Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Instruction of courses in multi-genre performance and improvisation.
• Direct ensembles consisting of unique combinations of jazz majors and students from other areas of the Conservatory and College.
• Participation in auditions, examinations and meetings as scheduled;
• Participation in faculty performances, recordings, etc.
• Participation in recruitment efforts and activities.

Required qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellence as a teacher, lecturer, and ensemble director.
• Significant professional experience, as evidenced by performances, recordings, publications, articles, or other pertinent materials in musical styles such as jazz and adjacent styles and other musical settings that emphasize improvisation and non-notated music (i.e. various types of folk music from around the world).

• Master's Degree or commensurate experience.

Compensation:

Special instructions to applicant:

Quick link to posting: 16947

About Oberlin College

Oberlin College & Conservatory is a four-year, highly selective liberal arts college that combines a top-ranked college of arts and sciences with a world-renowned conservatory of music. Combined, the two divisions enroll approximately 2,900 students. Founded in 1833, Oberlin College & Conservatory was the first college in America to make interracial education and coeducation central to its mission-traditions that live today within a commitment to positive social engagement. Located 35 miles southwest of Cleveland, OH, Oberlin College & Conservatory has earned a reputation of excellence based on the quality of its richly diverse student body, outstanding faculty, excellent facilities, and academic and technological resources. Learn more at http://new.oberlin.edu/about

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