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Job Category:
Faculty
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Assistant Professor
Job Summary:
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music seeks an artist-teacher and invites applications for the full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Bassoon. The successful candidate will recruit, build, maintain, and lead a classical bassoon program; teach lessons to undergraduates and graduate students; mentor and advise MM and DMA bassoon students; conduct studio classes; and teach bassoon fundamentals courses for Music Education undergraduates. The successful candidate will serve as a performing member of the Wingra Quintet, the resident faculty woodwind quintet. Additionally, we expect our new colleague to contribute to the modern transformation and/or new musics priorities in our strategic plan, in the areas of research and teaching.
We anticipate the starting date of this position to be August 23, 2027.
To achieve tenure, the successful candidate will maintain an active and visible performance and teaching profile; build professional relationships with local, regional, and national artistic institutions; actively recruit and maintain a full studio of bassoon majors; cultivate a welcoming and healthy learning environment for students, faculty, and staff; and contribute to service activities in support of the woodwind area, the Mead Witter School of Music, the College of Letters & Science, and the University.
In the College of Letters & Science, we provide a liberal arts education that is both broad and deep through excellent, empathic teaching. We hire faculty who are interested in pursuing difficult questions, making new discoveries, and making an impact in their field. We reward creative teaching and classroom innovation, and we are committed to shared governance. Learn more about the L&S mission on our webpage: https://ls.wisc.edu/about/mission .
The successful candidate will also advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science, which values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students, and members of the broader community.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Recruit and teach a studio of 10-12 undergraduate and graduate bassoon majors
Conduct weekly studio classes
Mentor students and serve on graduate committees
May teach courses in chamber music, pedagogy and/or other areas of expertise
Serve as the bassoonist in the Wingra Wind Quintet, which performs both locally and nationally.
Demonstrate the School’s commitment to recognizing the gifts and needs of all students
Build relationships across campus and the broader community
Accomplish and maintain a record of creative scholarship appropriate to a tenure-track position
Carry out leadership and service, as well as contribute to shared governance, within the woodwind area, the MWSoM, the College of Letters & Science, and the University
Proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service as a faculty member in the College of Letters & Science.
Department:
College of Letters & Science, Mead Witter School of Music
Compensation:
Negotiable – 9 months / ongoing / renewable
Required Qualifications:
Evidence of an emerging or established national/international career in performing and teaching bassoon, with performances involving a broad range of repertoire
Evidence of successful teaching and coaching of students at undergraduate and graduate levels and working with a wide variety of repertoire
Ability to enhance the School’s educational mission and overall commitment to teaching and creative research
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