Assistant Professor of Violin

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, New Brunswick

Dec 19, 2024

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Assistant Professor of Violin
Department	MGSA - Music
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Violin. We seek an accomplished, dedicated, and inspiring artist/teacher to join our string faculty and continue building a robust and vibrant undergraduate violin program within the diverse environment of a large public research university. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated record of professional activity that includes and transcends the traditional canon. We are searching for an innovative role model with a strong pedagogical background and a demonstrated commitment to inclusive artistic excellence. The duties for the position include: * Teaching violin majors in performance and music education concentrations. * Recruit and retain a robust undergraduate violin studio. * Coach chamber music ensembles. * Design and develop curricula and/or programs that incorporate diverse repertoire and performing experiences within and beyond the traditional canon. * Maintain an active artistic profile, nationally/internationally. * Collaborate with faculty and students within the Department of Music, as well as with other departments and organizations both on and off-campus; facilitate interdisciplinary projects and performances. * Engage in service activities within the Department of Music, the School, the University, and the local musical community. Participate in committees, student advising, and other departmental responsibilities.
Position Status	Full Time
Posting Number	24FA0995
Posting Open Date	10/03/2024
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Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	* A master's degree or equivalent professional experience. * A significant record of ongoing professional experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and/or orchestral musician. * Demonstrated excellence in performing and teaching musical genres within and beyond the traditional canon * Commitment to teaching at the college/university level and attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding students. * Commitment to promoting, programming, and teaching works by composers from underrepresented groups. * Commitment to working with students from diverse and under-represented communities. * Ability to work collaboratively in a multifaceted academic environment, including collaborations in the Department of Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts, and the wider university. Preferred Qualifications * Record of commissioning/premiering/recording new works for violin * Experience with string pedagogy
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Overview	Housed in one of the leading public research universities on the East Coast, the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts includes approximately 450 students and 100 total faculty, offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees ( DMA and PhD) as well as an artist diploma across a comprehensive range of areas in performance, composition, conducting, jazz studies, music education, music theory, and musicology. Students perform, teach, refine their skills, and forge new paths in the arts through their scholastic and creative endeavors, engaging with faculty who are among the world's leaders in their respective fields, including several who are drawn from the nearby New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra. Students benefit from proximity to these two cultural hubs, with ensembles regularly performing in such venues as the Blue Note Jazz Club, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. Mason Gross School of the Arts, a vibrant community of artists and scholars with academic programs in music, theater, dance, filmmaking, and art & design, is committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its 1200 students reflect the diversity of New Jersey, the fourth most diverse state in the nation. In addition to its professional arts training programs, Mason Gross provides the larger community an opportunity to embrace the creative arts through its divisions of Rutgers Arts Online and Rutgers Community Arts. The school is housed within Rutgers-New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 44,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers is less than an hour by train or car to New York City and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore and just over an hour to Philadelphia. Additional information is available at the school website: https://www.masongross.rutgers.edu
Statement	Mason Gross School of the Arts is deeply committed to the pursuit of equity, diversity, inclusion, and access and especially encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and other individuals who belong to groups that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized within higher education and the arts. Also see the Rutgers Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

Posting Details

Special Instructions to Applicants	This position is a full-time, ten-month academic appointment with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. For questions, email Lisa Passalacqua at lpassa@mgsa.rutgers.edu. Applications will not be accepted via email. Interested candidates should provide: * a cover letter detailing qualifications based on the above job description, including professional accomplishments, teaching, and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. * curriculum vitae * video and/or audio samples displaying a range of performance styles * list of three professional and/or academic references with contact information * Additional materials will be requested at a later date.
Quick Link to Posting	https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/237056
Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University - New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
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