Position Type:FacultyScheduled Weekly Hours:40Requested Start Date for this Position:08/01/2025 - 9 months to goCampus Location:Northwest Denver CampusFull-time or Part-time:Full timeJob Summary:The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Regis College, within Regis University, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Choral Activities to start in August 2025. The department is seeking a Choral Conductor who is a dedicated music educator to teach undergraduate choir, other courses in the Music Program, courses in the college liberal arts core, and to recruit for the Music Program. Applicants who demonstrate a strong commitment to recruiting and retention, music education, and supporting diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply.Working at Regis University As Regis employees, we embrace our Jesuit Catholic values of respect, inclusion and equity, and welcome employees, faculty and students from all faiths and cultures. Together, we perform our duties in alignment with the mission of the University and seek dedicated individuals to contribute to and strengthen that mission and our service to students.Take a moment to consider our Total Rewards package: - A generous tuition benefit for employees, spouses, and dependents- Paid Mission leave to give employees time to volunteer in the community- Options for flexible work- Additional time off each year when the University closes for Winter Break- Medical, dental, and vision insurance Special Instructions to Applicants:Please submit a resume, cover letter and list of references with your application. Current employees, please submit an application by logging into Workday. Click on the Career Worklet and access the internal site. Applications will be accepted until October 31st, 2024Major Duties and Responsibilities:
About Regis University and the Fine & Performing Arts Department: We welcome candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious perspectives to their teaching and scholarship. Our department operates within Regis College which serves a diverse student population. As of fall 2020, 37.4% of our total student body identified as non-white and within that population 23.5% identify as Hispanic/Latino/a/x. Our fall 2020 First-Year class consisted of 55% of students who identified as non-white and 38.75% students who identified as Hispanic/Latino/a/x. We seek applicants eager to work with our increasingly diverse population.As a Jesuit Catholic University, we are open to hiring candidates of all faith backgrounds. In addition, we encourage applicants who identify as non-religious and find secular avenues to uphold Jesuit values. Though many of our faculty do identify as Catholic, a significant number of our current faculty body identify with other religious faiths, and many faculty members identify as non-religious. We are also supportive of our LGBTQ+ faculty members.Regis College is a small, teaching-focused, liberal arts college housed within Regis University. We are located in North Denver just minutes from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts downtown. Our undergraduate student population has roughly 1750 students. Class sizes range from 15-25 students with our choirs ranging from 12-30 singers. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts includes the Music Program and the Visual Art Program and offers undergraduate Bachelor of Arts majors and minors in Music, Music Performance, Music History and Literature, Visual Arts, and Art History. Music and Art majors are also able to earn a K12 teaching license in Music and Art along with their Bachelor of Arts degrees. Interdisciplinary collaboration is strongly valued in our department. The majority of students we serve as a department are non-majors taking music (performance and scholarly) and art courses. Therefore, applicants must be excited to work with a variety of knowledge sets and ability levels. Our Assistant Professor of Choral Activities will have a great deal of autonomy in shaping the Choral, Voice, and Music Education areas of study. The search is open to all specializations within Choral Studies, but we would particularly welcome a candidate with a dual background in Choral Studies and Music Education, with experience in music student recruiting from both within and outside the university. This position will suit a choral conductor who identifies as an educator excited to create a choral community for the liberal arts student.
Position Responsibilities: This position will involve teaching a full load of undergraduate courses each semester. The teaching load is typically 3 fall-semester courses and 3 spring-semester courses. Summer courses are available to teach for extra compensation but are not required. Service-related responsibilities include attending program/department meetings, recruiting students into the Music Program from area high schools, overseeing the voice area of our program, advising music majors for both coursework and recital planning, and providing service to the university. While Regis values research and a record of sustained scholarship is required for tenure, a commitment to inclusive teaching is essential; the candidate must demonstrate the skills to work effectively with racially, socioeconomically, and religiously diverse student populations. Experience or interest in supporting student scholarship, collaborative research and performance would also be welcome.
Potential Courses: - FAM 402 Concert Choir (auditioned choir)
- FAM 202 University Singers
- RCC 200 First-Year Writing Course
- FAC 2XX Music Survey, historical/cultural focused (ex. Exploring Music, American Music History, or a course in the candidate's area of expertise)
- FAM/FAMT 2XX and 3XX Foundations of Music, Basic Musicianship, Music Theory, or Aural Skills
- RCC 4XX Integrative Core Course (interdisciplinary courses in Music in the categories of Diversity, Environment, Justice, or Meaning)
Required Qualifications: - Doctoral Degree in Choral Studies or related terminal degree with Choral Emphasis completed by August 1, 2025
- College teaching experience, including as a graduate student instructor
- Active engagement with scholarly choral research and/or performance
- Evidence of an engaged understanding of foundational vocal pedagogy, and the choral literature from a diversity of cultures and times in history
Desired Qualifications:- Demonstrated experience in college-level music program recruiting
- Evidence of engagement in Music Education (K-12)
- Background in, or dedication to, mentoring and teaching students from diverse demographics or backgrounds
Required Application Materials: For full consideration, submit the following to ruworks.regis.edu by October 31st, 2024:
- Letter of Application (cover letter) summarizing your interest and qualifications
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching Philosophy, which includes a discussion of how you can contribute in tangible ways to Regis University's commitment to cultivating an inclusive and diverse community and culture in the classroom
- Contact Information for three references
- Links to any relevant conducting, teaching, and/or performance videos of your work
Applications submitted by October 31st will receive full consideration. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Loretta Notareschi, Professor and Chair of the Regis University Music Program at ...@regis.edu.Why work at Regis?Benefits Guide - Fiscal year 24-25 orPay Rate:$58,000 / annually