Professor of Choral Conducting (open rank), University of Notre DameLocation: Notre Dame, IN
Open Date: Jul 15, 2025
Deadline: Aug 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:Professor of Choral Conducting (open rank), University of Notre Dame
Deadline: Aug 25, 2025
The University of Notre Dame seeks an Artistic Director for choral music for its program in sacred music, Sacred Music at Notre Dame (SMND). We seek a conductor with national or international recognition and significant experience, or one who demonstrates a clear trajectory toward such recognition. The successful candidate will be an exceptional choral conductor, pedagogue, avid collaborator, and leader with a passion for excellence in church music. We are looking for a colleague with artistic vision and imagination who will help to build SMND's national and international stature and contribute to shaping the future of choral activities at Notre Dame. The hire will maintain an active artistic profile and bring diverse perspectives and innovative approaches to conducting, pedagogy, and recruiting.
Sacred Music at Notre Dame is an ecumenical graduate program in sacred music, with a Roman Catholic core and interdisciplinary study in music and liturgy. We offer two fully funded degrees: a Master of Sacred Music with concentrations in choral conducting (6 students), organ (6 students), and voice (8 students), as well as a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting and Organ (3 students each). Our students interact with the greater South Bend community through the Notre Dame Children's Choir and partnerships with local parishes and arts organizations. Our graduates serve in churches and cathedrals, schools and universities, and as performing artists in the public sphere.
Job qualifications:
- Nationally recognized conductor with experience leading a choral program or ensemble
- Demonstrated achievement in research and creative activity, through choral conducting and/or publication
- Exemplary pedagogical skills and knowledge
- Experience administering a choral program at the university, professional, or festival level
- Experience in university level choral conducting
Major duties:
- The successful candidate will maintain an active artistic profile
- Artistic directorship of SMND's two choirs, Concordia Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir.
The professional level chamber choir currently consists of 16-17 singers and is primarily conducted by the artistic director. Concordia, the primary choir for student recitals, consists of all 26 students in the program. Responsibilities for Concordia will include artistic and repertorial planning and conducting, determining student conducting and leadership opportunities, and student conducting assignments.
- Weekly one-hour private lessons for MSM and DMA students
- Weekly two-hour class with the full conducting studio
- Recruitment of new graduate students and additional ensemble members as needed
- Work collaboratively with all SMND administrators and faculty, including the Director of Notre Dame Children's Choir and heads of the organ and voice studios
- Work collaboratively, as needed, with the directors of the undergraduate choral ensembles in the Department of Music (Chorale and Glee Club) and with the choirs of Campus Ministries.
- Arrange visiting artists for masterclasses and/or residencies
- Serve on DMA exam and thesis committees as needed
- Provide service to the Program in Sacred Music, the Department of Music, and the university
The appointee must hold a DMA or equivalent degree or have completed all requirements for the DMA by June 2026. Please submit a cover letter outlining qualifications, a CV, several short, varied videos of your work leading rehearsals and performances (please submit these in the form of YouTube links on a PDF), evidence of teaching success, and three letters of reference to
https://apply.interfolio.com/170070.
Qualifications:To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/170070This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at
https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.
Equal Opportunity Employment StatementThe University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).
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