Music Faculty

POSITION AVAILABLE: Music faculty position beginning August 2022.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

SALARY/RANK: Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated excellence as a music instructor and director of band and other instrumental groups; exceptional ability to recruit and motivate students, a collaborative spirit, digital music programming experience, and expertise in developing and maintaining music curriculum for existing and emerging degree paths in music. PhD or EdD in music preferred. May consider different areas of music specialties. The candidate must be committed both personally and professionally to the mission and purpose of Christian higher education.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will teach twelve credit hours per semester in music; directing the band and other instrumental groups; directing the music program; managing part-time instructors; recruiting students. Background and curricular needs will dictate which courses will be scheduled.  In addition, the individual will be expected to perform normal teaching duties at the college level including advising at the undergraduate level; developing, reviewing and revising curriculum; participating in service to the University and to the department, the discipline and the local community.

THE UNIVERSITY:  Waynesburg University is a Christian higher education institution offering undergraduate and graduate programs both on the Waynesburg Campus and through our online programs. Directed by its Christian values, the University provides opportunities for scholarship, leadership, and service to all our students through an academic foundation for lifelong learning and compassionate contribution to others. Special care is taken to employ people who embody the values and perspectives of the institution in their teaching, their personal lives, and their relationships with students. Serving more than 2,300 students, the University is a member of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (APCU). For further information, please refer to their respective websites.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Candidates must submit a CV (resume), recommended portfolio samples (performance/directing recordings, written works), and a letter of interest that articulates the relationship between his/her faith and the Christian higher education mission of Waynesburg University. The candidate should also include a statement of philosophy and its relationship to the teaching of music as it pertains to Christian higher education, transcripts (copies are acceptable initially), and the names, addresses, phone number, and e-mail addresses of five references to:

 Human Resources

Waynesburg University

51 W College St

Waynesburg, PA  15370

e-mail: hr@waynesburg.edu