Assistant / Associate Professor of Music (tenure-track)
Allegheny College

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Assistant / Associate Professor of Music (tenure-track) November 14th 2023
Tagged: Music

The Department of Music at Allegheny College invites applicants for a tenure-track position beginning August 2024. Qualifications include: expertise in global music and music history, a documented record of success as a teacher at the secondary or collegiate level, and completion of a terminal degree in Music no later than August 2024. Successful candidates will demonstrate an understanding of and a desire to work in a liberal arts environment.

Primary teaching responsibilities include courses in Music and Culture, including but not limited to historical and contemporary Global Music. Secondary contributions will include directing an instrumental ensemble or introductory courses.

The department offers a minor in Music, situated within the college's strong liberal arts curriculum. All Allegheny faculty share in delivering college-wide first- and second-year seminars, academic advising, and participate in shared governance and service to the campus community. Teaching load is 3/3 with one course release during the first year.

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation's oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope's "Colleges That Change Lives." In its 2022 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country's top 100 national liberal arts colleges - and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate teaching.

Allegheny's undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students' intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny's faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Please submit a letter of application, CV, diversity statement (describing how you incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in your teaching, research, creative activity, and/or service), and three letters of reference. All materials must be submitted by January 15, 2024 to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 N. Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335 or by e-mail to employment@allegheny.edu. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Allegheny does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

posted 11/14/2023

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