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Department Summary

The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music is America’s 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 world’s 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 1,000 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 https://music.unt.edu/

The University of North Texas Wind Studies Area, as part of the Division of Conducting & Ensembles of the College of Music, has as its primary mission the preparation of instrumentalists and conductors for professional careers in performance and education. It is our goal to provide a program that will develop well-rounded musicians who are prepared to face the challenges of an increasingly global, rapidly changing, and inevitably interconnected musical world. In addition, we are directed toward maintaining a leadership role locally, nationally, and internationally. The program serves approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate music majors. Performance opportunities include Wind Symphony, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Concert Winds, Symphonic Winds, University Winds, Brass Band, Green Brigade Marching Band, and Varsity Band. For more information about UNT Wind Studies, please see https://music.unt.edu/windstudies/

UNT 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

The University of North Texas College of Music is seeking an energetic artist/teacher who will collaborate as part of a team of conductors and educators who have developed one of the nation’s leading wind studies programs. This faculty appointment resides in the Division of Conducting and Ensembles in the UNT College of Music.

Teaching: Conduct the Wind Orchestra. Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting and history and repertoire of the wind band, commensurate to the strengths of the successful candidate. Coordinate the graduate related field (minor) in wind conducting. Work in consort with Wind Studies colleagues to recruit, retain, and teach an outstanding enrollment of undergraduate music majors and graduate wind conducting students. Serve on graduate committees and doctoral projects/documents. Serve as co-coordinator of the Conductors Collegium, the annual summer conducting workshop. Other teaching duties as assigned.

Research/creative activities: Establish/maintain a national/international profile as a conductor. Other appropriate creative activity includes seminars, workshops, clinics, adjudication, publications such as peer-reviewed books, articles, and recordings, as well as pedagogical research.

Service: Participate fully in academic and professional activities, including service assignments, across the campus and the profession.

Other: Other duties as assigned.

The candidate will be expected to build and maintain positive, respectful relationships with colleagues at UNT and with the profession at-large.

Minimum Qualifications

Earned doctorate in music required. Demonstrated success teaching at the college/university level with a proven record of attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding students.

Preferred Qualifications

An established record of professional conducting experience, including as a clinician, pedagogue, and creative artist. Artist-level conductor of significant repertoire. Performance expertise across the wind band repertoire including and beyond the canon. Experience and enthusiasm for commissioning/premiering/recording new works for the wind band medium.

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 submitted. Applicants must submit a minimum of three (3) professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. Please upload the following documents with application:
1) a letter of application that aligns the qualifications of the applicant with the minimum and preferred qualifications of the position as outlined above
2) a listing of links to videos featuring a variety of representative conducting samples (i.e. conductor-front live footage of rehearsals and performances)
3) a repertoire list of works conducted in concert over the past five years
4) a teaching philosophy statement
5) evidence of creative activity profile including but not limited to publications, links to recordings, clinic materials, etc.
6) college/university transcripts

Please upload these items in the media-files section of the application.

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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.