Assistant Professor of Percussion
Job Location:
Denton, TX - USA
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Job Summary
Title: Assistant Professor of Percussion
Employee Classification: Asst Professor
Campus: University of North Texas
Division: UNT-Provost
SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Music
Department: UNT-Instrumental Studies-134320
Job Location: Denton
Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidates qualifications experience and discipline in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.
FTE: 1.00
Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible
About Us - Values Overview Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region employing more than 14000 employees educating a record 49000 students across our system and awarding nearly 12000 degrees each year. We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect belonging and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning creating discovering and innovating and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team. Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at . |
Department Summary The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music is Americas largest public-university music program and one of its most respected. UNT offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is home to the worlds first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in commercial music composition conducting ethnomusicology music business music education music history music theory and performance. The college presents more than 1000 concerts and recitals annually. UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive award-winning careers across a wide range of music professions. For more information about the UNT College of Music please see has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish Vietnamese American Sign Language Chinese (Cantonese Mandarin and other variations) Arabic Tagalog Farsi French or/and Yoruba. |
Position Overview Teaching: Recruit retain and teach an outstanding enrollment of undergraduate and graduate percussion students. Supervise graduate-degree requirements including graduate committees and doctoral projects/documents. Other duties as assigned including but not limited to coaching percussion ensembles percussion techniques percussion pedagogy and literature classes. |
Minimum Qualifications Earned doctoral degree in music with minimum five years professional performance experience required. Demonstrated success teaching at the college/university level with a proven record of attracting developing and retaining outstanding students. Artist-level performer of solo and chamber repertoire. |
Preferred Qualifications An established record of professional percussion performance experience. Professional experience as a soloist chamber musician and/or orchestral musician. Performance expertise including non-Western styles and percussion instruments. Experience and enthusiasm for commissioning/premiering/recording new works for percussion. |
Required License/Registration/Certifications |
Physical Requirements Communicating with others to exchange information. |
Environmental Hazards No adverse environmental conditions expected. |
Work Schedule varies based on assignment |
Driving University Vehicle No |
Security Sensitive This is a Security Sensitive Position. |
Special Instructions Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed additional references can be added after the application has been upload the following documents with application: |
Benefits For information regarding our Benefits click here. |
EEO Statement The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit and takes actions to prevent discrimination harassment (including sexual violence domestic violence dating violence and stalking) and retaliation on the basis of race color religion national origin sex age disability genetic information or veteran status in its application employment practices and facilities; nor permits race color national origin religion age disability veteran status or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination harassment and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice file a charge or report or testify assist or participate in a related investigation or proceeding. |
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