Upstate New York HERC

Department: Music

Budget Title: Assistant Professor/Lecturer

Duties:

• Teach the equivalent of 5 courses per semester, though alternate arrangements may be made if the candidate is able to provide onsite supervision of music therapy practicum and fieldwork students

• Teach the equivalent of three courses per semester
• Maintain scholarly activities,
• Service responsibilities may include supervising fieldwork students, and interns, supervising culminating projects, recruiting, and advising Music Therapy majors, and assisting with special events
• Participation in departmental and college-wide committees
• Willingness to involve undergraduate and graduate students in research

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in music therapy
• Board Certification in Music Therapy for applicants in the United States, the equivalent from countries outside the United States
• Licensure as a Creative Arts Therapy or licensure eligible
• Minimum 5 years full-time (or the equivalent) clinical experience
• Strong musicianship

• PhD or equivalent doctoral-level degree in music therapy or closely related discipline (ABD with completion of dissertation by date certain)
• Record of academic scholarship (research, writing, etc.)

• Experience working in an educational setting or with older adults
• Completion of training in one or more models of advanced music therapy practices (Creative Music Therapy/Nordoff-Robbins, Analytical Music Therapy/Priestley Model, Vocal Psychotherapy, etc.)
• Familiarity with online teaching
• Music Therapy faculty members are responsible for obtaining LCAT certification in order to be considered for tenure

Special Instructions to Applicant:

• Letter of application specifically addressing the qualifications listed above and describing
  their interest in the position
• CV
• Contact information for three professional references
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts to be accepted during the application process

Other Important Information about this vacancy:

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