Job Summary:The Mead Witter School of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Cello. Preference will be given to candidates with successful teaching and recruitment experience in cello at the advanced level, a record of professional performing experience at the national/international level, clear potential for future success in performance, and evidence of significant creative/research activities. We seek a colleague who will join a nationally renowned faculty and contribute to our program through teaching courses that develop and support a wide range of musical endeavors.
We encourage applications from dedicated individuals whose teaching reflects a commitment to accessibility and diversity of methodology and representation in the classroom, in the studio, and in the concert hall. We are looking for a colleague whose creative research and teaching contributes substantially and boldly to one or more of our School of Music strategic priorities: Modern Transformation, New Musics, Music Education, and Maintaining and Enhancing our Core Strengths.
The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.
Responsibilities:
- Recruit and teach a studio of 16-17 diverse undergraduate and graduate cello students, the typical teaching load for applied faculty in the School of Music. Additional courses may be assigned in lieu of studio instruction depending on the candidate’s expertise and School’s needs.
- Conduct a weekly studio class
- Mentor students and serve on graduate committees
- 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, and contribute to shared governance, within the String Area, the School, College of Letters and Science, and University
- Contribute vigorously to the School’s educational, research, and engagement missions. Preferred candidates will demonstrate instinct and skill for the fostering of relationships with the wider musical community.
- As a member of the College of L&S, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to equity among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
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Education:Required
Master’s Degree in music.
Qualifications:The successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.
- Evidence of an emerging or established national/international performing career in Cello
- Ability to enhance the School’s educational mission and overall commitment to teaching and research
- Evidence of successful teaching at an advanced level
Work Type:Full Time: 100%
It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:Ongoing/Renewable
Anticipated Begin Date:AUGUST 18, 2025
Salary:Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)
Additional Information:With 33 faculty, 26 full- and part-time instructional staff, and 24 administrative and technical staff, the Mead Witter School of Music is a comprehensive, leading school of music serving approximately 360 undergraduate majors and graduate students in BA, BS, BM, MM, MA, DMA, and PhD degree programs. We offer a full complement of degrees in music performance, composition, jazz studies, and music education. Many of our undergraduates are double majors in music and another discipline. For further details, please visit music.wisc.edu.
Our community is committed to pursuing musical and scholarly excellence and to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collegial environment. The School of Music is located in the Humanities Building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with performance and rehearsal facilities in historic Music Hall and the recently opened state-of-the-art Hamel Music Center.
The College of Letters & Science is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all of us, students, staff, and faculty can thrive. Our is a community in which we all are welcome. Most importantly, we strive to build a community in which all of us feel a great sense of belonging. There is no excellence without diversity in all its forms; diverse teams are more creative and successful than homogeneous ones. We are better when we are diverse and when we acknowledge, celebrate, and honor our diversity. In acknowledging and honoring our diversity, we also assume a responsibility to support and stand up for each other.
How to Apply:Apply online at “Jobs at UW” (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 305687. Please click on the “Apply Now” button to start the application process. Applications must be submitted by October 14, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain posted until the position is filled.
To apply, please upload a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Additional materials may be requested from candidates at a later date. References will be requested only of those selected as a finalist. Please do not send any additional materials beyond the letter and CV at this time.
Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant’s dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials should showcase the applicant’s ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans, reflection, and related documentation. This portion of application materials must be created by the applicant and may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others.
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Contact:Wendy Johnson
wsjohnso@wisc.edu
608-263-4018
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Official Title:Assistant Professor(FA040)
Department(s):A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/MEADWITTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Employment Class:Faculty
Job Number:305687-FA
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