Lecturer, Director of Strings and Chamber Music
Description
The Department of Music at Washington University in St. Louis seeks a full-time Lecturer to serve as Director of Strings and Chamber Music. The successful candidate will begin in Fall 2025 and will be eligible for renewal and promotion as outlined in the Arts & Sciences Policy on Full-Time Teaching-Track Faculty.
The person in this role will assume a variety of responsibilities related to performance programs in a liberal arts department with active faculty engagement at all levels of undergraduate and graduate instruction and will teach in and coordinate the applied strings division. Duties include: supervising degree recitals and divisional performance classes, teaching applied lessons in their area of specialization and undergraduate lecture courses such as “Musicianship,” coordinating chamber music assignments and schedules, managing teachers in the strings division, advising students, and participating in department governance. The successful candidate will have a strong record of professional performance and creative activity and will show a commitment to furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion. The department will support the successful candidate in pursuing opportunities for professional development during the duration of the position.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Music
- Evidence of successful university teaching in applied strings, chamber music, and classroom settings. A commitment to working with a wide range of students to improve their individual technique, musical understanding, artistry, and ensemble skills
- Evidence of successful teaching of students with varying levels of experience and skill, including music majors, minors, and non-majors/minors
- Broad knowledge of strings literature and performance practice
- Keyboard proficiency
- Demonstrated evidence of successful leadership and administrative experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications
- DMA, PhD, or Artist Diploma
- Demonstrated professional concert experience as an orchestral, chamber, and solo musician
- Participation in professional academic and/or music associations
Application Instructions
Applications must include:
1. Cover letter
2. Current CV
3. Statement (one page) of teaching philosophy and interest
4. Statement (one page) discussing your ability and commitment to work effectively with underrepresented students and to foster and promote an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
5. Word document or PDF containing hyperlinks to media material of recent performances or recordings (YouTube, personal website, etc.)
6. Three letters of recommendation
These materials should be uploaded to Interfolio. Questions about the position may be addressed to Jessica Flannigan, Administrative Coordinator, at music@wustl.edu. Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.
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