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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Viola
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Position Number: 2031780
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Music

Texas Tech University

J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

School of Music

Position Announcement

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Viola

Appointment: Tenure-Track Appointment, beginning Fall 2021

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin on November 20, 2020

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

The Texas Tech University J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, in collaboration with the School of Music is accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty position to join our String Faculty as Assistant Professor of Viola. This position is for a nationally or internationally recognized viola performer and teacher with a commitment to helping to guide the string program to national distinction and nurturing the next generation of violists/educators/scholars enrolled in our string program.

Position Requirements: Doctor of Musical Arts or equivalent professional experience. Experience teaching applied viola and chamber music at the university level. Record of professional activity and research that demonstrates emerging or established national/international recognition in the field of viola performance is paramount. Expert knowledge of current practice and pedagogy in viola with a vision towards future developments. Candidate will continue professional research that is relevant to the current and future practice of music. Commitment to quality, student-centered education and working as a team member. A demonstrated and ongoing commitment to serving diverse student populations, and strong evidence of the ability and desire to perform service: duties include, but are not limited to; recruiting, program-building, and commitment to extra-curricular activities in the department, college, the university, and the community.

Preferred Qualifications:

Superior skills in the area of viola performance, experience teaching applied one-on-one lessons in viola, and an active record of national and international performance experience. Experience working with diverse student populations and first-generation students. The ability to form partnerships within and outside of the university, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The ideal candidate will have superior classical viola performance ability, as well as an active record of scholarship/practice that includes community engagement and/or collaboration. Familiarity with current and cutting-edge practices in viola curricula.

Position Description:

The successful candidate will:

Demonstrate ability to teach applied lessons in viola performance and chamber music at graduate and undergraduate levels.

Continue to engage in nationally/internationally recognized creative/professional practice and/or scholarship.

Have evidence of significant performance experience and possess (or have the promise to develop) a national and/or international reputation as a performer.

Demonstrate ability to recruit exceptional students to the School of Music.

Work well with colleagues within and outside the School, as well as in building interdisciplinary collaborations.

Regularly attend student performances and recitals and responsibly mentor students toward on-time degree completion.

Embrace new forms of critically engaged disciplinary practice/scholarship in the evolving field of music. Seek opportunities to teach broadly across the music curriculum and envision new ways to expand beyond it.

As a collaborative departmental citizen, actively participate in departmental, college and university service, including committee work and academic support services, such as: auditions and recruitment of students into the program; program review (including implementation and assessment of outcomes); maintaining the string area's accreditation with NASM; and student advising, supervision of student organizations, and participation in sponsored off-campus activities.

Where appropriate, demonstrate the potential to bring external funding to the School/College. Pursuit of external grants in support of research or creative activity, when appropriate and available in the faculty members' field, is encouraged.

Be aware of and follow all university policies.

The School of Musicis NASM accredited and offers the B.A. in Music, the B.M. in Music with concentrations in Music Education, Composition, Performance, and Theory, the M.M. in Music Education, the M.M. in Music with concentrations in Composition, Conducting, Music Theory, Musicology, Piano Pedagogy, and Performance, the D.M.A. with tracks in Composition, Conducting, Performance, and Piano Pedagogy, the PhD in Music Education, the PhD in Fine Arts with concentrations in Arts Administration, Music Education, Musicology, and Music Theory, the Undergraduate Minor in Music, Undergraduate Certificates in Community Arts Entrepreneurship, Jazz Studies, and World Music, and Graduate Certificates in Early Music Performance Practice, Woodwind Specialty and Piano Pedagogy.A faculty of 61 full-time professors serves approximately 383 undergraduate students and 225 students involved in graduate study. The School of Music has many prominent alumni. Technical and administrative support includes a total of 20 staff positions. The University Library contains a wide array of music resources, including musical scores, recordings, videos, instructional media, and research spaces such as the Crossroads multi-media recording studio. For more information, visit http://www.depts.ttu.edu/music.

The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Artscomprises the School of Art, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre & Dance, accredited by NASAD, NASM, NAST, and NASD, respectively.TTU is the only public university in the state accredited in all four arts areas, and boasts many acclaimed alumni.With more than120faculty members and approximately 1,100 students, the College offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including the terminal M.F.A., D.M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Our unique Ph.D. program in Fine Arts provides interdisciplinary education in the visual & performing arts combined with philosophical aesthetics. For more information, visit http://www.vpa.ttu.edu.

Texas Tech University, established in 1923, is a Carnegie Highest Research Activity university and the largest comprehensive institution of higher education in the western two-thirds of the state (a region larger than 46 of the nation's 50 states). The university's 1,839-acre Spanish Renaissance style campus, which serves more than 40,000 students, is the only one in Texas that is home to a major university, law school and medical school. Lubbock, the hub of the South Plains, has a multicultural area population of almost 300,000 and offers a quality living experience with a semi-arid climate and housing costs below the national average. Texas Tech University recently surpassed the Hispanic student population threshold necessary for designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The city supports a symphony orchestra; several museums; the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts; numerous galleries; and a variety of music, dance, and theatre performances. Lubbock's airport offers direct flights to Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix.

Apply online at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/

Refer to TTU Faculty job postings, requisition number 22024BR (a two-step procedure).

Please provide the following with your application:

Letter of Application

A Teaching Philosophy and Diversity Statement of no more than one page in length each

Curriculum Vitae

List of three references with contact information

Links to fifteen minutes of live performance videos recorded with the last two calendar years. Please include date, name of venue, and title of works.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

Contact: Professor Annie Chalex Boyle, Chair of Viola Search Committee. anne.chalex-boyle@ttu.edu. If you are having trouble with the online application, contact TTU at 806-742-3851 ext. 238.