Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The University of Maryland School of Music invites applications for the position of Associate or Full Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation. The successful candidate will be an innovative, dynamic and dedicated musician, educator and leader who can develop the University of Maryland’s existing program in Jazz Studies and work collaboratively to integrate contemporary improvisational thinking and performance throughout the School of Music. Preference will be given to candidates whose areas of performance, composition or arranging complement those of the existing faculty and who have an established national reputation in jazz and improvisational music.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively to manage the program’s annual budget, curriculum and teaching assignments. Classroom responsibilities may include applied lessons, large ensemble direction, small group coaching (including coaching of the new Graduate Jazz Fellowship Ensemble), and the teaching of courses in other areas of interest (improvisation, music business, jazz history, jazz theory, arranging and other areas as appropriate). The successful candidate will maintain an active and visible professional profile; expand on a record of success in recruiting excellent and diverse undergraduate and graduate students; mentor graduate students; build professional relationships with regional and national jazz institutions; cultivate a healthy learning environment for faculty, staff and students; and take part in a culture of service to the School of Music, College of Arts and Humanities and University.

Evidence of excellence in performance, teaching and advising. Demonstrated commitment to and expertise in the interaction between improvisational thinking and musical traditions beyond the jazz canon.

Preference will be given to candidates whose areas of performance, composition or arranging complement those of the existing faculty and who have an established national reputation in jazz and improvisational 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 Washington National Opera, Opera Baltimore, Annapolis Opera, the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Also nearby are the 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. The School of Music is strongly committed to access, diversity, equity and inclusion as a means of achieving and sustaining excellence. Links: music.umd.edu; theclarice.umd.edu; arts.umd.edu.

STATEMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIVERSITY: We seek candidates whose creative work, teaching and service have prepared them to contribute to diversity and inclusion. Applicants are asked to summarize their leadership efforts and past or potential contributions to diversity. Contributions might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research or service towards building an equitable and diverse artistic and academic environment, and/or increasing access for or participation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups. Applicants are also invited to explain how their work will contribute to the University of Maryland’s Arts for All initiative.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.