Instructor of Music

The Department of Visual & Performing Arts of Mount St. Mary's University announces an opening for a one-year, non-tenure-track position in music.  Duties include directing wind ensemble, directing jazz ensemble, teaching music courses, and teaching courses in the core curriculum. Courses will include either music history survey or upper-level music theory (depending on expertise), a general course in Western civilization in the Humanities core curriculum, and other courses as suit the instructor’s schedule and interests (e.g.,  music education methods, jazz/popular music history).

Qualifications:

Masters degree required.  Doctorate or ABD strongly preferred.  Experience or training in directing band and/or jazz ensemble.  Collegiality, energy, and awareness/appreciation of music pedagogy in a Catholic liberal arts setting.

Mount St. Mary’s University is the second oldest Catholic university in the United States.  Located on 1,400 acres outside of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the Mount offers a rigorous Catholic liberal arts education featuring a nationally recognized core curriculum and outstanding faculty with a 14:1 student to teacher ratio. The 2,100-student comprehensive university is a vibrant academic community where the words Faith, Discovery, Leadership, and Community are used to describe its collective calling and promise. Additional information about Mount St. Mary’s University is available online at www.msmary.edu.

Applicants are requested to submit a résumé, transcripts, three letters of recommendation, any supporting material (recordings, programs, etc.) and a cover letter which in part addresses the contribution the candidate can make to a Catholic liberal arts institution. Information is to be sent to:

Mount St. Mary’s University
Department of Human Resources
Instructor of Music Search ##08-16
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road
Emmitsburg, Maryland  21727

Send Inquiries to: resume@msmary.edu

Mount St. Mary’s University hires faculty who support our Catholic liberal arts mission. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

EOE.