Position:

Trinity Christian College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in the Music Department beginning August 2020. Candidates will have expertise in choral conducting.

Qualifications:

D.M.A. in choral conducting or a closely related field required. Previous college-level teaching experience desired.

Trinity seeks faculty candidates who are professing Christians and are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will possess the ability to articulate the relationship among their academic discipline, the vocational preparation of their students, and a vision for human flourishing that emerges from the Christian faith. Successful candidates will also be dedicated to personal involvement with students outside of the classroom through advising and other informal academic and cultural settings.

The Department and the Opportunity:

The music department at Trinity Christian College serves major and non-major students within a Christian liberal arts curriculum. We offer majors in music, music education, music production, and music and worship. In addition to courses that might be found in many music departments, we have created core courses in music performance and music scholarship distinctive to our curriculum and Christian commitments. Students from many different majors participate in departmental ensembles: chamber choir, concert choir, Gospel choir; brass quintet, chamber music, jazz ensemble, and wind ensemble. In both academic study and performance, the department values and encourages deep and wide exploration of musical repertory in a variety of styles. The department also values and seeks to extend cross-disciplinary initiatives and collaboration with partners both on and off campus. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute vitally to departmental growth in ways that are reflective of our student body and of a rootedness in our particular Chicagoland place and time.

Responsibilities:

This is a 9-month tenure-track faculty role. Specific teaching assignments will depend on how the candidate's areas of expertise intersect with those of the current faculty. Potential curricular areas include choral ensembles, applied lessons, conducting, and music performance seminars. A secondary emphasis in either music education or music theory is desirable. Regardless of particular areas of teaching, Trinity is particularly interested in candidates who are motivated to more integrally connect the music department and its students with musical life in Chicago. Additional responsibilities include academic advising, meeting with prospective students, participation in the life of the department, scholarly and professional achievement, and college service.

Compensation:

Rank and salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance, pension, life insurance, and disability insurance.

Timeline and Application Process:

Review of applications will begin December 15, 2019. The desirable start date is August 2020. For further information about the position contact:

Dr. Aaron Kuecker, Provost

Trinity Christian College

Phone: 708-239-4839

Email: Provost@trnty.edu

Only electronic application documents will be accepted.

All applications, and supporting application documents, can be uploaded to:

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/TRI1019/JobBoard/bd647f8c-5e03-56fc-2f15-83cdd98030de/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=9d8ed9fe-9496-4a4a-be86-6cc766fbe49f

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following during the application process:

• Vita
• Cover letter
• Three references (included within your vita or in a separate document)
• Faith Statement. In a separate document, please provide details about your Christian faith and faith practices.
• Mission and Diversity Statement. In a separate document, please provide a reflection on Trinity Christian College’s Mission, as well as a reflection on your experience working with diverse persons and in diverse settings. For your review, Trinity Christian College’s Mission and Diversity Statements can be found on our website under “Full Statements” at: https://www.trnty.edu/about-us/who-we-are/
• Transcripts

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Trinity Christian College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a suburb twenty miles southwest of Chicago. Since its founding in 1959, Trinity has provided its students with an excellent Christian higher education in the Reformed tradition. The College enrollment in the traditional program is about 1,100 with a vibrant residential program. We offer majors in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as professional programs in accounting and business administration, nursing, education, computer science, pre-medicine, and pre-law. Trinity also offers master’s programs in counseling psychology and special education as well as degree completion programs in education and business. Trinity Christian College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Trinity is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.