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The Department of Music at the University of Prince Edward Island invites applications for an eight-month term position (25 August 2019 to 25 April 2020) in Applied Brass. We are seeking a dynamic performer and pedagogue to invigorate our brass studio and to offer leadership to the PEI musical community. Duties include the instruction of courses in applied brass, brass pedagogy, and instrumental conducting, plus assistance with the department’s recruitment and outreach activities. Additional teaching duties based on the strengths of the successful candidate are normally assigned, so the ability to teach in other areas of our music curriculum would be a strong asset. The successful applicant will hold a doctoral degree in brass (or be close to completion) and demonstrate both solid performance experience and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

The Department of Music at the University of Prince Edward Island invites applications for an eight-month term position (25 August 2019 to 25 April 2020) in Applied Piano. We are seeking a dynamic performer and pedagogue to invigorate our piano studio, perform as a soloist and collaborative musician, and offer leadership to the PEI musical community. Duties include the instruction of courses in applied piano, collaborative piano, and piano pedagogy, plus assistance with the department’s recruitment and outreach activities. Additional teaching duties based on the strengths of the successful candidate are normally assigned, so the ability to teach in other areas of our music curriculum would be a strong asset. The individual would be expected to maintain a high level of solo and collaborative performance, both at UPEI and beyond. The successful applicant will hold a doctoral degree in piano (or be close to completion) with experience in both solo and collaborative performance, and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.

MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND SCHOOL of MUSIC

The School of Music at Memorial University of Newfoundland seeks to fill a half-time, tenure-track position in Jazz Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective September 1, 2019.  We seek a jazz artist with a national or international profile. Teaching duties will include instruction in: jazz ensemble, small ensemble coaching, improvisation, jazz theory & arranging, jazz & popular music studies. Other teaching duties, commensurate with the successful applicant’s experience, may be required. This position is subject to budgetary approval.

Memorial University is home to Atlantic Canada’s largest and most comprehensive school of music. At the undergraduate level the School offers Bachelor of Music programs in performance, musicologies, composition and music education to 150 students. At the graduate level, the School offers M.Mus. programs (conducting, performance, performance/pedagogy) and M.A./Ph.D. programs in ethnomusicology to more than 50 students from across the globe. The School’s faculty of 25 performers, composers, and scholars enjoy international reputations in their fields and are active partners across the province’s vibrant musical, artistic, and cultural communities. For further information regarding the School of Music, please refer to our website,  www.mun.ca/music.