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Tenurable position, rank: Assistant or Associate Professor, supporting the performance, the research, scholarly and artistic work (RSAW), and the teaching activities of an accomplished performer, educator, and scholar in Strings (vln, vla, vce, or cb). Position commences July 1, 2018.
The mandate of the David L. Kaplan Chair in Music is to develop and to maintain a strong string program that attracts undergraduate and graduate students to the Department of Music. The Kaplan Chair is expected to contribute to the Department of Musics commitments to: innovative teaching; RSAW; community outreach; and internationalization, which includes cultivating relationships with partner organizations in other countries (with a focus on China).
Qualifications: doctorate (preferred), but consideration will be given to those possessing a master of music degree plus extensive performance experience; a developed or an emerging international performance profile; substantial repertoire knowledge and interests; and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in studio teaching, ideally at a post-secondary level. The successful candidate will engage in studio performance instruction, as well as teaching and advising at the undergraduate and the graduate levels, and administrative functions commensurate with rank and type of appointment. Continuation of an active performance RSAW profile is essential. Additional dutiesaligning with departmental needs and the successful candidates area(s) of expertiseis likely to include some combination of: stewardship of the University of Saskatchewans collection of Amati string instruments; chamber music coaching; ensemble leadership; classroom methods courses; novel instructional delivery; liaison work with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, and with the string community of the province of Saskatchewan, and beyond. The ability to secure external funding.
Academic Discipline
- Fine and applied arts
Type of Publishing Experience
- Position or discussion paper
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Supervise graduate students
- Manage departmental operations
Specific Skills
- Advise on research matters
- Teach one or more university subjects
- Serve on faculty committees dealing with research, budgets, curriculum planning and requirements and staffing
- Prepare, administer and grade assigned work
- Prepare special lectures and presentations for conferences and consultations
- Direct research programs of graduate students
- Conduct research in field of specialization
- Conduct seminars and discussion groups
Type of Research Experience
- Historical
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