Music-Clarinet Tenure Track - 2013-14
Tenure-track appointment, beginning September 1, 2013, with rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The primary responsibility will be to teach clarinet performance studies to music majors from both BM and BA degree programs, and to non-music majors. Other responsibilities will include coaching chamber music, academic advising, collaborating with the music faculty in performances and participating in student recruitment efforts. The candidate will also teach other instruments from the clarinet family. Opportunities may arise to teach courses within the department or in a related area of the candidate’s expertise.
The successful candidate will be a pedagogue and artist of outstanding ability who will contribute proactively to the artistic and intellectual life of St. Olaf College. In addition to a proven record of success in teaching clarinet and excellent performing skills, the candidate will show a commitment to liberal arts education and to the college’s mission. Doctorate degree preferred.
Applicants must submit application materials online at https://jobs.stolaf.edu. A complete application includes:
1) a cover letter outlining the candidate’s qualifications,
2) a curriculum vitae,
3) unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts,
4) names and email addresses for three professional references who can speak to the candidate’s abilities as a teacher and a
clarinetist,
5) recordings of recent performances that represent a variety of musical styles. Recordings must be available either through a URL link or by sending a CD to:
Dr. Kent McWilliams, Vice Chair
St. Olaf College Music Department
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, Minnesota
55057
The search committee will begin reading applications on October 10, 2012 and will accept applications until the position is filled. On campus interviews are scheduled to begin in January, 2013.
If you have questions or need assistance with the application process, please send an email to clarinettt12-13@stolaf.edu.
The Department: Seeking a balance between the kinds of instruction a student might obtain at a conservatory with that typically valued at a liberal arts institution, the St. Olaf College Music Department encourages in its students a high level of musical achievement enhanced by a breadth of general knowledge and learning experiences. The department offers both the Bachelor of Music and the Bachelor of Arts degrees, with programs in performance, music education, church music, theory-composition, and history-literature, and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The music department includes 31 full-time and 35 part-time faculty members. Approximately 300 students are enrolled as music majors, and approximately 1000 of the college’s students are regularly involved in music through ensembles, lessons and course work. The nationally recognized St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Band and St. Olaf Choir all undertake major domestic tours each year as well as frequent international tours. The top jazz band was recently named the top undergraduate jazz ensemble by Downbeat Magazine. Other ensembles include the Philharmonia, Norseman Band, Collegium Musicum, 3 Jazz Ensembles, 3 Handbell Choirs and 7 other faculty-led choirs. Archived performances can be viewed online for all of these groups including the St. Olaf Orchestra, St. Olaf Band, Philharmonia and Norseman Band.
The College: Founded in 1874, St. Olaf is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and a full-time-equivalent faculty of about 300. It is located in Northfield, Minnesota, about 40 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul with their rich and diverse cultural resources. The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes a global perspective. Through its curriculum, campus life, and off-campus program, St. Olaf seeks to stimulate critical thinking and heighten moral sensitivity; it encourages students to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others; and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world.
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A liberal arts college affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), St. Olaf College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity in its students, faculty and staff. The college is especially interested in qualified candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our community through their work and service.
