This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12546781\ Position Title: Director of Suzuki Program/ Instructor (FA25-036)\ \ \ Location: Edwardsville\ \ \ \ Faculty Position FA25-036\ December 11th 2024\ *\ \ *Position Title\ *Director of Suzuki Program/ Instructor\ \ *Hiring Unit\ Music\ \ Job Description/Responsibilities\ \ Southern lllinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Instructor to assume the duties of Director of the SIUE Suzuki Program and instructor of undergraduate and graduate Suzuki pedagogy courses. The successful candidate must be a Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Violin Teacher Trainer, will administer a nationally recognized Suzuki String Program, and be able to successfully attract and retain student participants to both the community (pre-college) program as well as the university Suzuki Pedagogy program. The candidate will lead by example by demonstrating commitment and collegiality with fellow faculty, build community engagement, and foster music education in children in a nurturing environment.\ \ SIUE, the Music Department, and the Suzuki Program\ A nationally recognized university, SIUE provides students with a high-quality education that powerfully transforms the lives of all individuals. Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of more than 13,000.\ For over 60 years, the SIUE Department of Music has been preparing musicians for fulfilling careers. The faculty consists of distinguished artist-educators and scholars fully committed to their students\' success. The department offers degrees in classical performance, jazz performance, music education, theory/composition, music history/literature, musical theater, and music business. The music degree programs are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. Our alumni work in all music fields worldwide.\ \ The SIUE Suzuki Program, approved by the SAA as a long-term training program, has been an integral part of the Music Department since the University was founded. In 1965, the University identified that training Suzuki teachers was important and could be pioneered by SIUE. Established by John Kendall as the first national university long-term training program, it currently serves an average of 194 students (birth-adult) in the Edwardsville Community through Suzuki lessons taught by the Director and on average 8 other faculty members and 3 graduate students under the Director\'s supervision. The Suzuki Program Director is both the violin teacher trainer for university students receiving Suzuki teacher training and the director of the program for community students.\ \ Duties within the Community Program\

Provide artistic and administrative leadership for a nationally recognized Suzuki String Program; attract and retain pre-college students and family participants in violin, viola, cello, and Early Childhood education. Manage a teaching staff and graduate students, and teach private and group lessons in the SIUE Suzuki community program.

Organize and facilitate projects such as the biennial Advanced Ensemble tour; design and manage the Suzuki\ \

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\ \ Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by law.