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The University of Arizona School of Music invites applications for a full-time Tenure-Track Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities.
The successful candidate will be an artist as a choral conductor with a growing record of sustained excellence in choral performance, teaching, and scholarship, success providing leadership or administrative oversight within a choral program at the university level and ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff, and who will recruit and teach outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, create/maintain an active national profile as a choral conductor, scholar, and pedagogue, teach graduate choral conducting, choral literature, weekly lessons and seminar for MM and DMA students, and related duties as assigned by the Director of the school.
The School of Music is accredited by NASM and is one of the country’s top comprehensive music programs, home to approximately 60 innovative faculty members who are leaders in their fields as educators, scholars, and active performers, 300 undergraduate music majors, and 130 master’s and doctoral students. An all-Steinway School, we provide multiple performance spaces, recording studio, and Yamaha digital keyboard lab. Recent faculty accolades include Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Sudler Award for the Pride of Arizona Marching Band, and Symphonic Choir’s performance for the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Current students and alumni have won national and international competitions, presented and performed at the invitation of professional organizations, and earned awards for their research. Learn more by visiting music.arizona.edu.
The School of Music is part of the Arizona Arts division, which serves as a gateway to visual and performing arts experiences, programs, and assets at the University of Arizona (U of A). Arizona Arts offers the opportunity to work with people of many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We foster opportunity and excellence in the arts with a commitment to success for every student, research that shapes the future, and community engagement.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.
The Director of Choral Activities serves as an artistic, pedagogical, and administrative leader within the School of Music. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in choral conducting and teaching, effective collaborative leadership, and a record of creative activity and scholarly inquiry. Candidates should show an emerging or developing national profile and a demonstrated ability to prepare graduate conductors for successful careers as artists, educators, and scholars.
Relevant experience may be gained in university, school, professional, community, nonprofit, religious, or independent music settings. Prior university employment is not required. The successful candidate will bring evidence of advanced teaching, graduate mentorship, and leadership experience appropriate for a comprehensive university choral program.
As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the University of Arizona values teaching, mentorship, and engagement that effectively serve the diverse students and communities of the region. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success through inclusive teaching and mentoring practices, recruitment and retention efforts, curriculum development, and meaningful engagement with students and musicians from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education and music, including Hispanic/Latino communities where applicable.
- Conduct the Symphonic Choir, the School of Music’s premier choral ensemble, fostering artistic distinction, healthy vocal production, and a challenging yet supportive rehearsal environment.
- Teach graduate courses in choral conducting and choral literature; provide weekly individual instruction for MM and DMA conducting students; and lead a weekly seminar for the full conducting studio.
- Supervise the graduate choral conducting program, including qualifying, comprehensive, and dissertation examinations; mentor students through degree completion; and support their professional preparation and placement.
- Provide artistic and administrative leadership for the choral program in close collaboration with other choral faculty, establishing shared priorities for programming, recruitment, outreach, and program development.
- Recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and cultivate sustained relationships with local and regional school choral directors, community ensembles, and other educational and artistic partners.
- Collaborate with applied voice faculty and colleagues across the School of Music to support students' vocal development, coordinate performance commitments, and create interdisciplinary opportunities.
- Develop programming and educational experiences that engage a broad range of musical traditions and connect meaningfully with the university, local communities, and the broader profession.
- Develop and maintain a national profile through conducting, creative activity, scholarship, and professional engagement.
- Contribute to service within the School of Music, the College, and the University, and perform other duties as assigned by the Director.
- An earned doctoral degree.
- Evidence of artistic excellence in choral conducting and effective rehearsal instruction.
- Evidence of effective teaching and mentorship, with readiness to provide graduate instruction in conducting and choral literature.
- Experience providing leadership or administrative coordination within a choral program or organization, with evidence of productive collaboration.
- Evidence of effective recruitment and mentorship practices that support artistic growth, educational advancement, and professional preparation.
- Evidence of effective teaching or mentoring of participants from underrepresented backgrounds, supported by specific examples of practices and outcomes. Evidence of creative achievement and scholarly inquiry with a clear trajectory toward national recognition. Evidence of readiness to guide graduate research and undertake university examination, advising, and program administration responsibilities.
- Evidence of a student-centered approach to teaching, mentorship, and program leadership that supports student success, belonging, retention, degree completion, and/or professional development.
- Demonstrated success recruiting and developing singers or conductors from varied musical, educational, and cultural backgrounds, with evidence of artistic achievement, educational advancement, sustained participation, or professional preparation.
