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Assistant/Associate Professor of Choral Music

Position Summary

The College of Music at Michigan State University seeks an exceptional choral conductor, educator, and scholar who contributes to a dynamic program in choral music. This full-time, tenure-track assistant or associate professor appointment will begin in Fall 2025. The Choral Area at Michigan State University supports a range of knowledge seekers in undergraduate and graduate programs. It has a strong mission to create choral experiences for students across campus and in the greater Lansing community. We seek a creative, dynamic, collaborative colleague with successful teaching experience, demonstrated choral artistry, a robust and innovative scholarly profile, and leadership potential. 

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will teach courses in choral literature, conducting, lead an ensemble, and develop potential courses related to the candidate's background and scholarly interests. This colleague will maintain and grow their national and/or international profile through creative artistry, research, and teaching activity. Mentoring choral conducting graduate students, including supporting scholarly work and serving on MM and DMA committees, is required. Additional duties include committee service, recruiting activities, and participation in the ongoing work of the choral area and college.

We seek a leader that will champion collaboration within the College of Music and in the community at large. This colleague will foster diversity in our student body and cultivate a positive environment where all students can thrive. We are looking for a colleague who will support the efforts of the Choral Area, College of Music, University, and beyond to advance choral music and expand the reach of those participating in the art of choral singing.

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 -Choral Conducting; or Ph.D. with choral emphasis or commensurate experience

Minimum Requirements

• DMA in choral conducting or Ph.D. with choral emphasis or commensurate experience.

• Prior experience teaching in a university setting.

• Established and recognized status as a choral artist/teacher/scholar as demonstrated by creative activity, teaching excellence, and demonstrated scholarship. 

• Evidence of a commitment to an inclusive and equitable approach to teaching and learning that supports a diverse student body.

• Conducting pedagogue with demonstrated success in the teaching of conducting and score study skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead vibrant collegiate choral ensembles that meet the needs of students within and outside the College of Music.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience conceptualizing and teaching a systematic, inclusive, and innovative approach to choral literature, contributing to a 4-semester sequence of historical and contemporary global music.

• Record of mentoring a diverse cohort of graduate students and preparing them for the 21^st-century workplace in academic, professional, and community settings.

• Record of innovative programming, including music of historically marginalized composers and contemporary global music.

• Record of recruiting, retaining, and mentoring students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Required Application Materials

Please provide (1) letter of application, (2) curriculum vita, and (3) links to choral rehearsal and performance footage, 10-12 mins each, preferably in a YouTube format.

Special Instructions

Please provide (1) letter of application, (2) curriculum vita, and (3) links to choral rehearsal and performance footage, 10-12 mins each, preferably in a YouTube format.

Review of Applications Begins On

12/02/2024

Website

www.music.msu.edu

Department Statement

With 90 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.

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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