Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano

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Job Posting Title:

Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano

   

Position Type:

Faculty

   

Department:

LSUAM CMDA - School of Music (James L Byo (00010414))

   

Work Location:

0307 Music School Building

   

Pay Grade:

Academic

   

Job Description:

The Louisiana State University School of Music invites applications for a tenure-track position, Assistant Professor of Collaborative Keyboard, with appointment to begin in fall 2025. We seek artist-performers and teachers with demonstrated ability to develop a vibrant studio of students who value learning in an engaged, collaborative, and inspiring school culture. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach applied collaborative keyboard at the graduate level; teach courses in collaborative keyboard; advise graduate students; recruit promising student musicians
• Build and maintain a national and international profile as performer and teacher; administer the collaborative keyboard program; and contribute broadly to the artistic and educational milieu of a major School of Music at a Research I, flagship university
• Provide service and participate in faculty governance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education Level: A Doctorate in Collaborative Piano or related field or related professional experience
• Specific Experience: Distinguished record as an active performer; demonstrated excellence in teaching

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specific Experience: Evidence of dispositions that serve relationship-building, problem-solving, and opportunity-generating capacities and demonstrated organizational skills for program administration

LSU’s College of Music and Dramatic Arts is a performing arts community that trains, cultivates, prepares, and rewards excellent artists, educators, scholars, and performers, fostering passion for the arts, collaboration, and the creation of new works. We engage with our community, heightening our collective ability to communicate with expressive power and purpose. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is an R-1 national flagship institution with world-class intellectual and creative resources. Located in a dynamic city situated on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge represents the best of Louisiana's vibrant, evocative and diverse culture. The state capital, Baton Rouge is a thriving city that is home to both LSU and Southern University and numerous businesses and industrial facilities, with a metropolitan area population of over 700,000.

   

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

Review of applications begins on December 12, 2024. To receive full consideration, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, teaching philosophy (one page), and a document with links to recordings of live performances within the last three years on a platform such as SoundCloud or YouTube. Teaching videos may be requested at a later date. Official transcripts are required prior to hire. For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact Susannah Knoll, Executive Assistant to the Dean/HR Analyst at cmdadeansoffice@lsu.edu

   

Posting Date:

December 6, 2024

   

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

  

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

   

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