- Experience providing advanced conducting instruction, teaching choral literature, or mentoring research through courses, individual instruction, workshops, master classes, or other structured educational settings.
- Experience developing, assessing, and refining teaching or mentoring practices that support participants from underrepresented backgrounds, including Hispanic/Latino participants where applicable.
- Experience coordinating comprehensive choral programming, recruitment, outreach, and resources in collaboration with artistic or educational colleagues
- Experience conducting instrumental ensembles in choral-orchestral repertoire or interdisciplinary performance projects.
- Evidence of emerging national recognition through invited conducting or teaching engagements, performances, publications, or other relevant professional accomplishments.
- Active contributions to professional organizations, networks, or collaborative initiatives that advance choral performance and education, such as the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), or National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Associate Professor, Music
wastuckey@arizona.edu
Applicants should submit the following materials. Evidence from academic and non-academic settings is welcome.
- Letter of interest. Describe qualifications and an artistic and educational vision for a comprehensive university choral program. Address collaborative leadership, recruitment, and university and community engagement, explaining how relevant experience prepares you for the position.
- Curriculum vitae or Professional résumé. Document conducting, teaching, mentorship, creative activity, scholarship or research-informed practice, program leadership, and professional service.
- Teaching and mentorship statement. Submit one to two pages describing approaches to ensemble instruction, individual conducting instruction, and choral literature, including preparation to support MM and DMA education. Provide specific examples of effective teaching or mentorship of participants from varied backgrounds and evidence such as student learning, documented feedback, artistic growth, educational advancement, or professional preparation.
- Professional references. Provide names and contact information for five professional references, identifying each reference’s relationship to you.
- Video portfolio. Submit a one-page PDF containing links to recent live recordings, including approximately 20 minutes of continuous, unedited rehearsal footage and approximately 15 minutes of unedited performance footage demonstrating contrasting repertoire. Performance selections may be submitted as separate, unedited excerpts.
- Recordings may feature ensembles from academic or nonacademic settings. Identify recording dates, ensembles, repertoire, your role, and relevant rehearsal or performance context. Provide passwords where needed. Rehearsal instruction must be clearly audible, and the conductor’s hands and upper body should be visible. Recordings must permit assessment of conducting technique, interaction with singers, and ensemble results. Production quality will not be evaluated.
Additional Materials and Activities for Selected Candidates
Semifinalists will be asked to provide approximately 10 minutes of teaching on a choral literature topic. Candidates may submit an existing recording from an educational setting or a newly recorded teaching demonstration. The committee will provide common instructions and evaluate subject knowledge, organization, clarity, and pedagogical effectiveness. Finalists will participate in a live ensemble rehearsal and a teaching demonstration appropriate to graduate conducting instruction. Interviews will assess readiness to mentor graduate research, support degree completion and professional preparation, and undertake university program administration. Throughout the selection process, accomplishments will be evaluated with consideration of the contexts and opportunities in which candidates have worked.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.
The University of Arizona School of Music invites applications for a full-time Tenure-Track Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities.
The successful candidate will be an artist as a choral conductor with a growing record of sustained excellence in choral performance, teaching, and scholarship, success providing leadership or administrative oversight within a choral program at the university level and ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff, and who will recruit and teach outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, create/maintain an active national profile as a choral conductor, scholar, and pedagogue, teach graduate choral conducting, choral literature, weekly lessons and seminar for MM and DMA students, and related duties as assigned by the Director of the school.
The School of Music is accredited by NASM and is one of the country’s top comprehensive music programs, home to approximately 60 innovative faculty members who are leaders in their fields as educators, scholars, and active performers, 300 undergraduate music majors, and 130 master’s and doctoral students. An all-Steinway School, we provide multiple performance spaces, recording studio, and Yamaha digital keyboard lab. Recent faculty accolades include Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Sudler Award for the Pride of Arizona Marching Band, and Symphonic Choir’s performance for the National Collegiate Choral Organization. Current students and alumni have won national and international competitions, presented and performed at the invitation of professional organizations, and earned awards for their research. Learn more by visiting music.arizona.edu.
The School of Music is part of the Arizona Arts division, which serves as a gateway to visual and performing arts experiences, programs, and assets at the University of Arizona (U of A). Arizona Arts offers the opportunity to work with people of many different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We foster opportunity and excellence in the arts with a commitment to success for every student, research that shapes the future, and community engagement.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.
