Assistant Teaching Professor, Piano Non-Tenure Track Faculty

The School of Music seeks qualified individuals to provide non-tenurable, in-person instruction in applied piano, keyboard skills/class piano, and collaborative performance. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a secondary area (ex: music technology, music theory, aural perception, music education). Teaching may also include other responsibilities that vary with the needs of the school. The appointment is for the fall semester with the possibility for renewal, non-tenure track.

• Master’s degree in collaborative piano or performance.

• Piano and collaborative performance experience and/or graduate study on piano.

• Successful studio teaching experience.

• Successful keyboard skills/class piano or beginning piano experience.

• Experience or potential as a college-level music instructor.

• Doctorate or ABD in collaborative piano or performance.

• Successful teaching experience in piano at the college level.

• Successful teaching experience in keyboard skills/class piano at the college level.

• Successful teaching in a secondary area at the college level.

As a non-tenurable employee, you may be eligible for benefits as outlined in the policies of Montana State University, the Montana University System and the Associate Faculty Of Montana State University (Non Tenure Track Faculty) Collective Bargaining Agreement at http://mus.edu/hr/cba/MSU-NTT-2013-2015-CBA.pdf The NTT faculty positions in the School of Music are vital in providing specialized instruction for our degree programs and enhancing the musical diversity and collaborative potential of the tenured and tenure-track faculty through performance, composition, and scholarship.

In accordance with MSU policy, hiring will be conditional upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

We seek individuals who work professionally and effectively with a broad community, possess effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and have the ability to contribute positively to the academic success of the students and the land grant mission of Montana State University.

The NTT faculty positions in the School of Music are vital in providing specialized instruction for our degree programs and enhancing the musical diversity and collaborative potential of the tenured and tenure-track faculty through performance, composition, and scholarship.

At MSU, music plays a very special role in the lives of both our students and our faculty. Our music, music education, and music technology degrees offer great choices for music majors, and our ensembles and wide array of courses provide opportunities for majors, minors, and non-majors. Students studying across campus find their musical home at the MSU School of Music. MSU is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music at Montana State University is designed to enable students to combine concentrated music studies with a wide variety of areas outside of music.

The Bachelor of Music Education (K-12 Broadfield) leads to certification to teach music at all levels of the public schools. A selection of courses in music education, music theory, and music history are offered at the graduate level. 100% of recent MSU music education graduates who sought jobs in music education are currently working in the field.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology is a synthesis of traditional musical training and application through new technologies. Students develop skills in areas including music composition and theory, recording, sound synthesis, sound design for film and theater, audio for film/video and multimedia, film scoring, notation and sequencing, orchestration, interdisciplinary collaboration, music business, and instrumental/vocal performance.

The Master of Music in Music Education is designed for currently licensed, practicing music teachers. This degree program can be completed 100% online, allowing students to earn an advanced music degree while continuing their teaching career. The MMME curriculum emphasizes practical applications of music and music education content in K-12 music classrooms.

The College of Arts and Architecture is home to distinctive academic programs housed in the Schools of Art, Architecture, Music, and Film & Photography. Students enjoy close mentoring relationships with faculty through a curriculum that is rich in studio and lab-based pedagogy. The College offers international and cultural travel opportunities for students in all majors and encourages internship experiences for many of its programs. The College hosts the only accredited Architecture program in Montana and supports a unique, world-class graduate film program in science and natural history filmmaking. Graduates from the college enjoy successful careers in art, design, media production, photography, architecture, education and music as well as apply the discipline, creative problems solving skills and work ethic embedded in their programs to any career. The College is home to the internationally recognized Montana Shakespeare in the Parks theater company and supports the Black Box Theatre as well as innovation and design spaces such as the Design Sandbox for Engaged Learning and the Community Design Center. For more information about the College of Arts and Architecture, go to http://www.montana.edu/caa

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