Position Details
Position Information
Working Title |
Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Pep Band |
Position Number |
7980 |
Posting Number |
F2128 |
Position Type |
Instructional Faculty - Full Time |
Position Status |
Full Time |
College/Division |
College of Visual and Performing Arts |
Department |
300023 - Band |
Pay Rate |
Commensurate with Experience |
Specify Range or Amount |
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Is this a JMU only position? |
No |
Is this a grant-funded position? |
No |
Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? |
No |
Position Summary Information
About James Madison University |
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship.
JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research. |
General Information |
The James Madison University School of Music is seeking applicants for an Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Pep Band. This position is a renewable term appointment at the rank of Lecturer to begin Fall 2023. We seek an energetic and highly motivated individual with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and students within a large, comprehensive band program. The
JMU Band Program includes three concert bands, a 500-member marching band (
JMU Marching Royal Dukes), and a basketball pep band program.
The School of Music resides in the College of Visual and Performing Arts alongside the School of Art, Design, and Art History (
SADAH) and the School of Theatre and Dance (
STAD) as well as the Office of Creative Propulsion, which supports students and faculty in ideating, launching, and refining arts-based efforts that reimagine and disrupt traditional practices, stretch and break artistic boundaries, and promote more equitable and inclusive opportunities for meaningful arts/design engagement.
CVPA believes that equity, access, and inclusion are moral imperatives and artistic obligations. Diversity-in the stories we represent, students we serve, and audiences we engage-is vital for the health and relevance of contemporary arts and design practice.
CVPA, therefore, welcomes diversity of perspective, ethnicity, race, religion, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability. Across its units,
CVPA is committed to empowering students to act boldly, justly, and inclusively to create their own unique path.
The School of Music is a highly engaged and active program with more than 380 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students. The School of Music offers a Doctor of Musical Arts (conducting and performance), a Masters of Music (composition, conducting, music education, and performance), a Bachelor of Music (composition, jazz studies, music education, music industry, music theatre, and performance) and a Bachelor of Arts in Music (music industry and music studies). The school has 45 full-time faculty, 25 part-time faculty, and 10 professional staff and supportive positions, and produces more than 300 performances and presentations annually. Additionally, the School of Music offers students the benefits of an all-Steinway school and outstanding concert halls in the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts. |
Duties and Responsibilities |
The Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Pep Band will collaborate with the Director and Associate Director of Bands in the creative and administrative tasks associated with the band program, develop and maintain a strong relationship with
JMU Athletics and campus-wide student services, and actively participate in recruiting for the band program and School of Music.
Primary responsibilities of this position will include: directing the
JMU Pep Band, assisting with the direction of the
JMU Marching Royal Dukes, conducting one of the
JMU concert bands, and assisting with the administration of the
JMU Summer Band Camps program. Other teaching duties may be assigned within the School of Music based on the needs of the school and the candidate's experience. |
Qualifications |
Required Qualifications:
- Hold a graduate degree in music
- Demonstrated previous experience directing athletic and concert bands in a university or public-school setting
- The ability to contribute to the organization and management of comprehensive band program
- Experience recruiting students to a collegiate or public-school music program
- Experience collaborating with an athletic program
- The ability to foster inclusivity and belonging in the School of Music, and specifically the band program
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in music
- Demonstrated success leading university athletic and concert bands
- Three years of directing athletic and concert bands in a university or public-school setting
- Evidence of successful university teaching
- Evidence of successful recruiting activities
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Conditions of Employment |
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization. |
Posting Detail Information
Posting Date |
03/08/2023 |
Beginning Review Date |
04/08/2023 |
Closing Date |
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Open Until Filled |
Yes |
Proposed Starting Date |
08/12/2023 |
EEO Statement |
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.
We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.
Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991. |
Reasonable Accommodation Request |
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or . You may also visit the
JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you. |
Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report |
Notice of Availability - Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, the university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures, protocols for the immediate notification of students and staff upon confirmation of a significant emergency on campus and other matters of importance related to security and safety. The report includes statistics for the most recent three-year period of reported crimes that have occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by
JMU or its affiliates; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes campus housing fire statistics for the most recent three-year period, a description of each on-campus student housing facility fire safety system, the number of fire drills held during the previous calendar year, policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking, and open flames in student housing; and procedures for student housing evacuation in the event of fire along with other fire safety information.
The
JMU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes the Harrisonburg campus and the three overseas branch campuses; Florence, Antwerp, and London. It is available electronically http://www.jmu.edu/publicsafety/clerycompliance/2018Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report.shtml
You can obtain a copy of any of this report by contacting the Office of Public Safety,
MSC 6810, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 or request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (540)568-6769/6913. |
Minimum Reference(s) Required |
3 |
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting |
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Additional Posting Information |
A complete application will include:
- a cover letter specific to this position
- a curriculum vitae
- names and contact information for at least three references
- a Statement of Inclusive Excellence that articulates the applicant's vision for the role of inclusivity in equitable transformation of higher education institutions generally and the applicant's discipline specifically.
Additional materials may be requested later in the search process. |
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