Post: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Department of Organ
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE. As a comprehensive performing arts school set in one of the world’s finest public institutions of higher education, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) is deeply engaged in the creation, practice, scholarship, and pedagogy of music, theatre, and dance. We aim to provide leadership, nationally and internationally, in all three fields. We assert and celebrate the value of the arts to the mission of the University of Michigan. SMTD is strongly committed to access, diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression as a means of enacting justice and achieving and sustaining excellence.
Duties: The appointee will teach applied private instruction at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels; teach organ literature classes and sacred music classes that include improvisation; hold weekly studio classes; and fulfill other instructional needs, such as collaborating with Department faculty to revise organ curricula to support changing professional preparation needs and new career paths. The appointee will be expected to: demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence, create an innovative curriculum for a broad range of students of varied identities and backgrounds who seek to explore a range of educational opportunities and career pathways; recruit and retain students of exceptional promise, and develop and maintain a visible national and international profile as a performer and a pedagogue. The appointee will also be expected to: participate in faculty governance; attend faculty meetings, and serve on faculty and university committees as appropriate.
Required Qualifications: Evidence of potential for a national and international profile as a performer and pedagogue; demonstrated experience in collaborative or interdisciplinary environments; demonstrated ability to empower, advocate for, and value a broad range of students of diverse identities and experiences, as shown through pedagogy, mentoring, and related activities; ability to teach organ repertoire and history that incorporates diverse and historically marginalized perspectives; evidence of potential to teach improvisation for sacred music or any other organ performance setting, such as jazz or theatre organ; demonstrated experience in teaching organ performance at the university level or its equivalent; evidence of potential to recruit and maintain a successful organ studio; evidence of an active concert repertoire that includes diverse composers and musical traditions; graduate degree in organ performance or equivalent professional experience. Special consideration will be given to applicants with evidence of potential to teach courses in Early Keyboards and Historical Performance.
Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track
To Apply: Materials are only being accepted via Interfolio. Required documents to be uploaded are: letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of professional and teaching activity, and a list of at least five current references with contact information. The School of Music, Theatre & Dance situates diversity as a core value and is dedicated to promoting access, equity, and inclusion for all individuals. In your application, please include a statement that describes how your research, creative activities, teaching, and/or service in the past, present, and/or future will advance the School’s commitments. To apply, please visit Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/125889. Please ensure you upload documents to the position for which you are applying and not to your personal Interfolio account.
Deadline: Review of materials will begin September 15, 2023. Materials need to be received by September 15, 2023.
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