Assistant Professor of Violin or Viola and Director of Chamber Music Activities

Job Description Summary

Organization's Summary Statement: SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The University of Maryland School of Music is a comprehensive arts institution housed in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art complex with six performance venues, classrooms, and the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. The School of Music offers B.A., B.M., M.A., M.M., Ph.D., and D.M.A degrees. Located within minutes of the Nation’s Capital, the University is linked by mass transit to the homes of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the major military service bands. Celebrated performance venues include the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museums, the National Gallery, and the Corcoran and Kreeger Museums. World-class research facilities near the campus include the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (which also houses Smithsonian Folkways Records), the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the National Archives and the National Archives II. We assert and celebrate the value of the arts to the mission of the university.

Links: music.umd.edu; theclarice.umd.edu; arts.umd.edu; https://music.umd.edu/ensembles/chamber-music

Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

An advanced degree in music and/or commensurate professional experience is required.


Physical Demands:

The position requires the ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods while teaching, rehearsing, performing, and attending meetings. The position may require lifting, carrying, and transporting instrument(s), teaching materials, and equipment weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.

Preferences:

Demonstrated experience in studio teaching and chamber music coaching is preferred. Demonstrated experience in directing an educational chamber music program is preferred. Special consideration will be given to candidates who have or have had a significant career in string quartet performance.

Additional Job Details

Position Summary:

The University of Maryland (UMD) School of Music invites applications for the full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Violin or Viola and Director of Chamber Music Activities. The successful candidate is an acclaimed violinist or violist who will provide studio instruction to undergraduate and graduate violinists or violists; mentor and advise graduate students; and recruit outstanding violin students or viola students both graduate and undergraduate.

In addition, the successful candidate will serve as Director of Chamber Music Activities, leading a renowned and well-established chamber music program. In this position, they will oversee all student chamber music activities in collaboration with designated chamber music coordinators in the areas of woodwinds, brass, and piano; recruit or form outstanding quartets for the Graduate Fellowship Quartet Program; mentor and coach the Graduate Fellowship String Quartet; coach other student chamber groups; group students into compatible string ensembles and ensembles that include strings; oversee assignment of string faculty coaches; assign chamber music repertoire that is pedagogically appropriate and expansively sourced from the canon and beyond; oversee activities of the Chamber Music Graduate Assistant; direct chamber music classes and recitals; coordinate guest artist events; and coordinate partnerships with other institutions.

Chamber music is at the core of the School of Music curriculum and for thirty years has been a national model for success. Our faculty represents some of the best names in the chamber music field and fosters student artistry in the uniquely collaborative environment of the small ensemble. We actively mentor more than 20 brass, percussion, piano, string, woodwind, and mixed chamber ensembles each semester.  

The successful candidate will be a full member of the String Division, and must be willing and available to meet these responsibilities on campus on a regular and ongoing basis. The successful candidate will maintain an active and visible professional profile as well as perform on campus and in collaboration with faculty colleagues; build professional relationships with local, regional, and national artistic institutions; actively recruit students; cultivate an inclusive, welcoming, and healthy learning environment for students, faculty, and staff; and actively participate in service activities in support of the School of Music, the College of Arts and Humanities and the University.

Required Application Materials:

Candidates should include

• a cover letter addressing how your skills and experience align with the role,
• a CV,
• links to at least three samples of varied solo and chamber music performances (include audio and a minimum of 45 minutes of video),
• names and email addresses of 3 References.

Candidates may be asked to send additional materials at a later date.

Best Consideration Date: January 15, 2027

Posting Close Date: NA

Open Until Filled: Yes

Financial Disclosure Required

No

Department

ARHU-School of Music

Worker Sub-Type

Faculty Regular

Salary Range

$90,000 - $95,000

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Employment Eligibility

The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization.  Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement

The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

Title IX Non-Discrimination Notice

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