Associate or Ordinary Professor in Sacred Music, Program Area Head, and Director of Choral Studies
- Employer
- The Catholic University of America
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Oct 1, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Music, Humanities, Religion
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Department of Music Performance in the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art at The Catholic University of America seeks an experienced Choral Conductor as a tenure-track Professor to head the Sacred Music area in the Department of Music Performance. We seek candidates who understand, are enthusiastic about, and will make a significant contribution to the mission of the University, which can be found here: https://www.catholic.edu/about-us/at-a-glance/index.html#mission.
Responsibilities: As a research institution,
Catholic University expects its faculty to be productive in
teaching, research, and service. The primary responsibility of the
position involves managing all aspects of the undergraduate and
graduate degrees that reside in the sacred music program, advising
undergraduate & graduate majors, teaching courses in the sacred
music curriculum including graduate conducting courses, functioning
as the director of the CUA choirs, and working with the department
chair & staff to recruit students into the Sacred Music
degrees. As a pontifical University established by the Bishops of
the Catholic Church, the head of Sacred Music at Catholic
University is expected to maintain preeminent programs in Sacred
Music that engender attention at the national and international
level.
Qualifications: Qualified candidates will possess:
a Ph.D/D.M.A. in music, a minimum of five years of collegiate
teaching experience, significant experience as a choral conductor,
expertise in the music of the Catholic Liturgy, and demonstrated
administrative abilities. Preferred qualifications include
experience playing/teaching the Organ and experience leading a
professional or collegiate choral program.
Appointment: Full-time, tenure-track appointment
at the rank of Associate or Ordinary Professor to begin in August
2022.
Application: To apply, please send the following
to Dean Leary Warsaw, learywarsaw@cua.edu
- Cover Letter
- A Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
- A Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- A one- to two-page personal statement indicating how your research, teaching, and service will make a distinctive contribution to our University’s mission and to the vision of Catholic education outlined in the Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities Ex Corde Ecclesiae (https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_15081990_ex-corde-ecclesiae.html)
- A Statement of Diversity
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application Deadline to submit is January 10, 2022
The Catholic University of America is the national university of
the Catholic Church and was founded as a center of research and
scholarship.
The Catholic University of America is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.
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