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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The School of Music at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a full-time, one-year Assistant Teaching Professor of Trombone position starting August 1, 2024. The ideal candidate is an accomplished artist-teacher with a collaborative mindset and a strong commitment to creative, inclusive teaching practices. An earned doctorate is preferred; a master’s degree plus commensurate experience will be considered.

We seek an inspiring colleague who will help us view musical performance, teaching, and learning in diverse ways. We welcome applicants from the widest variety of pedagogical, educational, and musical backgrounds and styles. Current faculty and administration share an ethic of collegial responsibility and mutual care, so this new hire will receive solid mentoring, professional development, and support.

For this trombone position, please use your cover letter to address the points below. Feel free to define the unique qualifications you would bring to the Penn State School of Music experience.

We seek an applicant who:

· is an accomplished, creative teacher

· has an active and admirable performance profile

· has ideas for cultivating a vibrant, diverse musical community within our School

· will participate in School recruitment efforts and be a dependable, positive colleague

· can nurture a supportive trombone studio community

The College of Arts & Architecture is working to establish a culture of anti-racism and anti-oppression that embraces individual identities, fosters a culture of inclusion, and promotes equity through curricula, values, standards, ideals, policies and practices. The ideal candidate will provide evidence of their experience with, and interest in, contributing to these goals. Please also address in your cover letter how equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging relate to your research, creative activity, and/or service experience.

This position requires the candidate to do advanced graduate teaching and solid, thoughtful undergraduate pedagogy. Instructional duties may include (but are not limited to) studio teaching for majors and non-majors, trombone choir, jazz coaching, repertoire class, brass pedagogy, brass methods, and/or other courses in the candidate’s unique areas of expertise.

To apply, upload the following items:

· Cover letter

· CV

· Names and contact information for three professional references

· Links to 30 minutes of recent performance recordings

· One- to two-page statement explaining your teaching approach or philosophy, plus selected evidence of your students’ success

The following clearances must be successfully completed for this position:

· Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check

· Pennsylvania Child Abuse History

· Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background Check

Screening of applications will begin on May 15th and will continue until the position is filled. Upon request, candidates should be prepared to submit additional materials documenting teaching effectiveness. Questions may be directed to Wanda Hockenberry, Assistant to the Director, wgs1@psu.edu.

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