"Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands and Wind Ensembl"

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Job Description

The Hartt School, a conservatory of Music, Dance, and Theatre at the University of Hartford, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands and Wind Ensembles beginning August 2026. The next Director of Bands and Wind Ensembles will provide a comprehensive, progressive vision and administrative leadership of Hartt’s wind, bands, and contemporary ensembles. In addition, the position includes teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in conducting and additional courses according to candidate’s strengths.

Responsibilities

1. Create a comprehensive, progressive vision for, and provide administrative leadership of, all activities associated with the Hartt Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and Hartt’s contemporary ensemble Foot in the Door.
2. Conduct, oversee, and handle all budgeting for the Hartt Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and Foot in the Door Ensemble.
3. Actively engage in student recruitment and retention as well as curriculum development and assessment.
4. Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in conducting and additional courses according to candidate’s strengths.
5. Adjudicate auditions and juries; advise students; attend faculty meetings; and serve on departmental, school, and university committees.
6. Remain active in creative/scholarly pursuits, developing/maintaining a national and international profile as a band, wind, and ensemble conductor and educator and seek peer reviews, as appropriate—all as expected for the successful pursuit of tenure and promotion.
7. Lead collaborative artistic initiatives within and beyond The Hartt School and cultivate and maintain professional relationships with band, wind, and ensemble musicians in schools and universities in the region.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
1. The terminal degree of PhD or DMA in Conducting at the time of appointment is required; however, a master’s degree in Conducting with significant experience with band, wind, and/or ensemble conducting at the national and/or international level will be considered.

2. Conducting/Teaching Experience:

For Assistant Professor: A documented minimum of three (3) years successful band, wind, and ensemble conducting/teaching experience in a college or university classroom, collegiate-level masterclass, and/or professional festival/young artist program setting. For Associate Professor: Tenured and holds the rank of Associate Professor at an accredited institution or has teaching and professional accomplishments commensurate with the associate professor rank. For Full Professor: Tenured and holds the rank of Full Professor at an accredited institution or has the teaching and professional accomplishments commensurate with the professor rank.

3. Demonstrated record of innovation and creativity in band, wind, and ensemble conducting/programing including a strong commitment to performing repertoire from underrepresented composers.

4. Demonstrated collaborative, organizational, and communication skills.

5. Proven history of administrative leadership of a band/wind program.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Professional activity associated with nationally and/or internationally recognized band and wind ensembles and organizations.
2. The commitment and ability to recruit new undergraduate and graduate conducting and instrumental students in collaboration with Hartt performance faculty and Hartt Admission.
3. Experience mentoring graduate conducting students including providing conducting time at the podium and playing new works.
4. Experience teaching band, wind, and ensemble conducting, conducting pedagogy, and/or special topics seminars in band, wind, and ensemble conducting.
5. Engagement and experience with community-oriented ensembles including, but not limited to, youth ensemble conducting, summer music festivals, and community ensembles.
6. A demonstrated commitment to scholarship and a vision for future creative work and/or commissioning, premiering, and/or recording new works for band and wind ensembles.

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence and Belonging:

1. Candidate shows evidence of fostering an inclusive, equitable, just, and caring community where the unique identities of each person are fully appreciated, respected, and celebrated.
2. Candidate demonstrates values that align with diverse intellectual perspectives.
3. Candidate is capable of cultivating a campus community of respect and belonging.

Statement of Inclusive Excellence

As an institution of higher learning, the University of Hartford strives to be more than merely a mirror of the larger society; it should foster learning and encourage the personal growth of students, faculty, and staff in an environment that promotes and celebrates diversity in all of its forms regardless of identifying factors including but not limited to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, physical and learning differences, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity.

Accordingly, our commitment is to:
· Foster an inclusive, equitable, just, and caring community where the unique identities of
each person are fully appreciated, respected, and celebrated
· Engage in civil discourse, that values diverse intellectual perspectives
· Cultivate a campus community reflective of the intersectionality of the larger society while
maintaining an environment of safety and respect where all members experience a sense of belonging
· Institutionally, stand against acts of hate, intimidation, discrimination, bigotry, violence, and
harassment of any kind
· Uphold the values of the institution, so that all our members are treated with dignity and
respect

Our commitment to Inclusive Excellence and Belonging is a strength that results in a vibrant and more engaged campus culture.

University Information

Students at the University of Hartford find success in a learning environment that both challenges and mentors them. Our academic mission is to engage students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in, and contribute to, a pluralistic, complex world. At the University of Hartford, we are committed to community. We are an academic community that values integrity, curiosity, creativity, excellence, responsibility, and accomplishment. Enriched by our engagement with, and understanding of, one another, we take pride in our shared traditions and experiences. We are dedicated to building a culture that respects all of its members and celebrates their contributions as we work together to strengthen our community. The full text of our academic mission, vision, and values can be seen at www.hartford.edu. Opportunities for faculty development and support can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/campus-leadership/office-provost/faculty-development/and a listing of Affinity Networks can be found at https://www.hartford.edu/about/inclusive-excellence/affinity-groups.aspx

College Information

The Hartt School offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in music, dance, and theatre. The Hartt School is a school of performing arts within a mid-size university setting. Hartt students benefit from a diverse array of master classes, artist residencies, internships, and partnerships with leading professional performing arts organizations that help them achieve mastery in their discipline, find personal fulfillment, and transition successfully from college to career. The Hartt School has a total enrollment of 400 undergraduate and 115 graduate students served by 43 full-time and 135 part-time faculty with a 12:1 faculty to student ratio.

Hartt’s Music Conducting program gives students the unique opportunity to gain conducting experience in a variety of genres including vocal, opera, musical theatre, and all aspects of instrumental conducting. The Music Conducting program offers a Master of Music in Choral Conducting, Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting, Master of Music in Instrumental Conducting, Graduate Professional Diploma in Orchestral Conducting, Artist Diploma in Orchestral Conducting, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting. For more information about Hartt Music Conducting, please visit: Music Conducting – University of Hartford. The University of Hartford is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

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