March 25, 2008
Processing of applications will begin on April 15, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.
September 1, 2008
Visiting Assistant Professor, full-time, non-tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a one-year replacement position.
1. Teach horn performance, literature and pedagogy at the undergraduate level.
2.
Teach in secondary area(s) in the classroom; options include
pan-university courses (writing, inquiry seminar, introduction to
music), and/or music core courses (theory, history, aural skills, world
music).
3. Perform in the resident faculty brass and woodwind quintets.
4. Recruit students in horn specifically and brass in general.
5. Maintain the high visibility of the horn program in the region and beyond.
6. Other duties/teaching as assigned based on the appointee’s strengths and department’s needs.
• Master’s degree required; doctorate preferred.
• Demonstrated success as a teacher of horn.
• Demonstrated achievement in, commitment to and continuing activity in horn performance.
• Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to teach in secondary areas in a classroom setting.
• Enthusiasm for and demonstrated ability in recruitment of students.
Send letter of application which speaks with specificity to the job responsibilities outlined above, curriculum vita, at least three current referees (letters or contacts – phone numbers, email addresses, etc.) and recordings of recent horn performances. Requested materials should be sent to:
David Robbins, Chair phone: (253) 535-7603
Department of Music fax: (253) 535-8669
Pacific Lutheran University e-mail: music@plu.edu
Tacoma, WA 98447
Pacific Lutheran University, enrolling 3600 students, is committed to finding connections between the liberal arts and professional schools and to promoting international education. It enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and jealously guards the principle of freedom of inquiry and teaching. PLU is an AA/EOE and especially welcomes applications from women and minorities.