Description
The University of Arizona School of Music invites applications for Assistant Professor of Music-Orchestra Conductor/Director of Orchestral Activities (full-time, 9-month, tenure track).
The successful candidate will be an inspirational and dynamic visionary artist as an orchestral conductor who has a growing record of sustained excellence in musicianship through orchestra performance, teaching and scholarship at the university level; demonstrated success providing leadership or administrative oversight within an orchestra program at the university level; work collaboratively with faculty and students; recruit and teach outstanding undergraduate and graduate students; create/maintain an active national profile as a conductor, scholar, and pedagogue; teach graduate orchestral conducting and literature, weekly seminar and lessons for MM and DMA students; and related duties as assigned by the Director of the school.
See full job posting for additional information.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA or PhD) in Orchestra Conducting or similar from an accredited institution of higher education or commensurate professional experience.
- Minimum of three years of successful collegiate experience as an artist, teacher, and scholar of orchestral music.
- Minimum of two years of leadership or administrative oversight within an orchestral program at the university, professional, or festival level.
- Minimum of two years of experience conducting choral ensembles and opera rehearsals and performances in support of collaborative performances.
- Experience in orchestral conducting, teaching, mentoring and graduating outstanding orchestra conducting students at the collegiate or professional level.
See full job posting for Preferred Qualifications.
