Assistant Professor and Orchestra Director
Assistant Professor and Orchestra Director
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Job Description
Overview
The Utah State University Music Department invites applications for a tenuretrack position as Assistant Professor of Music (Orchestra) to serve as Director of Orchestral Activities and teach academic courses.
We seek a colleague who will build upon the success of the orchestra program. The USU Symphony Orchestra currently presents four concerts per year and rehearses three times weekly. The orchestra averages 50 players primarily undergraduate music majors.
This is a fulltime ninemonth tenuretrack position. Review of applications begins November 15 2024 and continues until filled. The position start date is August 2025.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include directing the USU Symphony Orchestra and other ensemble experiences such as collaborations with the choral ensembles opera and musical theatre as appropriate; administering the departments annual concerto competition; working in tandem with the applied faculty; recruiting players for orchestral ensembles; and teaching additional courses in an area appropriate to the strengths of the candidate and the needs of the department. Faculty are expected to be engaging teachers striving for continuous improvement producers of impactful research or creative activity and committed to meaningful service to the department institution community and profession.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Terminal degree in music or professional equivalency. Candidates within one year of completion of terminal degree may be initially hired at the rank of Instructor and moved to the rank of Assistant Professor the following academic year upon completion of the degree.
- Experience conducting universitylevel orchestral ensembles.
- Demonstrated knowledge of core orchestral repertoire along with a vision for 21stcentury programming.
- Outstanding conducting technique and rehearsal skills.
- Demonstrated evidence of the ability to coordinate the logistics of an ensemble including inventory score library and budget.
- Ability to teach in a secondary area such as music education aural skills music theory music history composition ethnomusicology or audio technology.
- Demonstrated experience promoting a professional inclusive and collaborative culture in a musical and academic environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in orchestral conducting.
- Public performance record with regional or national orchestras.
- Demonstrated evidence of universitylevel teaching experience in a secondary teaching area such as music education aural skills music theory music history composition ethnomusicology or audio technology.
Required Documents
Along with the online application please attach:
- Curriculum Vitae/Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Resume/CV
- Name and contact information for five professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile
- Cover Letter to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Documents 110
- Onepage teaching statement to include interests and philogophy to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Documents 110
- Transcripts for all degrees and institutions attended (unofficial copies are acceptable initially) to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Documents 110
- Video links: At least 15 minutes of unedited rehearsal video from the perspective of the ensemble and two additional videos of no more than 30 minutes total of live unedited performance(s). Links can be public or unlisted with access. Please put links into a Word docuemnt to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under Documents 110
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**
Advertised Salary
ADA
Employees typically work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.
College/Department Highlights
Music Department:
Administered by the Caine College of the Arts the Music Department has 32 fulltime and 49 parttime faculty members serving nearly 300 music majors. Located in the Chase Fine Arts Center departmental facilities include teaching/rehearsal space; faculty offices; the 1700seat Daines Concert Hall; and the awardwinning 420seat Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. The Department offers the Bachelor of Music in Performance the Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance & Pedagogy the Bachelor of Music in Education the Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy the Bachelor of Arts in Music a Master of Music in Piano Performance & Pedagogy a Master of Music in Choral Conducting a Master of Music in Voice Performance and a Master of Music in Guitar Performance. The Department is a fully accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Additional information is available at .
Caine College of the Arts:
The Caine College of the Arts (CCA) seeks to make the arts more visible more innovative and more fully integrated into the intellectual life of Utah State University and the communities it serves. The CCA is a collaborative community representing the collective strengths and voices of the arts and it acts as a conduit for connecting people and programs. The CCA offers a visiting artist program that brings important artists designers and scholars to campus is home to awardwinning faculty features a worldclass performance hall offers internships with prominent artists and designers and operates several international study opportunities. The College houses the Departments of Art Design Music and Theatre Arts and is closely affiliated with the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art on the USU campus.
University Highlights
Founded in 1888 Utah State University is Utahs premier landgrant public service university. As an R1 research institution Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local regional and global communities. USU prepares students to be active civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a highquality and affordable education USU remains a leader in research discovery and public impact.
USU enrolls 28900 students both online and in person atlocations throughout the state. Utah States 30 locations include a main campus in Logan Utah residential campuses in Price and Blanding and six additional statewide campuses along with education centers serving every county. USU Online educates students from all 50 states and 55 countries. For over 25 years USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns in all of Utahs counties.
Competing at the NCAA Division I level USU is a proud member of the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac12 Conference beginning in theseason. The Aggies longstanding tradition of athletic and academic excellence is exemplified by conference championships in multiple sports reflecting USUs commitment to perseverance and achievement.
Utah State is dedicated to fostering a community where all individuals feel respected valued and supported. We seek to recruit hire and retain people from all walks of life who willchampion excellence in education research discovery outreach and believe that promoting a strong sense of community and belonging empowers and engages all members of USU to thrive and be recognized our commitment to employees when they namedUtah State the best employer in Utahin 2023.Learn moreabout USU.
The university provides aDual Career Assistance Programto support careers for partners who are also seeking is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability contact the universitys ADA Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources ator.
*updated 02/2025
Notice of Nondiscrimination
In its programs and activities including in admissions and employment Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment based on race color religion sex national origin age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by University policy Title IX or any other federal state or local law.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USUs nondiscrimination policies:
Executive Director of the Office of EquityMatthew PinnerDistance Education Rm.
Title IX CoordinatorCody Carmichael Distance Education Rm.
Mailing address: 5100 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322
For further information regarding nondiscrimination please visit or contact:
U.S. Department of EducationOffice of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
*updated 09/2023
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
