Assistant Professor of Instruction, Piano (non-tenure track)

Ohio University•Athens, OH

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About The Position

The School of Music is one of the six schools within the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts. The School of Music plays a significant role in the vibrant cultural life of Ohio University as well as Southeast Ohio. School of Music students, faculty and guest artists present over 200 concerts and recitals each year. A distinguished faculty of 37 full-time and 15 part time professors serves a student body of approximately 280 undergraduate and 65 master's students. Degree programs include composition, conducting, CMDI, music education, music history and literature, music performance, music theory, music therapy, and pedagogy. School of Music alumni hold prominent teaching and professional positions throughout the United States and abroad. The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music since 1946 and is committed to continuing its tradition of excellence. Ohio University is a state assisted residential Research I university located in the scenic Appalachian foothills 75 miles southeast of Columbus. Chartered in 1804, it is the oldest university in the Northwest Territory. Our total enrollment is over 30,000 students across the state and online. Further information on the School of Music is available at the university web site: https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/music The Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts is one of thirteen college-level academic units at Ohio University and is itself composed of six schools: the School of Art + Design, the School of Music, the School of Film, the School of Interdisciplinary Arts, the School of Dance, and the School of Theater. With approximately 130 faculty and staff, the College of Fine Arts serves roughly 1000 students. The College values collaboration across academic units, high-quality creative experiences, community involvement, and close mentoring of students. With exciting festivals, an arthouse cinema, museums, and a professional theater company, the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts deepens the quality of life at Ohio University, in the Athens community, and for all of southeast Ohio. The School of Music invites applications for a full-time instructional position in piano. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate applied piano and related courses that may include keyboard repertoire, accompanying, and chamber music. Additionally, the successful candidate will recruit qualified undergraduate and graduate piano students, coordinate our collaborative piano program, and work closely with our full-time staff collaborative pianists.

Requirements

Master's degree in a relative discipline combined with a minimum of seven years of relative experience.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate degree in Piano
Proven ability to recruit and retain talented undergraduate and graduate students and a record of excellence in a collegiate teaching setting.

Responsibilities

teach undergraduate and graduate applied piano and related courses that may include keyboard repertoire, accompanying, and chamber music
recruit qualified undergraduate and graduate piano students
coordinate our collaborative piano program
work closely with our full-time staff collaborative pianists