Assistant Professor, Jazz

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Position Description:

The Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts at Florida International University invites applicants for the position of full time, nine-month, tenure earning Assistant Professor of Jazz Saxophone/Jazz Big Band Director. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate applied jazz saxophone and the studio jazz big band. Additional teaching responsibilities may include jazz arranging, jazz improvisation, jazz theory, jazz ear training, jazz history, jazz pedagogy, advanced jazz techniques, and other ensembles. The successful candidate is expected to be an active and effective recruiter for the jazz performance area and to participate in service to the department, college, university, and profession.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters in Music (MM) degree is required
• Applicant should be an outstanding and active professional jazz saxophonist with a strong record of teaching and performance
• Experience directing large ensembles/jazz big band

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree
• Nationally and/or internationally recognized recording artist and performer
• Record of successful teaching experience at the university level
• Demonstrated capacity for effective community engagement and recruitment at the collegiate level
• Collegial attitude, strong organizational, management, and communication skills
  
  

How to apply:

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 534174 at careers.fiu.edu and attach:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Statement of past and planned research and creative activities
• Evidence of accomplishment as a performing/recording artist, including up to 5 video and/or professional audio recording links of performances listed in a PDF file
• Names and contact information for at least three references, who will be contacted as determined by the search committee.

To receive full consideration, completed applications and required materials should be received by January 31st, 2025. Review will continue until the position is filled.

Please direct questions to the Jazz Saxophone/Jazz Big Band Director Search Committee Chair, Dr. Jamie Ousley: LOusley@fiu.edu

About the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts.

The Wertheim is an extraordinary place in an extraordinary city where students and faculty participate in a dynamic culture of music. We offer individualized training to 220 undergraduate and graduate students in a nurturing atmosphere that allows for each students individual artistry and intellect to develop and blossom. Our world-renowned faculty of teaching artists and scholars perform, educate, tour, record, publish, compose, and present scholarly work locally, nationally, and internationally. Students participate in our outstanding performing ensembles. The more than 100 annual performances include orchestral, wind, jazz, vocal, choral, and chamber music concerts performed in the beautiful Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Florida International Universitys Modesto Maidique Campus as well as throughout the community. The Wertheim is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1996 and offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in performance, music business, music composition, music education, and music technology.

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Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

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