(this position has been filled)

Position Vacancy

Director of Choral Activities

Tenure-track appointment beginning 2008-2009

Lionel Hampton School of Music

Responsibilities:

· Conduct the Vandaleers Concert Choir (students admitted by audition)

· Conduct University Chorus (student audition not required)

· Teach studio voice according to the needs of the department

· Provide vision and leadership in the development of choral/vocal studies

· Other teaching opportunities as time, expertise, and departmental needs require

· Participate in recruiting, advising and committee work

Required Qualifications:

· Doctorate degree or Master’s degree with significant full-time experience at the college level

· Record of success as a choral director at the college level

· Record of success in recruitment and retention

· Studio teaching experience, preferably at the college level

· Evidence of ability to administer a comprehensive choral program, preferably at the college level

Desired Qualifications:

· Ability to interact with choir directors and prospective students through such activities as workshops, festivals, master classes and adjudications.

· Active record of scholarship and/or creative work

Appointment:

· Rank: Assistant Professor, negotiable up to Associate Professor based on qualifications

· Tenure track, nine month contract

Application Process:

Complete the online application at http://www.hr.uidaho.edu, including a letter of application addressing your related experience, curriculum vitae, and/or placement file. In addition, please send one or more video samples of performances and rehearsals, along with three confidential letters of recommendation and the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least three persons who may be contacted as references to:  Chair, Choral Search Committee, Lionel Hampton School of Music, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 444015, Moscow, ID  83844-4015, (208) 885-6231

Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified applicants have been identified.  Review of applicants will begin December 9, 2007.

For information about the Lionel Hampton School of Music, see http://www.class.uidaho.edu/music.

Information about the University of Idaho may be found at its website, http://www.uidaho.edu. To enrich education through diversity, the University of Idaho is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.