Wind Band Conductor, Assistant Professor, Full-Time, Tenure Track

Job Description
The Music Department in the newly created John Schwartz School of the Arts at
Augsburg University invites applications for a dynamic and experienced musician for a full-time, tenure-track position as Wind Band Conductor at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2024. The successful candidate can expect to join a creative team of music faculty members in a highly collaborative and supportive learning environment and to work with a talented and engaged student body. The successful candidate will have a vision for an ensemble program that prepares students for 21st -century careers in a diverse musical landscape and will embody the values of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion that our students have come to expect.
The Concert Band rehearses in the Charles S. Anderson Music Hall and performs most concerts in the adjacent Hoversten Chapel. With a current strength of around 40 members, the Augsburg University Concert Band typically performs two concerts per semester and comprises both music majors and non-majors. A student-worker Band Manager position provides logistical and administrative support such as
management of the music library and setup and strike for rehearsals and concerts.
Candidates should be prepared to teach in a secondary academic area. Other relevant areas of expertise could include music theory, music history, ethnomusicology, music education, music business, conducting, performance, and/or courses in our general education curriculum, depending on the
successful candidate’s experience, interest, and expertise. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a national and/or international profile as a Wind Band Conductor, as well as develop and maintain a strong presence in the local area through recruiting both on and off campus.