Required Relevant Education & Experience:
Must possess or be ABD with a doctorate in Choral Conducting, Choral Music Education, or related discipline. Candidates must have a completed doctorate by August 1, 2027, as well as evidence of successful public school teaching.
About the Institution:
Indiana State University is a Tier 2 national University with a Carnegie classification of doctoral/research. Nationally ranked and accredited, we are in Terre Haute, IN and have been recognized by the Princeton Review and the Wall Street Journal among the best universities in the Midwest. Indiana State is one of the most diverse college campuses in Indiana and home to a welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff representing nearly every U.S. state and 36 countries around the world.
Our beautiful, active, pedestrian-friendly campus is located within walking distance of local shops, restaurants, and activities in Terre Haute’s historic downtown district. Situated near the Indiana-Illinois border, we are located 70 miles southwest of Indianapolis and within a few hours of major metropolitan centers in St. Louis, Chicago, and Louisville. On campus, there are 160 student-run organizations, an expansive Student Recreation Center, a Performing Arts Series, and University Speakers Series, among other attractions. Indiana State Athletics, known as the “Fighting Sycamores,” fields 15 NCAA Division I athletic teams in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Ranked nationally for social mobility, Indiana State University transforms the lives of our students through experiential learning, community engagement, and career readiness, serving as a dynamic educational partner for businesses and industries throughout the Midwest. Our faculty provide instruction in small class sizes that provide opportunities for personalized instruction and feedback. Indiana State supports and recognizes faculty research and scholarship, providing an internal grants resource pool and other forms of support, and awarding faculty research honors each spring. Indiana State University is a place of belonging where students, faculty, and staff learn, thrive, and grow together.
Indiana State University is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our employment application process.
Position Details:
Notice of Faculty Vacancy – Director of Choral Activities, Assistant Professor
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor – tenure track
Position Title: Director of Choral Activities
Category: Higher Education (Tertiary Education)
Primary Specialization: Choral Conducting
Secondary Specialization: Choral Music Education, Musical Theater, other responsibilities will be determined by qualifications, institutional needs, and preference
Position Description: The Director of Choral Activities is an Assistant Professor tenure track position in a School of Music offering degrees in music education, music business and production, music performance, composition, and liberal arts with approximately 115 undergraduate majors and approximately 30 music minors. Essential job duties include leading the choral program, conducting the University Chorale and Sycamore Singers, teaching courses in Choral Music Education, expanding musical theater offerings, and actively recruiting outstanding undergraduate vocal students. Other responsibilities will be determined by qualifications, institutional needs, and preference. Candidates are highly encouraged to maintain a professional artistic profile reflecting the career of an outstanding choral conductor. A priority will be placed on hiring faculty with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to build trusted relationships with students, faculty, staff, state/ regional music educators, and the community and an ability to create inclusive and engaging learning environments for a student body with many first-generation college students.
Required Qualifications: Completed doctorate by August 1, 2027 in Choral Conducting, Choral Music Education, or related discipline, Evidence of successful public school teaching.
Date position begins: 08/01/2027
Materials to submit with application: Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae with names and contact information of five references, teaching philosophy and unofficial transcripts of academic records online at https://jobs.indstate.edu/postings/58057 by November 30, 2026. Official transcripts will be required of finalists. Please note that the references you provide on your application may be contacted at any point in the search process.
The applicant should also send DVD recordings and/or links to videos of recent performances sent directly to: Yana Weinstein, Director of Choral Activities Search Committee, School of Music, Terre Haute, IN 47809; yana.weinstein@indstate.edu.
Required Documents:
• Cover Letter/ Letter of Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• References
• Doctoral Transcript
• Teaching Philosophy
• Recordings of performance
Indiana State University is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our employment application process.
Diversity Upgrade: No
Job Summary:
Leading the choral program, conducting the University Chorale and Sycamore Singers, teaching courses in Choral Music Education, expanding musical theater offerings, and actively recruiting outstanding undergraduate vocal students
Required Field of Study:
Choral Conducting, Choral Music Education, or related discipline
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