Appointment: Full-time, tenure-track appointment, beginning Fall 2021
Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin on November 15, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The qualified candidate is required to have an earned doctorate and should have demonstrated successful K-12 public school teaching experience as an instrumental music educator (band) with expertise related to beginner and middle school instruction and pedagogy. Additionally, this individual should possess a substantial knowledge of current trends in public education, including those related to issues of instrumental pedagogy and social justice. The qualified candidate should demonstrate evidence of scholarly contributions to the field of music education through publications and/or presentations and demonstrate a record of community engagement and service to the profession. Candidates who have very strong records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications include successful teaching of related undergraduate and graduate courses at the university level, experience supervising student teachers, and a commitment to and experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The qualified candidate will teach appropriate courses in the music education sequence, which may include band instrumental methods courses, upper-level field-based practicum courses, student teacher supervision, additional courses (e.g., jazz, world music) as they apply to current pedagogy in the public schools, and graduate courses. Develop and maintain creative/scholarly and service contributions to the profession. Service duties will include recruitment, outreach and engagement with the music education community, and commitment to extracurricular activities. Service to the college, department, and university is also expected. The candidate will serve as part of a collaborative music education faculty that includes specialists in the areas of band, choir, orchestra, early childhood, elementary, research, technology, diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Apply online at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/
Refer to TTU Faculty job postings, requisition number 22039BR (a two-step procedure).
Please provide the following with your application:
1. Letter of Application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Diversity Statement as it pertains to issues in music education
4. Example of published scholarship
5. List of three to five references with contact information
Review of applicants will begin November 15, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled.
CONTACT:
Dr. Jacqueline Henninger, Chair of Music Education Search Committee, Jacqueline.henninger@ttu.edu.
If you experience difficulties with the online application, contact TTU at 806-742-3851 ext. 238.
