Jobs at Jewell:    Director of Choral Studies
                              Assistant/Associate Professor of Music

Department:        Music

Summary 

Full-time, tenure-track position, effective fall 2010.

Qualifications 

• Doctorate preferred; ABD completed by August 2010 or outstanding professional experience considered.
• Record of excellence as conductor and teacher at the college/university level (beyond graduate assistantships) required.
• Public school teaching experience and a liberal arts college background strongly preferred.  

Responsibilities 

• Conduct the Concert and Chapel Choirs
• Coordinate vocal chamber ensembles
• Coordinate student teaching (choral)
• Promote the visibility of the choral program, locally and regionally
• Arrange annual national and/or international tours
• Collaborate with instrumental music faculty, the College Organist, and the Chaplain to plan services, concerts, and other events
• Teach courses in choral conducting, choral literature, secondary vocal methods, choral/vocal techniques, and applied voice, depending upon the candidate’s interests and expertise
• May teach courses in the college’s distinctive core curriculum, based upon interests and teaching load
• Recruit students
• Serve as an academic advisor and on departmental and college-wide committees
• Maintain a record of active professional performance, service, and scholarship 
 

Application Procedure

     Applicants should submit the following to the address below or preferably via email: 

         • Letter of Application
         • Curriculum vitae, including list of references 
         • Three recent letters of recommendation 
         •  DVD of recent performances/rehearsals
         • Transcripts (copies are acceptable until finalists are selected) 
      
     Chair, Director of Choral Studies Search Committee
     William Jewell College
     500 College Hill Campus Box 1017
     Liberty, MO 64068

Documents may be submitted electronically, in PDF or MS Word format, to jobs@william.jewell.edu. Review of applications will begin November 9, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.

William Jewell College promises to offer students an outstanding liberal arts education with a focus on cultivating leadership, service and spiritual growth within a community inspired by Christian ideals and committed to open, rigorous intellectual pursuits.

William Jewell College is actively seeking applicants from minority and other underrepresented groups.