Assistant Professor in Violin

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); In loco; USD 39.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

University of Florida seeks a full-time, 9-month Assistant Professor of Violin to lead a violin studio and contribute to BM, BA, MM, and DMA programs. Teaching, recruitment, and potential courses in pedagogy or literature are expected.

The candidate will engage in a scholarly and artistry-focused community, with commitments to diversity and transformative education within the School of Music and College of the Arts.

Competenze

• Doctoral degree in violin performance or MM with equivalent experience.
• Proven record of professional violin performances.
• Strong curricular teaching approach and philosophy.
• Experience in studio recruitment and coaching.
• Commitment to collaboration with faculty and staff.

Mansioni

• Recruit, maintain, and teach a full violin studio at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Provide weekly private instruction, studio classes, and recitals/juries.
• Possibly coach chamber music or teach courses in related areas.

Conoscenze

Violin performance

Teaching

Studio recruitment

Chamber music

Collaboration

Formazione

Doctoral degree in violin performance

MM degree in violin performance

Descrizione del lavoro

Assistant Professor in Violin

Job No: 541607

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design, Humanities

Department: 13030100 - COTA-MUSIC-DIRECTOR

Job Description

Classification Title: AST PROF

Classification Minimum Requirements: Candidates for this rank must hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess equivalent qualifications based on professional experience. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

Job Description: The University of Florida School of Music in the College of the Arts invites applications for a full-time, 9-month Assistant Professor of Violin. We seek an accomplished performer and pedagogue who will contribute to the continued success and growth of our BM, BA, MM, and DMA programs in violin. The successful candidate will recruit and teach a full studio of applied violin students. Other responsibilities could include teaching violin pedagogy, violin literature, or chamber music.

The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. We seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution.

This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. You can view this employment union contract here https://admin.hr.ufl.edu/compliance/employee-relations-and-ethics/union-negotiations/united-faculty-of-florida-contract/.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, maintain, and teach a successful full violin studio of undergraduate and graduate level students, including weekly private instruction of applied violin curriculum, studio class, and participation in area recitals/juries. (Additional responsibilities may include coaching chamber and/or teaching courses in the candidate's area(s) of expertise.)
• Maintain professional activities at the regional and national level as a performing artist consistent with the expectation of tenure and promotion
• Service to the String area, School of Music, University, and the profession as consistent with expectation of tenure and promotion

SCHOOL OF MUSIC:

Organized within the College of the Arts, the School of Music plays an important role in the academic and cultural life of the University, the College's Creative Campus initiative and the community. The School has 40 full-time and nine adjunct faculty, serving some 200 graduate and 200 undergraduate music majors. Degree programs include B.S., B.A., B.M., M.M., D.M.A., and the Ph.D. in music education, composition, ethnomusicology, and historical musicology. Program emphases include performance, music education, theory, composition, music history and literature, ethnomusicology, conducting, and sacred music. The School of Music is also home to the UF Bands program, which includes "The Pride of the Sunshine" Gator Marching Band. School of Music facilities include the School of Music Building and Steinbrenner Band Hall, among others. The University of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. For more information, visit www.arts.ufl.edu/music.

THE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS:

The College of the Arts is an engine of transformation that generates paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond, while nurturing adaptability, innovation, and excellence. We foster an environment where novel creative practice, leading research, and experiential learning thrive. Our students, faculty, and staffinterrogate and respond to the ever-changing relationship between technology and the human spirit.Wepreparefuture leaders in artistic professions and creative industries, while developing student capacity for interdisciplinaryscholarshipthatservesandengageslocal and global communities.The College offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Approximately 1,600 students are pursuing majors in degrees offered by the College of the Arts under the direction of 150 faculty members in its three accredited schools— the School of Art + Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre + Dance, and in the Center for Arts in Medicine, the Digital Worlds Institute, and the Center for Arts, Migration, and Entrepreneurship. In addition, the college comprises the University Galleries, and the University level of the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

The University of Florida:

The University of Florida is a comprehensive learning institution built on a land grant foundation. We are The Gator Nation, a diverse community dedicated to excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for Florida, the nation and the world. Our mission is to enable our students to lead and influence the next generation and beyond for economic, cultural and societal benefit. UF is a graduate research institution with more than 50,000 students and membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. Gainesville, which is consistently ranked as one of the nation's most livable cities, is located midway between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Together, the University and the community comprise the educational, medical and cultural center of North Central Florida.

Expected Salary

$65,000 max

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in violin performance or MM degree in violin performance with equivalent professional experience
• Documented record of professional violin performances in the classical tradition consistent with faculty at a R-1 institution
• Demonstrated command of solo, chamber, and orchestral violin repertoire and clear curricular teaching approach/philosophy that adapts to the needs and interests of students
• Demonstrated capacity for effective engagement in studio recruitment and teaching at the collegiate level
• Dedication to successful collaboration, organization, and collegiality with faculty, students, and staff
• Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, respect, open intellectual discourse, and the welcome incorporation and well-being of all in an environment of complex differences.

Preferred

Other desirable qualifications may include the following:

• Doctoral degree and collegiate teaching experience of at least 3 to 5 years (beyond graduate assistantship)
• Demonstrated capacity for clear, thoughtful, and engaging communication as a pedagogue, and enthusiastic commitment to creating a vibrant learning environment for students
• Documented record of exceptional artistic achievement as a classical musician and collaborator recognized at a national or international level
• Demonstrated record of successful university-level teaching experience and studio recruitment/cultivation
• Ability to mentor graduate students at the masters' and doctoral levels
• Organizational, management and communication experience in the higher education setting
• Evidence of success in negotiation and collaboration toward creative and administrative goals and dedication to enhancing our existing community of outstanding scholars and musicians

Applications will not be removed from consideration based solely on AI software review.

The selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call [phone] or the Florida Relay System at [phone] (TDD).Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Health Assessment Required:No

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the U.S. The University of Florida is a public institution and is subject to all requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF.