Assistant/Associate Professor—Jazz Performance

Department: Music
Reports to: Department Chair
Supervises: n/a
Pay Grade: Assistant or Associate Professor ranking commensurate with education and experience. Full-time. $46,017 - 47,075

Purpose

Teach beginning through advanced jazz instrumental performance students in a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Music degree.

Responsibilities

1. Teach courses in the music curriculum as appropriate including:

• Jazz ensembles, improvisation, and jazz repertoire courses
• Electives and other coursework within area of performance specialization

2. Provide individual instruction to jazz instrumental performance students

3. Participate in fulltime faculty institutional service, including:

• Attending departmental faculty meetings and retreats
• Participating in departmental and College-wide committees
• Attending and evaluating music student recitals
• Participating in departmental admission auditions

4. Perform and record on a regular basis so as to maintain a national and/or international profile as a practicing jazz artist

Minimum Qualifications

• An actively performing jazz artist whose primary instrument is trumpet, trombone, saxophone, or other brass or woodwind instrument (French horn, clarinet, etc.)
• Master’s degree and an active, established career; OR equivalent experience as an artist of national or international stature with a distinguished body of work
• At least three years of substantial teaching experience, preferably in a college setting
• Ability to work closely and compatibly with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff
• Ability to represent the college well at a national level

Preferred Qualifications

• An artist with an individual and compelling artistic voice able to serve as an effective mentor and role model to aspiring young musicians
• Strong knowledge of jazz theory; knowledge of classical theory helpful.
• Broad interests and exposure to many types of music, alone and in combination with the other arts (dance, theater, film, etc.).

Application Procedures

Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications are asked to submit an official Cornish Employment Application, curriculum vitae including a discography, performance history, and record of teaching experience, a statement of teaching philosophy, and one or two representative recordings (CD or DVD only; no audio or video tapes) to:

Human Resources Department
Jazz Instrumental Performance Search
Cornish College of the Arts
1000 Lenora Street
Seattle WA 98121

Review of applications will begin December 15, 2011.

Please note: do NOT submit original master recordings or scores; submitted materials will NOT be returned.

Cornish College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer intent on enriching the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students. Our goal is to create an intercultural learning environment comprised of people with varied experiences and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups for all open positions.