Tenure track position in Choral Music Education

Department of Music
Assistant Professor, Choral Music Education

APPOINTMENT August 2011

RESPONSIBILITIES Conduct Women’s Chorus; teach music for the elementary teacher; other assignments made according to the candidate’s strengths and the needs of the department, and may include courses in music education at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. The successful candidate will engage in scholarship/creative activity, assist in the work of the department, serve on departmental, college, and university committees, and represent the department in service to the public.

QUALIFICATIONS Required: a doctorate in music (ABD will be considered); evidence of successful choral conducting skills and public school teaching. Desirable: evidence of successful college teaching experience.

RANK AND SALARY Assistant Professor. 9-month, tenure-track. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Detailed information about the department may be found at www.wku.edu/music

THE UNIVERSITY Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville, TN. Bowling Green/Warren County has a population of over 100,000 people. Over 20,000 students attend Western, pursuing programs leading to bachelors or masters degrees in arts and sciences, education, government service, business, industry, health, agriculture and similar fields. The Department of Music, a full member of the National Association of Schools of Music, offers programs to over 200 music majors leading to bachelors and masters degrees in music education, performance and liberal arts. WKU is a dynamic comprehensive university committed to the promotion of stewardship and student engagement.

APPLICATION Applications must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcript copies of all degrees, three current letters of reference specific to this position, four additional references, video demonstrations of classroom teaching and choral rehearsal. Screening of applications will begin Oct. 11, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. MS Word email application letters, transcripts, recommendation letters and vitae may be sent to gail.simone@wku.edu. DVDs may be mailed to Choral Music Education Search Committee Chair, Department of Music, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #41029, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1029.

Western Kentucky University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or marital status in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices in accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.