Description:
The Department of Performing Arts at Weber State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Music, Director of Choir, starting in July 2025. We seek a candidate with a passion for sharing music and a strong commitment to undergraduate education, with a focus on the needs of students in the context of an open-enrollment university.
Job Duties
Responsibilities: This tenure-track position includes a full-time workload of 12 hours per semester that includes directing the Weber State Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, as well as teaching other classes and/or applied lessons as determined by expertise and departmental need. Potential teaching areas include: choral conducting, choral arranging, composition, theory and general education music. The successful candidate will also participate in student recruitment, scholarship or creative activity, student advising, and university service.
Required Qualifications
Minimum Qualification:
Doctorate (terminal) degree in Music (ABD considered; degree must be earned by July 1, 2025)
Experience directing choir
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
As an institution that supports preparing future music educators, the institution will look for an individual that is committed to preparing the next generation of music educators. Depending on the candidate’s background, priority will be given to candidates with experience or expertise in the following:
Teaching applied voice at the college level
Directing a choir at the college level
A successful candidate will be willing to
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.