Job description
Murfreesboro, TN
Position Number:131120
Requisition Number:F552
Department:Music
College:Liberal Arts
University Expectations
MTSU seeks candidates who are committed to excellence and innovative teaching. We also seek to attract a culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with a diverse student body.
Job Description
The School of Music at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for our Voice/Academic Studies faculty position. This is a one year, full-time temporary (non-tenurable), position (#131120) at the rank of Lecturer. Start date for the position is August 1, 2020.
Primary responsibility includes: Teach applied voice to music majors and minors; oversee weekly studio master class; teach class voice, teach diction and pedagogy; teach elements of music or introduction to music; and perform with faculty colleagues and visiting artists.
Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the MTSU School of Music serves 400 undergraduate and graduate music majors and minors in Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees and specialized minors. MTSU was the first in Tennessee to become an “All-Steinway” institution and is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Curricular specializations include composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, music history, music industry, music theory, and performance. The School provides myriad performing opportunities including five wind bands, three orchestras, three choral ensembles, opera theater, vocal jazz ensemble, big bands, jazz combos, chamber music and percussion ensembles, steel drum ensembles, salsa band and commercial music ensembles. For more information visit www.mtsu.edu/music.
Required Education
Master of Music in Performance
Salary and Benefits
Salary commensurate with education and experience. Additionally, MTSU provides its employees with a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:
Health, dental, vision and life insurance as well as several other optional benefit plans
Retirement savings programs that include your choice of two plans as well as three deferred compensation savings plans; mandatory 5% employee contribution
An Employee Assistance Program
Educational Assistance Programs
Sick leave
How to apply
In order to successfully apply, the following Required Documents must be submitted at the time of online application:
Cover Letter,
Curriculum Vitae,
Teaching Philosophy, AND
Other Document which must contain links to online locations housing your audio and/or video recordings (e.g. SoundCloud, Vimeo, YouTube, etc). Include composition titles, recording dates, locations, and lengths along with link information.
Please review your application/document attachments closely as you certify and submit your application to the posting. Applicants who do not successfully attach all required documentation cannot be considered. Edits to application/documents already submitted are allowed PRIOR to the Job Review Date for Optimal Consideration but not beyond.
Application/documents received by the review date will receive full consideration; however, the posting remains open and applicants may continue to apply until the position is filled.
If you need assistance in applying please contact Faculty Recruitment Specialist at 615-898-5128.
If you have position specific questions, please contact Ms. Karla Barnes at 615-898-5986.
Additional Information
If selected for an interview, applicants should then request official transcripts (not issued to student) of all college degrees be sent directly to Ms. Karla Barnes in the College of Liberal Arts prior to the interview. In order to complete an employment agreement, official transcripts from each degree-granting institution must be provided. If transcripts are from a non-U.S. institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts both translated into English and evaluated by an approved credential evaluation organization. Please use one of the organizations found on the list at this link when obtaining new credential evaluations: http://www.naces.org/members.html
Likewise, during your application to the posting, you will be required to provide names and contact information for three PROFESSIONAL recommenders (external to MTSU preferred). If you are approved for the candidate pool, our online hiring system will then automatically generate solicitation emails to your recommenders requesting these letters using contact information you provided. The letters of recommendation must be professional (not personal) recommendations and will be returned via the unique link assigned to your recommender and provided in the solicitation email sent. Letters must be current and specific to the job posting and may not be provided from a general dossier.
Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligibility for U.S. employment will be required prior to employment (Immigration Control Act of 1986). Clery Act crime statistics for MTSU available at http://www.mtsu.edu/police/docs/2019AnnualSecurityReport.pdf or by contacting MTSU Public Safety at (615) 898-2424.
MTSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that values diversity in all its forms. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
Pre-Employment Information
MTSU is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Job Type:Full Time
Accept Recommendations
Yes
Last Day a Recommendation Provider Can Submit Reference
07/31/2020
Special Instructions to Recommendation Provider
Letters of professional recommendation (not persona) must be submitted via the uniquely assigned link and per the instructions included in the solicitation email automatically generated if/when the recommendations are required. Generic letters stored on a third party site will not be accepted.
Letters should be addressed to:
Ms. Karla Barnes
Office of the Dean
College of Liberal Arts
Middle Tennessee State University
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Middle Tennessee State University, situated at the geographic center of the state in Murfreesboro, is the oldest and largest institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents system. With an enrollment of about 23,000 students, it is the No. 1 producer of graduates for the Greater Nashville economy.
