University Of Florida is hiring: Assistant Professor in Music Education in Gaine

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Work type: Tenure-Track Faculty
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Humanities
Department: 13030100 - COTA-MUSIC-DIRECTOR

Classification Title:

Assistant Professor in Music Education

Job Description:

The School of Music in the College of the Arts seeks an Assistant Professor in Music Education with a specialty in instrumental music education. The successful candidate will specialize in secondary instrumental music education and join an active team of music teacher educators and researchers who seek to expand the possibilities for music education.

The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation.

Responsibilities:

• Teach instrumental and secondary-focused undergraduate music education classes, and other undergraduate and graduate music education classes based on candidate expertise and program needs.
• Observe and supervise student teachers.
• Chair graduate student thesis and dissertation committees.
• Maintain an active national scholarly profile in areas of specialization, consistent with the expectation of tenure and promotion.
• Actively engage with the K-12 music education community across the state of Florida.
• Participate in shared governance through service to the School, College, and University.

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD (or equivalent) in music education.
• At least three years of successful instrumental music teaching experience in K-12 school settings.
• Specialized pedagogical content knowledge of teaching string and/or band instruments in a K-12 setting.
• Collegiate teaching experience, including work as a graduate teaching assistant and/or instructor of record.
• Potential for scholarly achievement in the field at a national level, in alignment with the unit’s tenure and promotion criteria.
• Evidence of successful collaboration and collegiality with faculty, students, and staff.
• Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, inclusion, open intellectual discourse.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience beyond the graduate assistantship at the university level, ideally as instructor of record for undergraduate and/or graduate courses.
• Experience in “sound before sign” pedagogies for instrumental music learning, culturally responsive teaching, Understanding by Design, and/or Universal Design for Learning.
• Knowledge of and experience in teaching modern band, arranging and composition, music theory, and/or music technology within the context of a music education course.
• Demonstrated record of scholarship including publications, conference presentations, and other appropriate activities.
• Demonstrated capacity for effective engagement in recruitment.
• Interest in online teaching and learning.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin November 25, 2024, and continue until an applicant pool is established. To ensure full consideration, all application documents must be submitted by November 24, 2024.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted via the University of Florida’s online application system at LINK (when available). Online applications must include the following: (1) a detailed letter of application that explains how you match the particular qualifications of this position and how your work and perspective will contribute to and enhance our transformative community; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) One 30-minute video of you teaching a collegiate course in music education. Provide a brief description of the context in which the material was taught; and (4) names and contact information of three professional references.

Inquiries may be sent to:
Dr. Megan Sheridan
Chair, Ast Prof in Music Ed Search
Email: mmsheridan@ufl.edu