Assistant or Associate Professor in Instrumental Music

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

NOTICE OF FACULTY VACANCY

Instrumental Music

POSITION: Full-time appointment in Instrumental Music – Director of Bands

RANK/SALARY: Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure track appointment in Instrumental Studies.

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Director of Bands; oversee all university bands and conduct premier university

wind ensemble. Teach courses related to the candidate’s expertise. Develop and maintain national and

international profile. Cultivate and maintain relationships with professional associations. Work in tandem

with musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Active and highly visible in recruitment of outstanding students at

local, regional, national, and international levels. Engage in appropriate service to the College, the University,

and the profession. 

QUALIFICATIONS: Outstanding artistic accomplishments as a wind ensemble conductor. Established

reputation as a conductor and teacher with a consistent record of creativity and/or scholarship required.

Ph.D./D.M.A preferred; Master’s degree required.

APPOINTMENT DATE: July 1, 2018

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS:  Begins September 25, 2017; continues until position is filled. 

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED. 

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

• 3 confidential letters of recommendation directly from the referee
• 3 additional names of references with phone numbers and e-mail addresses
• DVD recording or links to online video recordings of the candidate in band rehearsal and performance
• CD recording or links to online recordings of the candidate’s band performances

SUBMIT APPLICATION BY EMAIL TO:                

Professor Terell Stafford

Search Committee Chair

Temple University – Boyer College of Music and Dance

Rock Hall   (ATTN:  Mrs. Palmore)

1715 N. Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19122

email:  palmore@temple.edu

Phone:  215-204-8097; Fax 215-204-5528

The Boyer College of Music and Dance offers music and dance undergraduate and graduate degree programs in performance, composition, conducting, jazz, music technology, voice and opera, keyboard, dance, music education, music history, music theory and music therapy.  Located on Temple's main campus, the Boyer College is situated in close proximity to the City’s historic cultural institutions, including the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ballet, Philadanco and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.   Along with the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts, Boyer is part of the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts, which enrolls over 1,700 students.  

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. 

WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.