Klarinet Archive - Posting 000154.txt from 1993/11

From: Gene Griswold <E7M7GRI@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Faculty Position
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1993 13:59:19 -0500

NOTICE OF FACULTY POSITION

CHAIRPERSON, DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, tenured position as Associate or Professor
of music. Contingent upon state funding.

DUTIES: The chairperson is the chief academic and administrative officer of
the Department of Music and reports to the Dean of The College of Fine Arts
and Communication. The chairperson is responsible for the overall planning
and coordination of the academic program including departmental governance,
instruction, curricula, advising, faculty recruitment/assignments, and fiscal
management. The chairperson acts as an advocate for the faculty, students and
administration in fulfilling the mission of the department and university.

APPOINTMENT: Salary and rank dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Academic year appointment starting July 12, 1994. The position as chairperson
is a 10-month appointment for a three-year term subject to review and
evaluation by the faculty and dean. An additional summer contract as
chairperson is available.

QUALIFICATIONS: Completed doctorate. Substantial and successful experience as
an administrator in a music unit in higher education. Evidence of strong
leadership skills and a commitment to the shared governance model of
administration. An understanding of the role of a large music department with
traditional undergraduate and graduate degrees in music and music education.
Distinguished in at least one field of music specialization, with a record of
excellence in teaching and research, or scholarly and creative activity in an
area of music or music education commensurate to the rank of Associate or
Professor of music.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Towson State University is a large, public-supported,
comprehensive, metropolitan university located in a suburb north of Baltimore.
The Department of Music enrolls approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate
majors served by 65 full- and part-time faculty. The department offers
degrees in performance, music education, theory and composition, literature,
and jazz/commercial music. The department is an accredited member of the
National Association of Schools of Music.

APPLICATION: A completed application should include:
A letter of application.
A resume.
Three (3) CURRENT letters of recommendation.
A list of five (5) other references.
A statement of philosophy addressing leadership, administration, and
management of a music department in higher education.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 14, 1994.

ADDRESS APPLICATIONS TO:
Dale Rauschenberg, Chairperson
Search Committee
Department of Music
Towson State University
Towson, MD 21204

MINORITIES AND WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.