The Director of Choral Activities serves as an artistic, pedagogical, and administrative leader within the School of Music. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in choral conducting and teaching, effective collaborative leadership, and a record of creative activity and scholarly inquiry. Candidates should show an emerging or developing national profile and a demonstrated ability to prepare graduate conductors for successful careers as artists, educators, and scholars.
Relevant experience may be gained in university, school, professional, community, nonprofit, religious, or independent music settings. Prior university employment is not required. The successful candidate will bring evidence of advanced teaching, graduate mentorship, and leadership experience appropriate for a comprehensive university choral program.
As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the University of Arizona values teaching, mentorship, and engagement that effectively serve the diverse students and communities of the region. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to student success through inclusive teaching and mentoring practices, recruitment and retention efforts, curriculum development, and meaningful engagement with students and musicians from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education and music, including Hispanic/Latino communities where applicable.
- Conduct the Symphonic Choir, the School of Music’s premier choral ensemble, fostering artistic distinction, healthy vocal production, and a challenging yet supportive rehearsal environment.
- Teach graduate courses in choral conducting and choral literature; provide weekly individual instruction for MM and DMA conducting students; and lead a weekly seminar for the full conducting studio.
- Supervise the graduate choral conducting program, including qualifying, comprehensive, and dissertation examinations; mentor students through degree completion; and support their professional preparation and placement.
- Provide artistic and administrative leadership for the choral program in close collaboration with other choral faculty, establishing shared priorities for programming, recruitment, outreach, and program development.
- Recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and cultivate sustained relationships with local and regional school choral directors, community ensembles, and other educational and artistic partners.
- Collaborate with applied voice faculty and colleagues across the School of Music to support students' vocal development, coordinate performance commitments, and create interdisciplinary opportunities.
- Develop programming and educational experiences that engage a broad range of musical traditions and connect meaningfully with the university, local communities, and the broader profession.
- Develop and maintain a national profile through conducting, creative activity, scholarship, and professional engagement.
- Contribute to service within the School of Music, the College, and the University, and perform other duties as assigned by the Director.
- An earned doctoral degree.
- Evidence of artistic excellence in choral conducting and effective rehearsal instruction.
- Evidence of effective teaching and mentorship, with readiness to provide graduate instruction in conducting and choral literature.
- Experience providing leadership or administrative coordination within a choral program or organization, with evidence of productive collaboration.
- Evidence of effective recruitment and mentorship practices that support artistic growth, educational advancement, and professional preparation.
- Evidence of effective teaching or mentoring of participants from underrepresented backgrounds, supported by specific examples of practices and outcomes. Evidence of creative achievement and scholarly inquiry with a clear trajectory toward national recognition. Evidence of readiness to guide graduate research and undertake university examination, advising, and program administration responsibilities.
- Evidence of a student-centered approach to teaching, mentorship, and program leadership that supports student success, belonging, retention, degree completion, and/or professional development.
- Demonstrated success recruiting and developing singers or conductors from varied musical, educational, and cultural backgrounds, with evidence of artistic achievement, educational advancement, sustained participation, or professional preparation.
- Experience providing advanced conducting instruction, teaching choral literature, or mentoring research through courses, individual instruction, workshops, master classes, or other structured educational settings.
- Experience developing, assessing, and refining teaching or mentoring practices that support participants from underrepresented backgrounds, including Hispanic/Latino participants where applicable.
- Experience coordinating comprehensive choral programming, recruitment, outreach, and resources in collaboration with artistic or educational colleagues
- Experience conducting instrumental ensembles in choral-orchestral repertoire or interdisciplinary performance projects.
- Evidence of emerging national recognition through invited conducting or teaching engagements, performances, publications, or other relevant professional accomplishments.
- Active contributions to professional organizations, networks, or collaborative initiatives that advance choral performance and education, such as the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), or National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Associate Professor, Music
wastuckey@arizona.edu
Applicants should submit the following materials. Evidence from academic and non-academic settings is welcome.
- Letter of interest. Describe qualifications and an artistic and educational vision for a comprehensive university choral program. Address collaborative leadership, recruitment, and university and community engagement, explaining how relevant experience prepares you for the position.
- Curriculum vitae or Professional résumé. Document conducting, teaching, mentorship, creative activity, scholarship or research-informed practice, program leadership, and professional service.
- Teaching and mentorship statement. Submit one to two pages describing approaches to ensemble instruction, individual conducting instruction, and choral literature, including preparation to support MM and DMA education. Provide specific examples of effective teaching or mentorship of participants from varied backgrounds and evidence such as student learning, documented feedback, artistic growth, educational advancement, or professional preparation.
