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The Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona seeks to hire a Choral Conducting/Choral Music faculty member, Associate Director of Choral Activities at the rank of Assistant Professor for Fall 2023. The position is full-time and tenure track.

The Fred Fox School of Music is housed within Arizona’s land-grant and borderlands institution. As part of the Fred Fox School of Music, the choral area carries on a seventy-year tradition of joyful excellence in performance, education, and scholarship, with a student-centered focus on an international population of learners. We intentionally promote inclusivity and diversity in our student and faculty population as well as in our concert programming and in our innovative curriculum. Eight choral ensembles provide enriching and gratifying musical experiences for students, faculty, staff and community members of all ability and experience levels. Graduates of our programs enjoy rewarding careers in higher education, with professional and community choirs, at religious institutions and in K-12 programs throughout the country and abroad. University of Arizona choral ensembles have achieved distinction through collaborations with Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Tucson Desert Song Festival, and through invited performances at Carnegie Hall as well as for the professional conferences of American Choral Directors Association, College Music Society, and Arizona Music Educators Association.

The Fred Fox School of Music seeks candidates with the demonstrated potential to contribute effectively to a faculty team dedicated to creating a positive, engaging, and accepting learning environment for a student population that is diverse. An essential characteristic of this position will be a passion for equity, inclusion, and access as evidenced through teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

The University of Arizona, the College of Fine Arts, and the Fred Fox School of Music are committed to building a diverse academic community and encourage members of historically excluded groups to apply. Candidates with expertise and experience that will contribute to the inclusive excellence of the University, College and School are desired.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!Conduct an undergraduate SATB ensemble

• Conduct an undergraduate SATB ensemble
• Conduct a university-community SATB ensemble
• Teach undergraduate choral conducting
• Teach undergraduate choral methods
• Maintain a record of scholarly/creative activities ancillary to the position
• Serve on faculty committees
• Collaborate with the Director of Choral Activities with all operations of the choral area including, but not limited to outreach activities, recruiting, hosting festivals, auditions, and planning and producing concerts
• Play an active role in recruiting for the choral and music education areas
• Maintain a regular, predictable physical presence on campus
• Additional responsibilities will be determined based on the candidate’s strengths and areas of expertise and the needs of the School, as assigned, and may include:
  • Teach graduate choral conducting lessons
  • Teach historical research methods (graduate)
  • Serve on recital and graduate committees
  • Supervise a graduate teaching assistant
  • Advise the undergraduate student chapter of ACDA or NAfME

About University of Arizona, Fred Fox School of Music

Located in the heart of Tucson, the University of Arizona is one of the top-ranked research universities in the nation. Surrounded by mountains and the high Sonoran desert, the campus boasts a distinctive southwestern look and enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine each year. Approximately 35,000 students are enrolled at the University of Arizona, coming from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. As southern Arizona's largest public employer, the University employs more than 14,000 faculty and staff, and is recognized for its economic impact on southern Arizona. From expeditions to Mars, to enhanced crop production strategies, to the discovery of cancer treatments, to biotechnology research, the University of Arizona's commitment to teaching, research and service makes a positive difference locally, nationally and globally. Members of the University of Arizona enjoy a dynamic and engaging workplace. The University is recognized for its myriad of interdisciplinary programs and its ability to link academic initiatives to regional interests unique to the Southwest. Faculty and staff benefit from talented research support, award-winning work/life programs, educational incentive...s, and a comprehensive array of employee benefit options to meet the needs of a diverse community. Seventy-five miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, Tucson boasts a population of nearly one million residents whose multicultural and international influences reflect the richness of the Southwest. With a growing economic, cultural and recreational community, Tucson provides an exciting backdrop for a university and an exceptional quality of life for its residents. More than 1,200 companies employ over 50,000 people in the high-tech industries of Southern Arizona, forging Tucson as a leader in the new knowledge-based economy. Advanced technology companies such as, Texas Instruments, IBM, Intuit, Universal Avionics, Misys, Raytheon Missile Systems and Bombardier also call Tucson their home. The core of the city's downtown is home to a vast array of cultural and historic districts that feature galleries, museums, and several performance venues. Tucson is one of the few U.S. cities its size that can boast of a symphony, ballet, opera and several live theater companies. Sports spectators will find plenty of outdoor games and athletic events in a city that supports one of the nation's Top-10 University athletic programs, and is the only city in the nation to host three Major League Baseball spring training teams and two of the country's most prestigious golf tournaments. As a public, land-grant institution, the University of Arizona provides an accessible and inviting environment for discovery and learning. We invite you to explore the rich array of benefits, services and support systems The University of Arizona offers as you consider Tucson as your next home. At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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