Associate Professor of Music (Director of Orchestral Activities) (non-tenure track)

The School of Music at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts invites applications for a full-time faculty position as an orchestra conductor at the rank of Associate Professor (non-tenure track) to lead orchestral studies at the School. The ideal candidate will have a substantial international performance profile, student/alumni success at the college level, extraordinary leadership of orchestras and choruses in universities, and administrative experience within an academic environment. In addition, a successful applicant will enjoy working in a campus climate that promotes cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion. A terminal degree is desired, although demonstrated professional equivalent will be considered; previous teaching and conducting at the collegiate level is required.

The position requires the direction of the university ensembles at the highest level for undergraduate (BM) and graduate performance programs (MM, DMA) students. The position is also charged with direction of DMA graduate students in conducting. The successful candidate will show evidence of collegial and professional working relationships within applied realms and exhibit an aptitude for leadership opportunities with the School of Music.

The Boston University School of Music was the first institution in the United States to grant a degree in music. Today, the School of Music trains musicians, educators, composers, and scholars in strong undergraduate and graduate programs. Each year the School of Music presents hundreds of public concerts, recitals, operas, and other performances, as part of the greater resources and vibrant scholarly community of Boston University as a whole, and the wider intellectual and musical offerings of the Boston metropolitan area. 

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we celebrate our record of and commitment to inclusiveness. The College of Fine Arts includes diversity as one of its core strategic goals. The successful applicant will enjoy working in an inclusive school that values cultural and ethnic diversity and will contribute to ongoing efforts to promote equity for people of all races and genders. 

Qualified applicants should submit:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• A link to a personal website with audio/video samples that speak to professional success (i.e., artistic, teaching/mentoring, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives).
• Three letters of recommendation sent directly from recommenders
• Phone and email contact of three (3) additional professional references who may be contacted

All application materials should be sent via email to musicsearch@bu.edu and must be received no later than October 1, 2023. Anticipated date of appointment: July 1, 2024 (pending budgetary approval).

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.