- Professional references. Provide names and contact information for five professional references, identifying each reference’s relationship to you.
- Video portfolio. Submit a one-page PDF containing links to recent live recordings, including approximately 20 minutes of continuous, unedited rehearsal footage and approximately 15 minutes of unedited performance footage demonstrating contrasting repertoire. Performance selections may be submitted as separate, unedited excerpts.
- Recordings may feature ensembles from academic or nonacademic settings. Identify recording dates, ensembles, repertoire, your role, and relevant rehearsal or performance context. Provide passwords where needed. Rehearsal instruction must be clearly audible, and the conductor’s hands and upper body should be visible. Recordings must permit assessment of conducting technique, interaction with singers, and ensemble results. Production quality will not be evaluated.
Additional Materials and Activities for Selected Candidates
Semifinalists will be asked to provide approximately 10 minutes of teaching on a choral literature topic. Candidates may submit an existing recording from an educational setting or a newly recorded teaching demonstration. The committee will provide common instructions and evaluate subject knowledge, organization, clarity, and pedagogical effectiveness. Finalists will participate in a live ensemble rehearsal and a teaching demonstration appropriate to graduate conducting instruction. Interviews will assess readiness to mentor graduate research, support degree completion and professional preparation, and undertake university program administration. Throughout the selection process, accomplishments will be evaluated with consideration of the contexts and opportunities in which candidates have worked.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of choral activities jobs.
- Master's degree in choral conducting, music education, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated experience directing and conducting large choral ensembles at the high school or collegiate level
- Proficiency in piano or keyboard sufficient to accompany and coach singers independently
- Strong knowledge of choral repertoire from Renaissance through contemporary periods
- Experience recruiting students, managing auditions, and building ensemble enrollment
- State teaching certification or eligibility for certification in K-12 music education roles
Tips for Your Director of Choral Activities Job Search
Tailor your resume to each institution
K-12 districts want classroom management and state certification front and center. Colleges want scholarly activity, graduate teaching experience, and ensemble performance records. Adjust your resume's emphasis before every application so the most relevant credentials appear first.
Document your ensemble performance history clearly
Hiring committees scrutinize your conducting record closely. List every ensemble you've directed by name, size, and repertoire range. Include notable performances, adjudicated festivals, or recordings so committees can assess your programming depth without guessing.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of choral activities openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Research the ensemble culture before applying
Some programs prioritize competitive festival performance, others emphasize community engagement or liturgical music. Read recent concert programs, check the department's public social media, and align your cover letter to what that specific choral program actually values.
Prepare a conducting video that shows range
Many search committees require a video submission before the on-campus interview. Include excerpts with different ensemble sizes, tempos, and historical periods. A single piece from one era signals narrow programming breadth, which is a common rejection trigger at the university level.
Negotiate start date around the academic calendar
Choral director hires are tightly tied to semester start dates and audition cycles. If you're finishing a contract elsewhere, propose a start date that lands before the fall audition window so your first recruiting season isn't lost before you arrive.
Director of Choral Activities Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of choral activitiess?
Luther College, Aquinas College, and University of Arizona are hiring the most director of choral activitiess right now, with openings concentrated in Iowa, Arizona, and Wyoming, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. University and K-12 district positions make up the largest share of active postings.
How do you become a director of choral activities?
Earn a bachelor's degree in music education or music performance, then complete a master's degree focused on choral conducting. Gain conducting experience by directing ensembles during graduate study or as an associate director at a school or community choir. Obtain state teaching licensure if you're targeting K-12 positions, build a portfolio of ensemble recordings and concert programs, and apply to openings that match your conducting background and repertoire strengths.
Can you get a director of choral activities job with limited experience?
Entry points typically include assistant or associate director roles, graduate teaching assistantships, and part-time community choir positions that let you build a conducting record. Committees want to see documented ensemble leadership even at a small scale, so conducting any choir, church, or youth vocal group and recording those performances strengthens your candidacy considerably before you apply to full director openings.
What does the director of choral activities interview process look like?
Most searches begin with a video or phone screening focused on your philosophy of choral education and administrative experience. Finalists are invited to campus for an on-site visit that typically includes a conducting demonstration with the existing ensemble, a public rehearsal observed by faculty, meetings with students and department colleagues, and a formal interview with a search committee. Some institutions also request a lecture or guest-conducting session before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to director of choral activities jobs?
You can find and apply to director of choral activities jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your conducting background, institution type preference, and location, then apply directly to each opening that fits.
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