Staff Collaborative Pianist

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Staff Collaborative Pianist.

Position Details

Location Hattiesburg

118 College Drive

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001

United States

Division School of Music

Position Type Staff

Employment Status Full Time

Grant Funded No

Posting Close Date Open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please send a cover letter, C.V., instrumental and vocal repertoire lists, three recent collaborative recordings showing both instrumental and vocal repertoire, and a list of three references.

Job Summary

The University of Southern Mississippi invites applications for a position in collaborative piano in the School of Music. This is a full-time ten-month staff position with benefits. The Staff Collaborative Pianist will provide collaborative piano services for instrumental and vocal lessons, concerto competition auditions, School of Music auditions, departmental recitals, applied music juries, degree recitals, and teach and coach students in their assigned and chosen literature/repertoire. In addition, the Staff Collaborative Pianist will play for selected guest artists and faculty recitals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative piano services for instrumental and vocal lessons.

• Provide collaborative piano services for concerto competition auditions and School of Music auditions

• Provide collaborative piano services for department recitals, applied music juries and degree recitals

• In all collaborative piano services with instrumental and vocal students, the Staff Collaborative Pianist is expected to teach and coach their students while helping them prepare their repertoire. In their teaching, they will focus on musical elements, stylistic approach, and inherit musical traditions to further aid their students in learning the literature/repertoire

• Provide collaborative piano services for selected guest artist and faculty recitals

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in collaborative piano or piano from an accredited college or university is required as well as a demonstrated record of success as a collaborative pianist with substantial and significant instrumental repertoire.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The successful candidate will demonstrate their ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse group of people.

• The job requires excellent sight-reading skills and the capacity to learn new repertoire quickly.

• We seek a collaborative pianist with the ability to teach their instrumental and vocal students in order to help them learn repertoire to the best of their potential.

• This person must have a clear, direct, and supportive teaching style.

Preferred Qualifications

Certificate, MM or DMA from an accredited college or university in Collaborative Piano is preferred.

About The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is a comprehensive public research institution delivering transformative programs on campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 131 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity" designation, and its robust research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and large event venue safety and security, among others. USM is also one of only 37 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. As an economic driver, USM generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of more than 14,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi. USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 27 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists. Home to the Golden Eagles, USM competes in 17 Division I sports sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For more information, visit www.usm.edu.

As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.