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Nebraska Wesleyan University Department of Music invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education. This is a full-time faculty position to begin Fall 2024.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a liberal arts university of approximately 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students in Lincoln, Nebraska. We place a high value on personal attention to students, and we seek candidates who have demonstrated effective teaching in K-12 music programs and are prepared to cultivate and oversee our undergraduate Music Education Program. A successful candidate will need to be a strong recruiter and work collaboratively with colleagues in the department and the Admissions Office.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications and includes a comprehensive package with health, vision and dental insurance benefits, retirement benefits, a generous holiday schedule, and undergraduate tuition remission for employees' dependents among other benefits. NWU is an accredited member of NASM. For more information about the NWU Department of Music, visit https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/undergraduate/majors-and-minors/music/music-degrees.
Minimum Qualifications:
*Master's degree or terminal degree in music, preferably in music education.
*A minimum of 3 years full-time teaching experience in K-12 schools.
*Evidence of success, at the K-12 or collegiate level, of recruiting students and building positive relationships with K-12 music educators.
Responsibilities:
*Teach courses in music education, including Music for Elementary Teachers, Secondary Instrumental Methods.
*Teach additional courses as assigned or within the candidate's specialty, which may include conducting, instrumental techniques courses, directing a small ensemble, or teaching in an applied area.
*Mentor music education students and oversee student teaching/practicum placements and supervision.
*Collaborate with the NWU Department of Education to facilitate student candidacy into the Teacher Education Program.
*Recruit new music education students, working closely with department faculty and the Admissions Office.
*Advise the NWU NAfME Collegiate Chapter.
Commitment to Diversity
Diversity is a core value of Nebraska Wesleyan University's mission and we embrace it as a source of strength. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they are able to enhance and embrace this University core value in a diversity statement submitted as part of their application materials.
Nebraska Wesleyan University provides equal educational and employment opportunities to qualified persons in all areas of university operation without regard to religion or creed, age, genetic information, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, race, or national or ethnic origin, in compliance with state and federal laws, including but not limited to Title XII, Title IX, and the ADA. E-Verify, EOE.
How to apply:
To apply, please upload the following materials at: https://nebrwesleyan.applicantpro.com/jobs/
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The search committee may request additional materials after the initial screening, such as a statement of teaching philosophy and links to video footage of teaching.
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