Job Description / Duties

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, twelve-month, administrative faculty position as a tenured Professor and Director of Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music in the School of Music that begins July 2024.

The Director will foster an inclusive, innovative, entrepreneurial, and collaborative environment that attracts, engages, and retains faculty, staff, and students of distinction.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Providing program oversight and advancement
• Supporting a transparent, shared-governance environment
• Managing and allocating resources and budgets
• Strategically and creatively leading the School into distinction within an R2 University
• Managing and developing faculty and staff
• Teaching (one course per year)
• Recruitment
• Fundraising and working with external advisory boards
• Community engagement and outreach
• Leading the School's marketing and alumni relations
• Overseeing student development
• Effective communication
• Overseeing program accreditation and assessment

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

Required Qualifications Include
• A terminal degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Music or related discipline with an academic background and appropriate credentials to be a tenured Professor in the School of Music in the College of the Arts at KSU is required.
• An established body of peer-reviewed scholarship and/or creative activity at national and/or international levels
• A record of excellence in teaching, service, and external peer-reviewed scholarship and/or creative activity as appropriate to the rank of Professor.
• Qualified candidates will demonstrate a distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, creative activity, and service; proven communication and administrative skills; experience with and aptitude for fundraising, long-range planning, program advocacy, and budget management.
• 3+ years of academic program management/leadership; a record of innovative leadership, integrity, intellectual curiosity, compassion, and the ability to inspire others.

For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://hr.kennesaw.edu/careers.php. Search for Job ID 265417.

Contact Information

For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://hr.kennesaw.edu/careers.php. Search for Job ID 265417.

Employer Profile

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level.

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.