Assistant Professor, Clarinet – School of Music, Dance and Theatre

Assistant Professor, Clarinet – School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University

Description:
The ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre seeks an innovative artist-teacher of clarinet who will participate in our effort to reimagine what arts education means in the 21st century. This appointment will be full-time, tenure-track at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2024. This position will be located on the Tempe, Arizona campus.

The successful candidate for the position of Assistant Professor of Clarinet will demonstrate excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and will be committed to contributing to the team teaching environment in the clarinet studio and educating outstanding performing musicians, teachers, music therapists and scholars. Additional teaching duties will include clarinet-related courses such as repertoire, pedagogy, and chamber music ensembles. The candidate will pursue a continued career of research and creative activity and contribute to the musical life of the School of Music, Dance and Theatre. Further responsibilities include recruiting a vibrant cohort of clarinet students regionally, nationally and internationally, mentoring and assisting students toward their professional goals, and working effectively with faculty colleagues and administration in service to satisfy and advance the school’s mission. We are especially interested in applicants who are dedicated to advancing the ASU Charter, realizing ASU’s Design Aspirations and championing the mission of The School of Music, Dance and Theatre.

About the ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

The School of Music, Dance and Theatre in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is widely recognized for preparing artists, scholars, visionaries and entrepreneurs to become creative leaders who transform society through their art. Our internationally recognized faculty artists, scholars and guest artists are motivating and compassionate mentors who work with students to cultivate excellence and personal growth. Our nationally recognized programs feature a comprehensive range of degrees plus minors and certificates and more than 600 concerts, events, performances, productions and recitals each year. Located in the culturally rich Southwest in one of the most vibrant, expanding urban centers, our programs afford students access to a diverse environment and engagement in Phoenix’s flourishing arts community. Above all, we value the creativity, personal experience and voice each student brings to the school. 

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellence as a clarinet performer.
• Doctorate or Masters plus five years of professional experience performing in significant venues at the regional and/or national level.  
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching applied clarinet at the collegiate level.
• Record of national creative activity and scholarship.
• Success recruiting and attracting students and developing a clarinet studio program.

Desired Qualifications:

• International recognition in creative activity and scholarship.
• Experience teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level university students.
• Demonstrated expertise teaching and/or developing courses in clarinet pedagogy and clarinet repertoire.
• Experience coaching woodwind chamber music and/or directing clarinet choir.
• History of successful applications for research funding.
• The ability to work and collaborate across artistic disciplines, with people outside the arts, across campus, and in the community, including interdisciplinary creative activity within and outside of the arts. 
• Demonstrated efficacy in developing/delivering innovative courses, including online and/or hybrid formats, or developing websites and/or online course resources.

Application Deadline:
The application deadline is January 20, 2024. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool.  Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

About ASU

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

Instructions to Apply:

Please submit the following materials as separate items:

1. A letter of Interest describing how the candidate meets the required qualifications and position description, including the principles of inclusive excellence consistent with the ASU Charter and the Mission of The School of Music, Dance and Theatre.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Names and contact information of at least three references.
4. A document with up to five live hyperlinks to a variety of samples of the candidate’s recent creative work (within the last five years), and/or scholarly research. For detailed instructions on how to create a document with live hyperlinks, please click here.

All applications must be submitted electronically via http://apply.interfolio.com/137467 

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. (See https://www.asu.edu/aad/manuals/acd/acd401.html and https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.)

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We acknowledge the 22 tribes who are native to Arizona, and more specifically the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Piipaash or Pee Posh (Maricopa) tribes on whose ancestral homelands ASU’s Tempe campus resides.