Limited Term Appointment

7 hours ago

Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Apr 28, 2025

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

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

**Department**: Music Academic

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:9255

Limited Term Appointment - Contemporary Commercial Piano Instructor and Jazz Ensemble Director

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Laurier’s renowned Faculty of Music is dedicated to fostering artistic and scholarly development of the highest calibre. Our six degree and diploma programs, coupled with the addition of the Laurier Academy of Music and Arts, makes 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 a creative environment for student success.

As innovators in music education, the Faculty of Music offers opportunities to enhance student creativity and choice with partnerships at schools like Metalworks Institute, Randolph College For The Performing Arts, and Michigan State University College of Music. 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.

Applicants for this position must have the following qualifications:

- National and/or international recognition as a performing Jazz artist
- Minimum of Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance; Masters or DMA/PhD or equivalent in Music is an asset
- Minimum of five years instruction in advanced studio piano
- Minimum of five years of University, High school, or community Jazz band leadership/conducting
- Evidence of embracing diversity and inclusion in programming and classroom instruction

Applications must include:

- A letter of interest that directly speaks to your qualifications for the position;
- A curriculum vitae;
- Sample programs of Jazz ensemble concerts;
- Links to video examples demonstrating ensemble leadership/conducting and piano performance;
- A Philosophy of Teaching and Pedagogical Values statement, which includes concrete examples that put philosophy into practice;
- A list of courses or areas in which you would be comfortable and qualified to teach, beyond the applied studio and Jazz ensemble. Evidence of excellence and experience teaching in such areas is an asset;
- A list of three referees that can speak to professionalism, teaching effectiveness, character, and collegiality.

Anya Alexeyev

Chair, Faculty Search Committee

Faculty of Music

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5

Yes, I am a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
No, I am not a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada

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