Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral and Instrumental Studies - Binghamton, United States - Binghamton University

Description

Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral and Instrumental Studies

Job Description:
The Binghamton University (State University of New York) Department of Music invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral and Instrumental Studies position. This tenure-track position is part of a multi-year cluster hire within Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, "Arts Practice, Performance, and Research in the 21st Century." This program aims to establish a network of artists and scholars who see their mission as foundational to an intellectually rigorous liberal arts education and who take an expansive approach to their creative activities, research programs, and pedagogy. It forms part of an initiative to establish a school of the arts within Harpur College. For further information, see:

The Department of Music, a constituent member of the newly founded School of the Arts, boasts vibrant training programs in opera, composition, conducting, instrumental performance, and jazz. Our diverse faculty shares commitments to inclusive programming and antiracism. Binghamton University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.

The Department offers the Bachelor of Music degree in performance, the Bachelor of Arts (in performance, composition, or musicology), and the Master of Music degree with concentrations in conducting, opera/voice, composition, instrumental performance, music history and literature, and collaborative piano.

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities

Serve as conductor of the University Orchestra
Oversee the continuing development of the instrumental program within the Department of Music
Facilitate chamber music ensemble experiences
Facilitate individual studio and area (i.e., string, woodwind, brass) events
Oversee the instrument inventory
Collaborate with other areas within the Department of Music and the School of the Arts
Maintain an active profile in conducting (e.g., creative activities, research) that engages the discipline at national and international levels
Teach and advise graduate students in conducting, and supervise graduate students in instrumental performance
Teach the introductory conducting course for music majors
Engage actively in on-campus and off-campus recruiting
Build and maintain relationships with regional public school music programs
Additional areas of teaching may be determined depending on departmental needs and the candidate's specific interests, expertise, and qualifications.

Requirements:
Required Qualifications:

Masters or Doctoral degree in Instrumental/Orchestral Conducting
Experience conducting orchestras at the university level
Performance record of a broad repertoire (full orchestra, new music, opera, chamber ensembles, solo concerti and arias, musical theater, works for choir and orchestra) from a range of musical eras
A demonstrated commitment to performing work outside the standard repertoire, including new music and music by underrepresented composers
Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in Instrumental/Orchestral Conducting
Experience teaching academic music courses (e.g., orchestration) as instructor of record
Experience supervising graduate students in Orchestral Conducting
Experience in building and maintaining an orchestral program in a high-performing liberal arts university setting
Entrepreneurial experience in ensemble and audience development
Experience in interdisciplinary collaboration across the arts and humanities

Category: Faculty

Department: Music
Locations: Binghamton, NY

Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: 3451
Position ID: 169931