Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant/Associate Professor
- Employer
- University of Northern Iowa
- Location
- College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences
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- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position Basics
Position Title:
Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant/Associate Professor
Job Category:
Faculty
Type of Position: Tenure-Track
Full Consideration Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Advertising Started on: Monday, November 11, 2019
College:
College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences
Department: School of Music
Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Service Schedule: Academic Year
Position Description:
The University of Northern Iowa's School of Music is seeking applicants for the position of Director of Orchestral Activities to begin August 17, 2020. The successful candidate will conduct the University of Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra and teach portions of the undergraduate or graduate conducting sequence. The candidate will teach in a secondary area depending on qualifications and department need. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated record of recruiting and retaining students, as well as maintaining an active research, creative, national and international performance, and service portfolio.
UNI has a bold vision that we will be a diverse and inclusive campus community that provides an engaged education empowering students to lead locally and globally. We seek faculty across disciplines, departments, and colleges to work together to build our national prominence in any of four distinct but interrelated areas of our vision and strategic plan: engaged learning, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community engagement. Successful candidates with background and interest in these areas will form clusters to advance our work, joining current faculty conducting teaching, scholarship, and service in these areas.
Education Requirements:
Doctoral Degree in Instrumental Conducting or related field. Evidence of degree completion required by August 2020. ABD will be considered.
Required Qualifications:
Excellence as an orchestral conductor with demonstrated skills in understanding a broad range of musical styles, including collaborations with opera, choirs, and bands. A minimum of two years of professional experience as an orchestral conductor at the collegiate level or equivalent experience, also required. For consideration at the Associate Professor rank the candidate must have a demonstrated, sustained record of effective teaching, scholarship and professional activity that would merit appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Music.
Desirable Qualifications:
Expertise in a secondary area that could include music theory or music education. Other secondary areas may be considered. A minimum of two years public or private school teaching experience.
Online Application Required Documents
Required Documents:
Curriculum Vita
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Transcripts for all degrees
Professional References:
Applicants must enter reference information online as part of the application process.
Number of References: 3
Cover Letter:
A plain text cover letter is required.
Additional Application Materials
Materials:
Video links:
IN THE COVER LETTER, candidates include video links of rehearsal and conducting performance as follows:
1. 20 minutes of uninterrupted video of an orchestra rehearsal, with the camera directed to the face/front of the conductor
2. 20 minutes of conducting performance, with the camera directed to the face/front of the conductor
Please disregard the following:The materials listed above are not part of any online process. Please send the materials to the contact information below.
Contact Information
Attention: Your curriculum vita should not be sent to the contact below. The curriculum vita will be attached during the Online Application Process.
Contact:Michelle Kline - michelle.kline@uni.edu
Russell Hall 115
Phone: 319-273-2014
Department URL: music.uni.edu
Organization
About UNI
The University of Northern Iowa provides a high quality and diverse educational experience, purposefully guiding students to find and develop their strengths and prepare them for success after college. Building on its historic excellence in teacher education, the university has developed outstanding programs in business, natural sciences, humanities and fine arts, and social and behavioral sciences with advanced degrees available in many programs.
One of three state universities, UNI enjoys national recognition for its high educational standards and possesses a distinctive mission of being the comprehensive state university for Iowa. U.S. News and World Report has continuously ranked UNI in the top two among Midwest public universities.
The university's attractive size, nearly 12,000 students, allows it to offer faculty, facilities and academic choices characteristic of a much larger university while retaining a friendly, small-college atmosphere on a park-like campus. In addition to offering an exceptional undergraduate education, UNI provides a number of distinctive master's, specialist and doctoral programs. Located in Cedar Falls/Waterloo, the campus is comprised of more than 40 buildings on 940 acres.
Experiential learning opportunities such as undergraduate research, internships, student teaching, international study programs, community service and cooperative education create a classroom connection with real-world experience. A rigorous liberal arts curriculum equips students with a broad understanding and knowledge of how to apply and acquire new information throughout life.
Activities on campus are plentiful for both students and the community. The university offers a full calendar of fine and performing arts events offered by music and theatre students, many of which take place in the acoustically outstanding Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC). The GBPAC also hosts numerous national touring acts as part of its artist series. Panther athletics sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports. Fans can see all UNI teams in action in the McLeod Center, UNI-Dome, West Gym and other campus complexes.
For more information, visit www.uni.edu.
Community
The University of Northern Iowa is located in picturesque Cedar Falls, Iowa, a riverfront town with many recreational, cultural and entertainment opportunities. It was named a 2010 Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The metropolitan community of Cedar Falls/Waterloo has a combined population of 165,000 and offers a pleasant residential setting with a strong and growing industrial base. Cedar Falls and Waterloo are friendly, affordable communities located approximately 300 miles from Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. For more information, visit our Community Information page.
Employee Benefits
The University of Northern Iowa believes that our employees are our most valuable resource. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the demands of each individual's life at work as well as at home. Employees are encouraged to participate in any or all of our benefit programs.
The benefits staff at the University of Northern Iowa manages the comprehensive benefits package, available to all eligible employees of the university. Benefits are an important part of your total compensation package. The university currently offers health, dental and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, flexible-spending accounts and retirement plans as core benefits to eligible employees. In addition, the university also provides other benefits and services to help enhance employees' quality of life.
- Telephone
- 319-273-2503
- Location
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027 Gilchrist Hall
Cedar Falls
IA
50614
US
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