Northern Arizona University is hiring: Assistant Professor of Music and Director

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Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Orchestras

Location: School of Music

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job ID: 608212

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Workplace Culture

NAU aims to be the nation’s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.

About NAU

Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff—the home of our largest campus—and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.

Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.

About the Position

The NAU Kitt School of Music seeks a dynamic, creative, and dedicated conductor-educator to serve as a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor with an additional appointment as Director of Orchestras. Secondary teaching will be commensurate with department needs and candidate qualifications. The position requires positive mentorship for students from a variety of backgrounds and ability levels, who are pursuing a broad range of careers, including education, performance, and liberal arts.

Responsibilities Include:

• Direct the Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra.
• Conduct opera productions (typically one annually).
• Teach courses in conducting.
• Teach courses in a secondary area of expertise, such as string methods, secondary music education methods, or orchestral literature.
• Maintain a performing or research agenda at the national level.
• Committee and service assignments consistent with all faculty appointments.

This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at the Flagstaff Mountain campus with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.

This is a 9-month academic year appointment with additional summer pay related to the administrative appointment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in orchestral conducting or related field by the time of appointment; OR,
• Master's Degree in orchestral conducting or related field and three years of orchestral conducting experience in a post-secondary academic or professional setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive and varied conducting background.
• Experience in or established record of success in recruiting at the collegiate level.
• Demonstrated success in teaching and administrative leadership at the university/collegiate level.
• Record of, or evidence of potential for, excellence in scholarly/creative contributions to the profession.
• Demonstrated success in and/or commitment to inclusive excellence on campus and in the community.
• Experience teaching strings in public school or youth settings.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of current trends in pedagogy and performance in string/orchestral ensemble settings.
• Ability to rehearse and direct orchestra for opera production.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty in applied, ensemble, and academic areas in music.
• Ability to mentor and advise students from a variety of backgrounds and ability levels.

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