Description:
The Department of Performing Arts at Weber State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in music, Director of Bands, starting in July 2023.
Job Duties
This tenure-track position includes a full-time workload of 12 hours per semester that includes directing the Symphonic Band, the Wildcat Marching Band (fall) and the Pep Band (spring) as well as teaching other classes and/or applied lessons as determined by expertise and departmental need. The successful candidate will also participate in student recruitment, scholarship or creative performance, student advising, and university service.
Required Qualifications
Doctorate (terminal) degree with an emphasis in Music (ABD considered; degree must be earned by July 1, 2023)
Experience directing a wind ensemble and/or concert band
Experience directing a marching band
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience teaching or conducting at the college level
Experience teaching Woodwind, Brass, or Percussion methods courses

A successful candidate will have the following:
A passion for sharing music with students
A strong commitment to undergraduate education, with a focus on the needs of a diverse student body in the context of an open-enrollment public university
A willingness to collaborate with faculty and staff within the music program and across the university
Background Check? Yes
Benefits Summary
WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays.
Full/Part Time Full Time
Posting Detail Information
Open Date 10/12/2022
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Notes to Applicant
The annual salary for this position starts at $55,000 and may go up from there depending on the candidate’s qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

Interested candidates should apply and complete the online application to submit and upload the application letter, resume or curriculum vita, official terminal degree transcripts, and contact information (phone number and emails) of at least three references. Questions regarding the search should be sent to Dr. David Feller, Professor of Performing Arts at Weber State University ([email protected]).

All applicants should submit the following:
Cover letter
CV (including list of courses taught, instrument(s) played, and conducting experience)
Unofficial transcript
Contact information for 3 references (email and phone)
*Please Note: AFTER the pre-screening stage, candidates may be asked to provide:
video excerpts (maximum 10 minutes) of the candidate leading band rehearsals
video excerpts (maximum 10 minutes) of the candidate conducting performances
Applications received by November 11, 2022 will receive full consideration. Position will remain open until filled. Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

The nationally recognized music program at Weber State University is an All-Steinway School and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The music faculty members are a distinguished group of nationally and internationally celebrated artist performers, music educators, musicologists, conductors, and composers.

Weber State University is a dual mission, open enrollment institution of higher education well known for its superb quality of undergraduate teaching and its mission for access and inclusion. Founded in 1889, the University is located in Ogden, Utah, 30 miles north of Salt Lake City on the western slopes of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The area offers a wide variety of cultural, educational, and year-round cultural and outdoor recreation activities and programs. Northern Utah boasts a vibrant music scene, with myriad opportunities to participate, perform, and record.

Weber State has embarked on efforts to become an Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. Interest in participating in those efforts is highly desirable. Additional information concerning Weber State University is available at www.weber.edu

Rank: Assistant Professor

Salary Range and Benefits: 55-58K depending on experience. Full benefits package includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, TIAA/CREF retirement, tuition benefits, and wellness program with paid incentives.
ADA Essential Job Function
ADA Essential Job Function
Physical Activity of this position Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.
Physical Requirements of this position Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision. Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position. The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. , The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.