Eileen Mercier Endowed Professorship in Choral Music

**Date**:Oct 16, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Music

**Department**: Music Academic

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:8757
- Demonstrated leadership (5+ years) in the field of choral conducting;
- International and/or national recognition;
- Demonstrated knowledge of vocal techniques for choral work;
- Demonstrated knowledge of choral literature appropriate for a wide range of abilities at the university level;
- Demonstrated experience and/or openness to leadership in diverse musical styles and genres outside the Classical canon;
- Ability to effectively teach undergraduate courses in other related areas as well as the potential to teach graduate (MA, PhD) levels;
- Demonstrated choral research and its dissemination, including, for example, premieres, commissions, and invited performances;
- Strong administrative skills and experience recruiting students;
- Demonstrated willingness to collaborate with colleagues in the ongoing visioning of the future of the Faculty of Music.

Applications must include:

- a letter of interest that speaks to the qualifications for the position;
- a curriculum vitae;
- evidence of recent and longstanding choral engagements;
- videos of selected rehearsals and/or performances;
- a Philosophy of Teaching and Pedagogical Values statement, with concrete examples;
- the names of three referees that can speak to professionalism, teaching effectiveness, character, and collegiality. Only shortlisted applicants will have their referees contacted for letters.

Laurier’s renowned Faculty of Music is dedicated to fostering artistic and scholarly development of the highest calibre, and to providing a creative environment for student success. Our degree and diploma programs, coupled with the addition of the Laurier Academy of Music and Arts, make the Faculty of Music and Waterloo, Ontario a desired location for quality university and preparatory music education. The Faculty offers undergraduate and graduate degrees (Masters and PhD), and a newly launched certificate program: Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem. The faculty is comprised of distinguished scholars, performers, educators, and community musicians who are committed to providing students a world-class education.

As global innovators in music, the Faculty of Music offers opportunities to enhance student creativity and choice with partnerships at schools like Metalworks Institute and Randolph College for the Performing Arts. The Faculty is also home to two cutting-edge research centres: The Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Research and the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community. These centres are dedicated to advancing knowledge in music therapy and community music, respectively.

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Dr. Kirsten Yri

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5

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