Position Description: Assistant or Associate Professor of Music Therapy

Colorado State University: This is a full-time tenure-track, nine-month appointment, beginning August 16, 2014. Required Qualifications: PH.D. or ABD and CBMT Board Certification; Evidence of strong professional clinical experience; Evidence of successful teaching experience at the university level. Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of promising publication record in scholarship/research; strong professional connections and national and/or international visibility; emerging professional leadership; willingness to support and advance innovative initiatives in research and teaching; ability to recruit undergraduate/graduate music therapy majors; ability to advance the Department’s commitment to diversity and multiculturalism through research, teaching and outreach with relevant programs, goals and activities; either have, or be willing to earn, certification in Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT).

Responsibilities: Teach undergraduate and graduate core courses in music therapy (including distance formats). Guide thesis projects and supervise graduate-teaching assistants in instructional and clinical settings. Maintain active involvement in interdisciplinary research and clinical activities with the Center for Biomedical Research in Music. Supervise undergraduate and graduate clinical practica. Recruit and interview potential music therapy students. Contribute to and support the land-grant mission of Colorado State University, with community outreach and service. Participate regularly in regional and national professional organizations.

Application procedures and deadlines: All application materials should be submitted electronically to Tom.Krebs@colostate.edu. Please send a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, evidence of scholarly writing and teaching engagement (example course syllabus and teaching philosophy) a private hyperlink to streaming video of your teaching, and three recent letters of recommendation. Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable. All documents and recommendation letters should be signed and sent via a .pdf attachment. Online links to teaching videos should be accessible by direct link through domains such as YouTube or Vimeo or an applicant’s personal website. Applications and nominations will be accepted until these positions are filled; however, to ensure full consideration applications should be submitted by November 1, 2013. For routine questions, please send an e-mail to Heather Bellotti: Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu or call (970) 491-5529. Application materials of semifinalist candidates, including letters of reference, will be made available for review by the entire faculty of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance.

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