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School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, York University

The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) invites applications for the position of Associate Dean, Academic (ADA). This position will be a professorial-stream appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure, to commence 1 July 2020. The appointment of Associate Dean, Academic is for a three (3) year term and is renewable upon mutual agreement. The ADA oversees curriculum development and undergraduate education within AMPD. As a key priority, the ADA will also lead the development of innovative, interdisciplinary programs focused on the intersection among the arts and culturally responsive technologies. These new programs will engage students in emerging areas of artistic creation and research within a unique learning environment focused on socially responsive technologies, experiential education, collaboration with emerging creative industries, and community- engaged arts practice. The successful candidate will be affiliated with the Department that best suits their research and teaching interests.

Tenure-Track Position, Composition, School of Music

Brandon University is a national leader in providing high quality education to over 3,000 full- and part-time students in arts, sciences, education, music, and health studies.  Based in southwestern Manitoba, Brandon University also offers pre-professional and Masters programs, as well as innovative and award-winning outreach programs in a personalized learning environment.  The School of Music is one of Canada’s foremost institutions for musical instruction.  With a world-class faculty dedicated to the individualized training of its students and the highest levels of artistic excellence, the School of Music maintains a faculty/student ratio of 7:1 to ensure the highest quality and standards of musical education possible.

Brandon University’s School of Music invites applications for a tenure-track position in Composition (subject to budgetary approval).  The successful candidate will teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in composition, and other courses depending on the successful candidate’s areas of expertise and interest as well as the needs of the School of Music.  In addition, the successful candidate will have deep knowledge of and engagement with Indigenous musical practices, and a keen interest in engaging Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and community members through musical, artistic, and pedagogical endeavours.  Also, the successful candidate will provide leadership in curriculum and program development, maintain an active research/creative profile, and contribute collegially to the academic life of the institution and their field.

The Department of Music Education, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western University, invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Coordinator of Choral Activities) appointment, effective August 1, 2020. This will be a full-time, probationary (tenure-track) appointment.  

An earned doctorate is preferred with either a PhD in Music Education or a DMA in Conducting. Evidence of at least three years of successful teaching and conducting at the secondary or post-secondary levels, a strong record of performance as a choral conductor with research and/or creative activities in either Choral Conducting or Music Education are highly desirable. The successful candidate will lead one or more choral ensemble, and teach undergraduate and graduate classes in music education, choral methods, and/or conducting. Administrative expectations will include collaboratively organizing choral program ensemble activities and coordinating events, as well as engaging in auditions and recruitment activities. In addition to the Bachelor of Music with Honors in Music Education degree, the Faculty of Music offers the Master of Music in Music Education, Master of Music in Literature and Performance (with an emphasis in choral conducting), a PhD in Music (with an emphasis in music education) and a Doctoral of Musical Arts (DMA).

The Don Wright Faculty of Music, with approximately 450 undergraduate and 150 graduate students, is one of the largest music schools in Canada and supports a wide range of studies in music education, composition, performance, history and theory. The Department of Music Education enjoys a strong national and international reputation for excellence and houses one of the largest, most comprehensive and well-balanced programs of its type in the country.  For further information about the Don Wright Faculty of Music and the Department of Music Education, please visit our website at http://www.music.uwo.ca/ .