Tenure-Track Position in Music Education–Instrumental

Revised Position Description

Berea College announces a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Music beginning August, 2013.  Responsibilities include overseeing the instrumental program, including conducting the Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, and possibly the Jazz Ensemble, teaching instrumental Music Education courses, assisting with student teacher supervision, and teaching applied brass.  The faculty member will teach courses in the General Studies Program as time allows. We seek an individual who is an excellent conductor and brass player to join a faculty of teacher-performers.  The candidate should have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.  Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the public school and/or college/university teaching level is highly desirable.  Doctorate is expected.  Commitment to the purposes of the College and to superior teaching at the undergraduate level is essential.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, current c.v., transcript copies, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Stephen Bolster, Program Coordinator, Music, electronically at musedfacsearch@berea.edu.  Additional materials will be requested at a later date.  Application deadline:  January 31, 2013.

Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. With an emphasis on service to the people of Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 40 states and 60 countries.  As a reflection of its ongoing commitment to interracial education, Berea is among the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. Berea admits only students whose families are unable to afford the high cost of tuition and awards each of them a four-year tuition scholarship.  Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive but demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to graduate from college.  The College is one of seven federally recognized Work Colleges, and all students hold a labor position in which they work 10-12 hours per week.  Graduates distinguish themselves in a variety of fields, including social service, government, ministry, the arts, business, education, medicine, and science, and many go on to earn graduate degrees.          

Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville.  More information about Berea College and the Music Program is available at www.berea.edu.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.