Description:

The Juilliard School seeks applicants for violin faculty positions for the College Division, with potential for students in the Pre-College Division as well.  Responsibilities include teaching weekly applied lessons, studio classes, possible chamber music coaching, and recruiting. The faculty position is also expected to attend annual auditions and juries, departmental meetings, student recitals, and participate actively in the school community.
 

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Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.
 

Qualifications:

• Artist faculty with significant national and international reputation as a teacher with a demonstrated track record of preparing exceptional young violinists for a career in music.
• Significant professional experience as a performer, including performance experience as a soloist with orchestra, recitalist, and/or chamber musician.
• Ability to attract and recruit talented students of the highest quality
• Awareness of the field and ability to articulate a forward-looking and inclusive vision of artistry and professionalism as it pertains to conservatory student training.

Application:

Qualified applicants should submit:

• A cover letter describing your interest in teaching at Juilliard
• Resume and bio
• Three references (names and contact information)
• Further inquiries can be made to the Music Division: musicdivision@juilliard.edu

Payment is $250-300/hour for studio lessons; faculty who teach 10 hours per week or more are considered full-time and benefits-eligible.

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.

About The Juilliard School

The Juilliard School’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens. Located at Lincoln Center in New York City, Juilliard offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama (acting and playwriting), and music (classical, jazz, historical performance, and vocal arts). Currently more than 800 artists from 40 states and 38 countries and regions are enrolled at Juilliard, where they appear in over 700 annual performances in the school’s five theaters; at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully and David Geffen halls and at Carnegie Hall; as well as at other venues around New York City, the country, and the world. Beyond its New York campus, Juilliard is defining new directions in global performing arts education for a range of learners and enthusiasts through The Tianjin Juilliard School and K-12 educational curricula.

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