Assistant/Associate Professor Orchestral Conducting
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Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
The Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific invites
applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant/Associate
Professor Orchestral Conducting, to commence Fall 2026. The
successful candidate will be an emerging or established educator
and conductor, one with significant podium and pedagogical skills
suitable for building and sustaining a collegiate orchestral
program comprised of undergraduate and master’s level music majors.
The candidate will be willing and able to collaborate with
colleagues in an innovative and forward-looking ensemble program.
Pacific’s ensembles serve students through a pool-based approach to
personnel and concerts. The approach prepares students for healthy
work at a professional pace and provides significant flexibility
for imaginative programming.
Duties include:
• Principal conductor for Pacific’s orchestral ensembles and
concert cycles.
• In collaboration with Pacific’s applied faculty, recruit,
retain, sustain and develop collegiate/pre-professional-level
ensemble of orchestral instrumental music majors, especially
orchestral string students.
• Build a career of first regional and, over time, national,
distinction as a musician, conductor, and pedagogue, one perceived
as a clear advocate for and mentor to HS and MS orchestra students,
and their teachers.
• Establish preparation, rehearsal, and performance cultures that
emulate norms in professional orchestral settings.
• Sustain a modern vision for Pacific’s orchestral programming,
one that aligns with Pacific’s missions and values.
• Sustain orchestral ensemble collaborations within and beyond
Pacific’s campus.
• Collaborate with faculty and students to develop healthy,
efficient, and innovative orchestral ensemble program.
• Teach undergraduate conducting and mentor student conductors in
rehearsal and performance settings.
• Recruit and mentor master’s level conducting majors (MM,
conducting degree anticipated to launch Fall 2027).
• In collaboration with relevant faculty and staff, guide
operations of the orchestral ensembles.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and
inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and
employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that
demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways
socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality,
socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and
staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
• MM in instrumental conducting or equivalent professional
experience.
• An unflagging commitment to inclusion in concert programming
and pedagogy.
• Emerging career as a conductor in higher education and/or
professional settings.
• The ability to prepare undergraduates for careers as
performers, music educators, and in an array of music careers
consonant with the Conservatory’s degree offerings.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple organizations on campus
and in Pacific communities.
• Willingness and ability to program, conduct, and teach works
for smaller sized orchestral ensembles.
• Willingness and ability to work as part of a team of ensemble
leaders who share conducting duties collaboratively within
Pacific’s ensembles and pride themselves as mutually supportive
colleagues.
• Willingness and ability to collaborate with applied faculty to
develop healthy and appropriate preparation, rehearsal, and
performance cultures for students in, performing with, or composing
for, orchestral ensembles.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Preference is for conductors with experience playing in
orchestral settings at collegiate and/or professional levels.
Candidates who are string players are encouraged to apply.
• DMA in conducting, or the equivalent professional
experience.
• Strong pedagogical abilities in all orchestral instruments,
especially with orchestral string pedagogies.
• Ability to teach in a related area.
• Achievement as a collaborator with people of diverse
backgrounds and in a wide array of cultures.
• Success in college level settings.
• A record of effective recruitment and program building
strategies for collegiate orchestral programs.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse
backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity,
and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices
and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not
definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform essential functions. Frequent sitting and computer use.
Occasional walking, standing, bending, kneeling, and use of phone.
Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
Work is primarily performed in a standard musical environment with
the use of computer and phones. Work performed during standard
business hours between 8 AM and 5 PM. Occasional overtime is
required to meet critical business deadlines. It will require some
nights and weekends.
Special Instructions:
• Cover letter.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Links to three videos of work as a conductor in contrasting
styles – selections of performance and, especially, rehearsal
footage are encouraged, as is the inclusion of a recent work and/or
a work from voices under-represented in concert music
settings.
• Names and contact information of three references.
• Letters of Recommendation are to be available upon
request.
• Note: This appointment is not eligible for visa
sponsorship.
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/31550
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