Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting

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Type of Position:

• Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track
• Workstudy Position:

No

Job Type:

Regular

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Sponsorship Available:

Yes

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

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Department:

• Department of Music
• Department's Website:

https://music.uark.edu

Summary of Job Duties:

The Department of Music in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting who will serve as Director of Choral Activities to start in August 2027. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment.

The ideal candidate should possess exceptional musicianship, effective rehearsal and leadership skills, a dynamic and creative vision for the department’s choral program, a strong record of successful teaching in higher education, and potential for significant scholarly and/or artistic work. This position will lead the university’s nationally recognized choral program fostering a collaborative environment that promotes artistic excellence and supports the development of student musicians. The successful candidate will program engaging and educationally appropriate repertoire including both traditional and contemporary compositions, cultivating performances that enrich the university and broader community. Effective communication, collegiality, and a cooperative spirit are essential.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to student success through effective teaching, mentorship, and the recruitment of talented musicians at regional and national levels. The ideal candidate will also build and sustain partnerships with public schools, community organizations, and professional musicians to strengthen recruitment, engagement, and the visibility of the choral program.

In addition to conducting, the successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including those at the doctoral level. Responsibilities may include providing individual instruction, leading classes, and supervising dissertations and recitals as appropriate. Teaching assignments will include conducting choral ensembles, teaching undergraduate and graduate conducting, choral literature with other possibilities determined in accordance with the candidate’s expertise and scholarly/creative interests. Additional responsibilities include participation in departmental service, curriculum development, and scholarly or creative activity consistent with rank and university expectations.

This is an in-person position. Most university classes are offered face-to-face, and extensive in-person engagement in such activities as office hours, student advising, and departmental, college, and university committee meetings is essential to advancing student success and departmental effectiveness.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

• About the Department:
• The University of Arkansas Department of Music is housed in the George and Boyce Billingsley Music Building in the heart of the University's flagship campus in Fayetteville. The Department has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1951. Home to over 300 music majors, minors, and graduate students, the department has a faculty of over 45 nationally and internationally recognized scholars, pedagogues, and musicians. The program offers degrees at the bachelor and master levels, as well as a doctorate in Conducting. The department fosters excellence in education, research, and creative activities, and is committed to connecting with communities. Our students and faculty recently made music in all 75 Arkansas counties and are embarking on this project again. The department envisions a place to prepare students to be leaders in the 21st-century musical world. The Department of Music has been an All-Steinway School since 2010, and is home to a number of ensembles, many of which have toured nationally and internationally. The Razorback Marching Band, originally formed as a Cadet Corps Band in 1874, is the largest and most visible of the ensembles, performing for thousands of Razorback fans most weekends in the fall semester. Schola Cantorum, the University's longest running choral ensemble, was founded almost 70 years ago. The Department also offers Inspirational Chorale and three additional choirs, University Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre, Latin American Music Ensemble, World Music Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, four concert bands including the Wind Ensemble, and a variety of chamber music groups for students. For more information, please visit https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/music/

• Duties will include:
• •40% Teaching or Professional Performance
• •40% Research/Scholarly and/or Creative Activities
• •20% Academic Service Activities

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• •Terminal degree in Choral Conducting, Choral Music Education or a closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment
• •Demonstrated experience conducting and leading collegiate