Description

https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35024

University Information
Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit
The School of Music is part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, a community of artists with over 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students. CVPA is the largest visual and performing arts unit within the University of North Carolina system and is recognized for its comprehensive array of graduate programs and success of its graduates. The School of Music enrolls over 550 undergraduate and graduate students.

With a basis in rigorous professional training in musical performance, theory, and teaching, coupled with a versatile liberal arts curriculum, Music students experience a deep, well-rounded education at every level of study, preparing them for a diverse range of careers across the spectrum of music and beyond. Beyond the classroom, our students enjoy a wide range of opportunities to experience and perform in concerts and musical ensembles across a wide range of genres and cultures, from classical to chamber music to modern jazz. Our mission is to develop artists who are critical thinkers, deeply versed in the theory and performance of music, and engaged in the critical and social contexts of music in society. Whether future performers, scholars, or educators, we welcome students who strive for excellence.

We approach music as an essential part of human culture and therefore aspire to engage with the diversity of musical meanings and practices globally and locally; our student and faculty scholarship enrich understandings of music as sound, text and activity. We engage with local, regional, national, and international communities through teaching, performance, publications, lectures, conferences, symposia, festivals, and other educational and cultural programs.
Studies in music have been offered at UNCG since its opening in 1892. Courses for music majors who were looking to teach or perform were offered in solfeggio, ear training, and history of music. Beginning in 1912, the school started offering more musical theory class options which included: counterpoint analysis, melody writing, and elementary form. Today, the university offers areas of study in music education, performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, composition, and music theory.

Position Summary
The School of Music at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting to start August 1, 2026. We seek an artist/teacher with experience working with students from diverse musical, social, and cultural backgrounds. The ideal candidate is a highly accomplished and versatile musician-teacher dedicated to excellence for all students. They will be a skilled and experienced teacher of undergraduate and graduate students and will fulfill duties and responsibilities commensurate with academic positions at a leading institution. The successful candidate will conduct choral ensembles, teach undergraduate and graduate conducting, and choral literature. The successful candidate may also teach other related courses offered in the areas of conducting, voice, and/or choral music education. As a member of the School of Music faculty, the Visiting Assistant Professor of Choral Conducting will contribute to ongoing equity and inclusion initiatives in the school.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in music or related field.
Significant conducting experience at the collegiate and/or professional level.
Experience teaching conducting at the collegiate level.
Demonstrated experience teaching a diverse student body.
 

Preferred Qualifications
Doctoral degree in music or equivalent professional experience.
Demonstrated experience teaching conducting or other coursework at the graduate level.
Emerging National Reputation.
Demonstrated ability to teach other coursework (such choral literature, voice, music education, etc.) depending on the candidate’s expertise and the needs of the department.
Demonstrated experience in mentoring a diverse population of students.

Tenure Status
Not on Track

Special Instructions to Applicants
Upload or provide links to video recordings of choral ensemble conducting.
Recordings should be front-facing and recorded within the last 12 months.
15 – 20 minutes of continuous rehearsal
10 – 15 minutes of performance(s)