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Posted: 11-Jan-24
Location: Fairfax, VA, Virginia
Salary: Open
Categories:
Academic/Faculty
Internal Number: 10000381
Department: College of Visual and Performing Arts
Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty
Job Category: Instructional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Telework Friendly: No
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The School of Music's mission is to enable every student to find his or her best musical voice; prepare each to fulfill society's need for artistic and innovative musicians, scholars, music educators, and ambassadors for the arts; and graduate each with hope, confidence, and distinction.
About the Position:
The George Mason University, Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music seeks a Director of Brass artist faculty member beginning Fall 2024.
This is a full-time assistant/associate term (non-tenure track) applied artist-faculty position with appropriate salary and benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Applied teaching of graduate and undergraduate music majors within the Dewberry School of Music on one's major instrument (horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, or tuba);
- Recruitment and retention of brass students of one's primary instrument discipline and coordination and administration of Brass area events (i.e. annual Brass Day, brass studio events, etc.);
- Recruitment of brass students across all areas of the school, including students within the areas of Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, Jazz "Big Bands" and Combos, "Green Machine" Pep Band, and various Brass Chamber ensembles; and
- Additional teaching responsibilities include rotating topics of Brass Instrumental methods courses for music education students, brass pedagogy and literature, coaching, coordinating, and conducting small and large brass chamber music, and working collaboratively to support the Mason large ensembles.
Required Qualifications:
- Terminal degree in music required;
- Distinguished record of teaching and artistry at the local and national level, including a demonstrated record of success creating and sustaining a successful performance career;
- Commitment to recruitment and developing relationships with music educators at the local, state and national level;
- Demonstrated success in working with colleagues and students from diverse backgrounds;
- Demonstrated success with teaching at the college level;
- Demonstrated success with engaging the music community, recruiting, and developing exceptional programs; and
- Established reputation as a professional artist with a documented portfolio of live performances and recordings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success with teaching in the contexts of a liberal arts university;
- Demonstrated appreciation for a wide spectrum of brass music performance including classical, jazz, and contemporary/popular musical styles;
- Evidence of leadership and mentorship of adjunct applied professors in the brass area; and
- Ability to guide research for brass doctoral students.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Assistant Term Professor at https://jobs.gmu.edu/ ; complete and submit the online application; and provide a cover letter, CV, a statement of teaching philosophy including brass area and studio instruction, a recruitment strategy for the brass and area and individual studio, links to a sampling of recent performances within the last three years (20 minutes), and a list of three professional references with contact information.
Posting Open Date: January 8, 2024
For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 31, 2024
Open Until Filled?: Yes
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About George Mason University
George Mason University is a public, comprehensive, research university established by the Commonwealth of Virginia located in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Mason was initially founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1949, and became an independent institution in 1972. George Mason University is an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free, and prosperous world. George Mason University has 37,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries and a residential population of more than 6,000 students. Mason is a vibrant and dynamic community of scholars. 80% of our students are employed within six months of graduation. Nearly two-thirds of the 140,000 Mason alumni live and work in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.Mason is a young university that, in just a short time, has made impressive strides in size, stature and influence. Today, as Virginia’s largest public research university, we are setting the benchmark for a bold, progressive education that serves the needs of our students and communities. To that end, we have 10 schools and colleges devoted to a variety of study. Mission.We prepare Mason stu...dents for the demands of work, social responsibility, and life in an ever-changing global society. University Life's mission statement is core to our work. We support every student at Mason, from orientation through graduation.George Mason: Patriotism Personified. George Mason, for whom our university is named, was one of the greatest of the founding fathers of the United States. Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which became a model for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights.We Are in Virginia. But We Serve the World.Mason is committed to creating a more just, free and prosperous world. Located in one of the most important political, economic and intellectual hubs in the world, we accept our responsibility to serve others: to help our students succeed, enrich the life of our community, and contribute to solving some of the most complex global problems of our time.Washington, D.C.: Land of Opportunity.Mason’s main campus is in Fairfax, Virginia, just 15 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital is easily accessible by car or public transportation. At Mason, you can enjoy the best of both worlds: a beautiful wooded residential campus and outstanding college experience, as well as numerous internship and recreational opportunities that only a world-class urban setting like D.C. can offer. You can intern with National Geographic or the Justice Department, visit the numerous museums with your Art History classmates, take a selfie in front of Lincoln Memorial, catch a Nationals baseball game, kayak along the Potomac, or check out the many neighborhoods where you’ll discover lots of great shopping, places to eat, art galleries, music venues, and much more. You can attend events and hear nationally recognized speakers. You’ll run out of time before you run out of things to do.There’s more to explore. Students participate in a field trip to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., organized by the Office of International Programs and Services. In just a short drive, you can be hiking in the Shenandoah Mountains or walking the boardwalk in either Ocean City, Maryland, or Virginia Beach, Virginia.Our closest airports are Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport, and Mason is easily accessible by public transportation. Free shuttle buses help you get to the nearest Metro station in Vienna, Virginia, just a short distance from our Fairfax Campus. The Arlington Campus is within walking distance of the Virginia Square-GMU stop on the Orange Line.Enriching Work Environment.We will invest in recruiting, retaining, and developing talented and diverse faculty and academic and professional staff. We will create a vibrant campus life in which all members can grow and thrive.Diversity.Diversity is one of our core values; everyone is welcome here. Mason was recently named the most diverse university in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report.We bring together a multitude of people and ideas in everything that we do. Our culture of inclusion, our multidisciplinary approach, and our global perspective makes us more effective educators and scholars.While at Mason, you’ll be making your own decisions and forming your own view of the world. Engaging with diverse groups of individuals, including students, faculty, and staff, will enrich this experience. You will learn from them, and they will learn from you.We have a variety of communities here, and you're sure to find a group of people who are like you. The great thing is you'll also be embraced by communities of people who are not like you. At Mason, you'll be in a place where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.Interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds will:•Widen your outlook of the world,•Show you how to work and collaborate with people of differing views,•Expose you to new perspectives from people with disparate life experiences, and•Give you the social skills to interact with all kinds of people.Diversity also enhances learning and creative thinking by prompting the study of new material and the awareness of fresh viewpoints. The power of many perspectives will boost your capacity to explore original ideas and solutions. Seeing issues in a new way heightens your creativity and problem-solving abilities.Another benefit: As our nation becomes more diverse, students who learn in a diverse environment will be more competitive in an increasingly global economy. You’ll enhance your critical thinking skills and improve your ability to develop nuanced solutions to real-world problems.Campus-Wide Accessibility.Accessibility @ mason provide information regarding the physical access of all campuses and online accessibility of programs and services. Information for disability related services and resources available to all employee, students, and visitors the entire university include physical access to buildings, parking policies, and emergency evacuation procedures.Accessible.We are an open and welcoming community. We partner with public and private organizations in our region and around the world. We proactively engage with our community. We define our success by how many talented students with potential we serve, not how many we leave out.Social and Cultural Venues.Our venues bring world-class performances to the community through vibrant concerts and events. Community members are invited to take part in many artistic and cultural offerings at Mason. Spaces are also available to rent for your next event.
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