Job Description / Duties

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in music education and choral music, conduct choral ensembles, and teach courses in other areas according to the candidate's qualifications and as assigned by the department chair. Supervise student teachers, advise upper-level students in Choral Music Education, and guide graduate research projects. Establish and maintain effective undergraduate and graduate recruitment activities throughout the state, region, and nation. Develop and maintain positive, collaborative relations with area music educators, serving as a resource to support and enhance choral music education in our local and state-wide choral communities. Develop and maintain a strong research presence in the music education field. Demonstrate a commitment to university service.

Appointment Begins: August 11, 2025

Qualifications / Required Skills

Minimum Qualifications:
(1) Doctorate in music, music education, education or a related field with all requirements completed by August 2025. (2) Three years elementary, middle, or high school choral music teaching experience. (3) Two years of college teaching experience at the graduate assistant level or above.

Preferred Qualifications: High-level expertise (teaching ability, musicianship, and scholarship) in choral music education with demonstrated student successes in public school (or comparable) choral music teaching context(s). Demonstrated excellence (as shown by audio or visual recordings and/or the CV) in conducting secondary and/or college-level choral ensembles. Creative specializations in two or more of the following areas (as demonstrated in the CV and/or Teaching Statement): conducting, choral music pedagogy, assessment, diversity, psychology, inclusive and expansive pedagogies in choral/vocal music, technology, vernacular music, mariachi, creativity, quantitative and/or qualitative research, community music, and/or andragogy. Demonstrate fluency in effective vocal and choral pedagogical techniques, embody a musical, vocal, and artistic model, and use an inclusive, expansive, and relevant approach to repertoire selection. A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and student success as well as working with broadly diverse communities. A background teaching asynchronous online courses. Five or more years of public school (or comparable private/community) teaching. Emerging or established national research profile in peer-reviewed conferences and/or publications.

Applications: All materials for applications must be submitted electronically including video and audio recording links. To apply, please visit https://unmjobs.unm.edu/ and search for Posting Number: 31152

Applications must include: (1) a signed letter of application that addresses listed qualifications; cover letter (2) a detailed curriculum vita, including a list of courses or subject areas previously taught or within the candidate's ability to teach; (3) names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of 3-5 professional references; (4) unofficial transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work; (5) teaching statement (750 words maximum) that includes how the candidate will mentor/advise underrepresented populations and what role they will play to enrich the campus culture valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion; (5) a 10-15 minute video of the candidate conducting a choral rehearsal within the last five years, (6) 1-3 college music education course syllabi, and (7) an academic writing sample.

Only completed applications will be considered. Applicants who are appointed to UNM continuing faculty positions are required to provide official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.

Interview: Interviewees will be invited to the University of New Mexico to interview and audition for the search committee and administration.

Deadline: For best consideration, please apply by 11/10/2024. The position will remain open until filled. Complete applications must include all materials as described in the first paragraph under Applications above.

Salary: This is a full-time probationary position leading to a tenure decision. Salary commensurate with experience. The annual salary is $68,000.

Contact Information

For further inquiries to the Music Education Search Committee, please contact: Renu Prinja, rprinja@unm.edu, 505-277-8923

Employer Profile

Located in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico and one of the fastest-growing in the Southwest, UNM is a Carnegie Very High Research University and a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. UNM is the largest and most comprehensive of the state's institutions of higher education. Founded in 1889, UNM serves a diverse student population of nearly 35,000 on five campuses (approximately 27,000 at its Albuquerque main campus). The Department of Music, one of six units in the College of Fine Arts, has 300 music majors and is accredited by NASM. Degrees offered include: the Bachelor of Music in performance, string pedagogy, theory and composition, and jazz studies; the Bachelor of Arts in Music; Bachelor of Music Education; and the Master of Music in performance, woodwinds, string pedagogy, musicology, theory and composition, conducting, collaborative piano, and music education. There are sixty-one full-time and part-time music faculty members.

The University of New Mexico is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator.
The Department of Music is committed to giving members of underrepresented groups serious consideration within the academic parameters of this position. The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class