The Music Department of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John s University invites applications for a full-time, three-year term appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music to begin in August 2023. The College of Saint Benedict (CSB), a liberal arts college for women, and Saint John s University (SJU), a liberal arts college for men, are located in the central lakes area of Minnesota, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of pristine forests, prairies, and lakes. The campuses are minutes away from St. Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some CSB and SJU faculty and staff choose to reside locally, while others commute from the Twin Cities. Both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities offer a wide range of fine arts, cultural, dining, recreational, and sporting opportunities. CSB and SJU are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition enlivened by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The schools are dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and religious experience at CSB and SJU. We welcome faculty passionate about their disciplines and providing transformative education to our students. With a total enrollment of approximately 3200 students, faculty members develop relationships with students in small classroom settings and have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects, experiential learning experiences, and study abroad programs. Recent initiatives to create a dynamic general education curriculum and to develop plans for a new teaching and learning center demonstrate strong institutional support for faculty development. CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program. CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program. Responsibilities Primary responsibilities include conducting the CSB+SJU String Orchestra, teaching applied violin and viola or cello and double bass, and teaching string methods as part of the instrumental music education sequence. In addition, the successful candidate will have the possibility of collaborating with the Amadeus Chamber Symphony, an orchestra based in central Minnesota, whose membership includes CSB+SJU alumni/ae, faculty, and other professional musicians. Other instructional responsibilities will be based on the successful candidate s qualifications and the needs of the department. These may include courses within the music curriculum or courses designed to fulfill requirements in the Integrations Curriculum, the CSB+SJU general education curriculum. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in scholarship or creative activity, be active in service, advise students, and collaborate with current faculty to build a program that is just, equitable, and responsive to the needs of the 21st-century student. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the Music Department includes 7 full-time faculty and 25 part-time faculty, offers degrees in music and music education (instrumental and vocal), with over 500 students campus-wide participating in music.The Music Department of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John s University invites applications for a full-time, three-year term appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of Music to begin in August 2023. The College of Saint Benedict (CSB), a liberal arts college for women, and Saint John s University (SJU), a liberal arts college for men, are located in the central lakes area of Minnesota, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of pristine forests, prairies, and lakes. The campuses are minutes away from St. Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some CSB and SJU faculty and staff choose to reside locally, while others commute from the Twin Cities. Both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities offer a wide range of fine arts, cultural, dining, recreational, and sporting opportunities. CSB and SJU are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition enlivened by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The schools are dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and religious experience at CSB and SJU. We welcome faculty passionate about their disciplines and providing transformative education to our students. With a total enrollment of approximately 3200 students, faculty members develop relationships with students in small classroom settings and have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects, experiential learning experiences, and study abroad programs. Recent initiatives to create a dynamic general education curriculum and to develop plans for a new teaching and learning center demonstrate strong institutional support for faculty development. CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program. CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program. Responsibilities Primary responsibilities include conducting the CSB+SJU String Orchestra, teaching applied violin and viola or cello and double bass, and teaching string methods as part of the instrumental music education sequence. In addition, the successful candidate will have the possibility of collaborating with the Amadeus Chamber Symphony, an orchestra based in central Minnesota, whose membership includes CSB+SJU alumni/ae, faculty, and other professional musicians. Other instructional responsibilities will be based on the successful candidate s qualifications and the needs of the department. These may include courses within the music curriculum or courses designed to fulfill requirements in the Integrations Curriculum, the CSB+SJU general education curriculum. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in scholarship or creative activity, be active in service, advise students, and collaborate with current faculty to build a program that is just, equitable, and responsive to the needs of the 21st-century student. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the Music Department includes 7 full-time faculty and 25 part-time faculty, offers degrees in music and music education (instrumental and vocal), with over 500 students campus-wide participating in music.
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