Department of Music - Assistant Professor

 

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible. For more information on the campus, please visit the CSUSB website.

CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation. At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.

JOB SUMMARY

Department of Music, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy - To lead our Bachelor of Music undergraduate program in Music Therapy as program director and professor. This position will include program development, as our program is in its initial stages, as well as liaison responsibilities with sites (and practitioners) in the Inland Empire and San Bernardino County that provide music therapy. This position is thus both student-facing and community-facing, and will involve student advising and recruiting responsibilities, as well as oversight for music therapy clinical fieldwork and internships. Along with teaching and program-building, this position also supports active involvement in research and professional scholarship.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

• Lead and continue to develop CSUSB’s new BA in Music Therapy program
• Develop the BA in Music Therapy curriculum as needed
• Teach undergraduate courses in music therapy, as well as additional courses in the Department of Music as needed
• Recruit and advise all music therapy students
• Coordinate and supervise internships and clinical fieldwork in music therapy
• Serve as liaison with clinical supervisors and internship site supervisors, creating and maintaining these relationships
• Attend all department faculty meetings and serve on departmental, college, and university committees
• Maintain membership in the American Music Therapy Association
• Maintain active involvement in research and professional scholarship
• Other duties as assigned

Qualified candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Evidence of strong professional clinical and supervision experience
• Successful teaching experience at the university level
• An active publication record in scholarship/research
• Participation in regional and/or national professional organizations
• Membership in the American Music Therapy Association
• Evidence of commitment to diversity in teaching, research, and clinical practice
• Excellent interpersonal, musical, and communication skills, both written and verbal

Evidence of scholarly activity, publication, and innovation is valued. Evidence of exemplary undergraduate-level teaching and leadership experience at the program level is preferred and should be noted in application. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in hand by time of appointment 
• Master’s Degree in Music Therapy required; 
• Music Therapy Board Certification (MT-BC) required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in Music Therapy

Evidence of scholarly activity, publication, and innovation is valued. Evidence of exemplary graduate-level teaching and leaders