Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music

Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music
Charleston Southern University

Position Overview

Charleston Southern University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities to begin August 1, 2025. Charleston Southern seeks candidates who are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.  The candidate selected for this position will coordinate and conduct choral activities in the Horton School of Music and Performing Arts at Charleston Southern University as well as coordinate and teach coursework within the Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music Education degree program.   

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate for this position must be able to teach Music Education classes, conducting, and direct one or more choral ensembles. Additional skills and experience the candidate may offer in theory, aural skills, diction, studio (voice, piano, instrumental), or other core music courses are also desirable. Expectations of the Director of Choral Activities include sponsoring high school choral events and working with regional high school choirs. Active involvement in ACDA and NAfME is expected. Involvement in student advising, committee service, and professional development are required, as are active recruitment efforts with regional schools and positive relationships and collaborations with area directors.

Qualifications

This is a tenure track position. The candidate is required to have earned a master’s degree in music, with a minimum of 18 hours in music education in hand at time of application.  A PhD in Music Education or a DMA in Choral Conducting is preferred. A minimum of three years of successful choral teaching at the secondary level is also a requirement.  The successful applicant will provide evidence of successful recruitment of student musicians, as well as excellence in teaching, performing, and scholarly activity.  

Application Process

Candidates should complete the online application and attach a cover letter and curriculum vitae in a single document.  Entering untrue or inaccurate information may result in disqualification for consideration of vacant positions or subsequent termination after hire. Review of credentials will begin immediately. Prior to a final offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to submit to a background check including, but not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification.  For additional information contact Dr. Marshall Forrester, Director of the Horton School of Music and Performing Arts.

About CSU

Located near historic Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston Southern University is a comprehensive institution offering a liberal arts curriculum to over 3,600 students and offers over 60 majors and graduate programs in Education, Business, Criminal Justice, and Nursing.  The mission of the University is “promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment,” and the vision is to be a Christian University nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving.  Charleston Southern has nationally accredited programs in nursing, business, education, music and athletics, and a budget of approximately $60 million.  Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Charleston Southern employs faculty and staff who are professing Christians.  For more information about the University, please visit www.charlestonsouthern.edu. 

Charleston Southern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.  Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Charleston Southern University is a Christian university and tobacco-free campus. We do not illegally discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex, religion, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under local, state or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and University-administered programs. In order to fulfill its purpose, the University may discriminate on the basis of religion in employment. The University has been granted exemption from certain regulations promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which conflict with the University’s religious tenets and core values.