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Form of workThe Rhodes College Department of Music invites applications for a one-year, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music as the Choral Director for the Rhodes Singers to begin August 2024. Rhodes hosts a thriving music community at this Liberal Arts college with big-city opportunities. It is the mission of the Department of Music to teach and have undergraduate students experience music from multiple and diverse perspectives, while maintaining the department’s strong foundation rooted in decades of tradition. The successful candidate will be a dynamic choral director who is an expert of and advocate for broad and diverse choral works, including but not limited to non-Western music, the music of traditionally marginalized groups, and/or World music. The faculty member will be expected to bring this expertise to the table for the Rhodes Singers and help expand the music curriculum through additional courses. The community built in the Rhodes Singers ensemble is indicative of the way all programs aspire to be on campus, and also in our department – welcoming and inclusive—and this hire is crucial in ensuring that this community continues to be a strength to build upon for Rhodes College. Qualified candidates will have training in Choral Conducting with evidence of performance experience and will be able to offer courses in at least two of the following areas: music history, music theory, music cognition, ethnomusicology, composition, music technology, music production, or song writing.
Start date: August 19, 2024
Requirements: 1) Doctorate in Music 2) Evidence of experience and success in directing choirs and in higher education teaching 3) Evidence of teaching Conducting 4) Ability to teach courses in other musical areas listed above 5) Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications (Not required but to be considered):
1) College-level teaching experience 2) Relevant industry and practical experience.
Rhodes is a nationally ranked residential college committed to the liberal arts and sciences. Our highest priorities are intellectual engagement, service to others, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and honor among ourselves. Our students live and learn on one of the country’s most beautiful campuses, located in the heart of Memphis, an economic, medical, and culturally diverse center, making Rhodes one of a handful of prominent liberal arts colleges in a major metropolitan area.
Rhodes College prides itself on being a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and anti-discrimination.
A complete application will include 1) a cover letter that addresses the strengths the candidate will bring as a teacher and scholar to a liberal arts college environment; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a separate statement that addresses how your experiences with teaching, scholarship, and/or service will contribute to a college community that includes a commitment to diversity and inclusion as one of its core values. Also, you must include the following under Additional Documents: 4) Teaching Philosophy 5) Artist’s statement 6) Video Recording of Choral Rehearsal directed by you 7) Video Recording of Choral Performance conducted by you
Review of completed applications will begin March 6, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates from backgrounds typically underrepresented in higher education are strongly encouraged to apply. Letters of recommendation will only be solicited for short-listed applicants, at which time you will be prompted for the names and contact information for three (3) references. Background checks are required before candidates can be brought to campus for interviews.
