz Studies, Music Technology and General Studies, and the Bachelor of Music in Music Education.

By March 24, 2017, please submit a cover letter, CV, names and phone numbers of three current references, an unofficial copy of your graduate transcript, and live video recordings of recent concert band conducting and solo/chamber performances via YouTube links in a Word document or PDF uploaded to document[/font][/size][/font][/size]
[size=x-large]More about the company[/size]
[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]The University of North Carolina is a multi-campus university dedicated to serving our state and its people through world-class teaching, research and scholarship, and outreach and service. The oldest public university in the nation, UNC traces its roots to the state’s 1776 constitution, which held that “All useful Learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more Universities.” Today, more than 220,000 students are enrolled on 16 university campuses across the state and at the NC School of Science and Mathematics, the country’s first public, residential high school for gifted students.[/font][/size]

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