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General Description

The chair will be responsible for the development and oversight of Peabody Preparatory's Jazz Department, which provides comprehensive private and group music instruction to students with a broad range of abilities, backgrounds, and ages; and provides supervision to the members of the faculty. The position requires both administrative and teaching responsibilities, 3-5 hours per week, year-round. Start date is September 2023.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Students:

• Develop, guide, and review Peabody Preparatory's Jazz curriculum and student evaluation standards to ensure a comprehensive educational trajectory for all departmental students.
• Establish procedures, oversee department placements and student transfers, coordinate with office staff, and assign faculty as necessary.
• Conduct student/parent orientations and placement and audition sessions.
• Organize studio recitals and repertoire classes; coordinate or delegate department recitals to individual faculty.
• Regularly gather and review program feedback from faculty, students, and parents.
• Working with faculty and the Director of the Preparatory as needed, manage any student and family issues as they arise.

Faculty:

• Supervise and evaluate all departmental faculty and ensure participation in developing and maintaining curriculum.
• Working with faculty, and the Director of the Preparatory and HR as needed, manage any faculty issues as they arise.
• Coordinate with the Director of the Preparatory on faculty hiring for the department, including recruitment, credential review, interviews, and recommendations.
• Establish high standards for the department and communicate those to department faculty.
• Schedule departmental meetings regularly (at least 1 per year).
• Serve as faculty mentor by answering questions, offering informal and formal feedback on teaching and student performance, and involving faculty in decision making and program development.
• Communicate deadlines to department faculty for information pertaining to exams, recitals, and other department events as appropriate.

Administrative:

• Along with the Director of the Preparatory and the Business Office, develop and manage department budget.

• Monitor enrollments and class details in the ASAP online registration system, working with the Business Office to determine plans for under enrolled classes, including communicating with families.
• Oversee all departmental publications, programs, and web content.
• Plan, coordinate, and prepare content for inclusion in ASAP for all group classes, placements, and auditions.
• Serve on Peabody Preparatory's Director's Council.
• Serve on task forces and committees, adjudicate recitals, and attend administrative meetings as required.

Teaching: Chair is required to maintain a small studio of students.

Compensation: based on experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in music or music education, or equivalent experience, required. A master's degree is preferred.
• Strong administrative and teaching experience (supervisory experience in a music institution a plus) and a strong commitment to teaching students of all ages with a broad range of abilities and backgrounds in private and group class settings
• Community music school experience preferred
• Ability to work collegially but independently
• Ability to multi-task and think strategically
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills
• High comfort level with technology, ideally with extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite products or Google Docs

Application Instructions

Please submit:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Video of student performances
• References

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Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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