The Lee University School of Music seeks a highly qualified conductor and string player for the position of Orchestra Director and Assistant Professor of Strings. The position is a full-time tenure-track faculty role beginning August 2025. The ideal candidate will have a record of success as an orchestral conductor and string player, with a passion for undergraduate education, and an aptitude for building and maintaining a strings program. In addition to developing and overseeing a strong orchestra and strings program, this individual will be expected to teach applied lessons in violin or some other string instrument. An ability to contribute to other areas of instruction will also be considered. Community outreach and student recruitment are major components of this position, and this faculty member will be expected to build a strong reputation and visible presence in the community.

Duties

Responsibilities include directing the orchestra and an additional string ensemble as needed, teaching applied lessons in violin or some other string instrument, teaching applied lessons or classes in conducting at the undergraduate and graduate level, and a reasonable share of advising, committee service, or other ordinary faculty service. A strong emphasis is placed on program development and recruiting, as well as community engagement. This individual will be expected to design and implement effective means of recruiting for the string program.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a terminal degree in conducting, or performance, or commensurate experience. Evidence of success as an orchestral conductor and string player is required, as well as experience teaching applied lessons. Demonstrated success in program building will be one criteria of evaluation.

Applicants must be professing Christians committed to working at a Christian University where faith is integrated into teaching and mentoring. They must be willing to work in a spirit of cooperation with our doctrinal statements and community standards.

Lee University is a private, comprehensive, Christian university that is recognized as an emerging leader in higher education in the southeastern region. To help us evaluate your potential role as a member of the faculty at Lee, please include the following:

• a completed application form
• a statement of your Christian faith and commitment
• a separate statement about the integration of your faith with your discipline
• a current curriculum vita
• all transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable for the initial screening, but official copies will be required prior to an official interview)
• at least three letters of reference, and
• student evaluations (if applicable)

Submit your materials to,
Debby Bell
Executive Secretary to the Dean of the School of Music
Lee University
1120 North Ocoee St.
Cleveland, TN 37311
dbell@leeuniversity.edu

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

About Lee University

Lee University is a private, comprehensive university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Lee is emerging as a leader in higher education in the southeastern region, and is consistently ranked in the "Top Tier" in the South by U.S. News & World Report (Comprehensive Medium-Size Universities). Lee is also ranked by Princeton Review's "Best Colleges," and is one of the 141 colleges named Best in the Southeast. Over the past two decades, Lee has become one of the largest Christ-centered private institutions in Tennessee, and the largest in the Appalachian College Association. During that period, the university has seen a remarkable transformation that has included significant growth in its academic programs, student enrollment, faculty expertise, and diversity, as well as an expanded sense of mission and vision. OUR MISSION Lee University is a Christian institution, which offers liberal arts and professional education on both the undergraduate and graduate levels through residential and distance programs. It seeks to provide education that integrates biblical truth as revealed in the Holy Scriptures with truth discovered through th...e study of arts and sciences and in the practice of various professions. A personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Savior is the controlling perspective from which the educational enterprise is carried out. The foundational purpose of all educational programs is to develop within the students knowledge, appreciation, understanding, ability, and skills, which will prepare them for responsible Christian living in a complex world.

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