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Position Summary

The College of Music at Michigan State University seeks an exceptional pianist and piano teacher to join the Keyboard area.  This full-time, tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor will begin in Fall 2024.  The Piano Area at Michigan State University is committed to the highest level of teaching and performance and is an integral part of a dynamic and active College of Music.  We seek a world-class performer, effective teacher and collaborative colleague to join our faculty and serve students in a number of different capacities.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate students in applied piano, piano chamber music literature, undergraduate collaborative piano, chamber music, and other courses as needed by the College of Music.  The successful candidate will recruit high-level students at all degree levels and will maintain a nationally and internationally prominent performance and research career with a commitment to work that champions Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Musical Arts, Piano or commensurate professional experience

Minimum Requirements

-DMA in a piano related field or commensurate professional experience.

-Demonstrated experience as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist

-Extensive knowledge of the piano chamber music literature

-Demonstrated successful teaching experience

-Evidence of a commitment to DEIB

Desired Qualifications

-Record of successful college-level teaching

-Record of success recruiting students at the undergraduate and graduate levels

-Record of sustained performance and research activity at the national and international levels.

Required Application Materials

Please provide (1) letter of application, (2) list of 3-5 references, (3) Curriculum Vitae, (4) list of links to live solo and chamber music recordings totaling a minimum of 60 minutes (if links are not possible, please contact Shawn Mahorney at myrdasha@msu.edu to make other arrangements).  

Special Instructions

Please provide (1) letter of application, (2) list of 3-5 references, (3) Curriculum Vitae, (4) list of links to live solo and chamber music recordings totaling a minimum of 60 minutes (if links are not possible, please contact Shawn Mahorney at myrdasha@msu.edu to make other arrangements).  

Review of Applications Begins On

12/18/2023

Website

www.music.msu.edu

Department Statement

With 85 faculty members, the Michigan State University College of Music serves approximately 600 majors and offers a comprehensive range of degree programs from baccalaureate through the doctorate.  For more information about the College, please visit our website at www.music.msu.edu.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

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About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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