Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Music Composition

Job Description

The Hartt School, a conservatory of Music, Dance, and Theatre at the University of Hartford, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music Composition. Successful candidates will demonstrate fluency with, and an array of strengths in, 21st century compositional concert music practices; have an established, stylistically and technically diverse practice, as enumerated in the qualifications below; and demonstrate an eagerness to shape and grow the Hartt Composition community. The ideal candidate will support and facilitate a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and growth and will have a passion for teaching.

Essential Job Duties

The successful candidate will serve as an integral part of the Hartt Composition community by teaching courses determined, in part, by the specific expertise of the applicant and including individual undergraduate through doctoral composition lessons. There will also be opportunities to teach in the innovative University Interdisciplinary Studies program. An active scholarly/research/artistic agenda with peer-reviewed publications, presentations, performances, or other accomplishments in music composition are expected for successful tenure and promotion. Service to the division, college, and university is performed while broadly advancing the discipline of music composition and will include advising and supervising masters’ theses and doctoral dissertations; supporting student activities through attendance at concerts and recitals, coordinating score calls, and facilitating collaborative and interdisciplinary special projects; developing curricula; serving on division, school, and/or university committees; and may include directing one of Hartt’s creative music ensembles. Other responsibilities include overseeing and participating in student recruitment, retention, and advising to enroll and maintain a strong, inclusive, and diverse student body.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Terminal degree in music composition at the time of appointment. A completed doctorate in music composition at the time of appointment or equivalent experience is preferred. In assessing whether the requirement of "equivalent experience" has been met, we will consider the following: A composer/musician with a national or international reputation in performances, installations, commissions, recordings, and/or publications. A documented minimum of three (3) years successful teaching experience in a college or university classroom, masterclass, workshop, and/or private studio setting. A demonstrated record of compositional production, performance, installation, recording and/or publication. Fluency with 21st century compositional concert music practices and areas of expertise to include at least two (2) of the following: Electro-acoustic music and interactive arts, collaborative projects, multimedia/gaming/sound design, sound art and related sonic installation practices, improvisation and open form experimental composition, familiarity with multiple creative traditions and practices (including popular/commercial music, arranging, and songwriting). Demonstrated eagerness to research, invent, and teach new avenues of compositional expression in this time of genre plurality. Evidence demonstrating the ability and desire to work effectively with a wide and culturally diverse range of students, faculty, staff, administration, and the public.

Preferred Qualifications: An active profile as a performer in addition to a robust and varied profile as composer is highly desirable.

The University of Hartford invites applications for full-time faculty in a variety of disciplines. University of Hartford serves approximately 6000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs across seven colleges, offering the personal attention associated with a small college enhanced by the expertise, breadth and intellectual excitement of a university. Students at the University of Hartford find success in a learning environment that both challenges and mentors them. Our academic mission is to engage students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in, and contribute to, a pluralistic, complex world. The full text of our academic mission can be seen at www.hartford.edu. The University of Hartford is located within the greater Hartford area, which is rich in cultural and recreational activities, and is a short drive from metropolitan Boston and New York. The University of Hartford is an open and welcoming community, which values diversity in all its forms. In addition, the University aspires to have its faculty and staff reflect the rich diversity of its student body and the Hartford region. Candidates committed to working with diverse populations and conversant in multicultural issues are encouraged to apply.

The University of Hartford is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, Male/Female/Disabled/Veteran. Women and members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/D/V.

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