Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance - Associate Director of Bands - Temporary Full-Time at Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, Pennsylvania

The Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) invites applications for a full-time, temporary Associate Director of Bands for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Duties:

• Direct the IUP Marching Band – plan and lead rehearsals, participate in gameday planning meetings, and execute planned fall 2025 Marching Band schedule, including exhibitions and community events.
• Direct the IUP Symphony Band.
• Teach additional courses according to candidate’s strengths, including music theory/ear training and marching band techniques.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with public school programs in the state and region and with IUP alumni.
• Select, manage, and work productively with assistant directors, staff and student leadership.
• Oversee budget and financial operations of the IUP Marching Band.
• Pursue scholarly growth as appropriate to the primary and/or secondary area(s) of discipline.

Required:

• Master's degree in music with at least three years of experience as a marching and concert band director or assistant director at the collegiate and/or secondary level.

Preferred:

• Doctorate in Music.
• Experience in secondary school instrumental teaching.
• Familiarity with a variety of current techniques and genres in the marching arts.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.

The department seeks candidates whose teaching, research, and/or service has prepared them to contribute to IUP’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

Academic faculty must have, and maintain the physical and mental abilities, communicative skills, and stamina necessary to carry out the essential functions of their positions in teaching, research, scholarship, and service. Work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve standing to a significant degree, walking for brief periods of time and may include driving requirements.

Faculty must be able to:

• Teach courses assigned by the departmental chair on a schedule made of a combination of standard class-meeting times as determined to meet instructional needs and adhere to the requirements of the department's curriculum.
• Teach courses for a mandated number of contact hours per week over a full semester and meet university expectations for final exams.
• Present course material in a clear and organized manner using methodologies appropriate to the discipline.
• Evaluate student work fairly and promptly.
• Perform the physical requirements of laboratory, field work, studio work, or other activities outside typical classroom instruction if applicable.
• Maintain current knowledge of the discipline through continued scholarly activity and research.
• Participate actively in assignments necessary to advance the service and/or outreach of the department, college, and university.

To apply for this position: Please submit a letter addressing the qualifications and responsibilities listed above, including the candidate's secondary area(s), a current curriculum vitae, unofficial copies of transcripts, the names and email addresses of three references, and materials requested in the following bullet points via our online application system: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/iupedu.

• Required: Link(s) to at least 10 minutes of concert conducting video
• Preferred: Link(s) to at least 10 minutes of marching and/or concert band rehearsal footage
• Optional: Additional materials that show candidates strengths (i.e. show videos, drill designs, arrangements, compositions)

Automated reference requests and a confirmation email will be generated upon submission of your application. Candidates who fail to submit all of the aforementioned materials will not be considered.

If the degree listed as required for this position was earned at IUP - no official transcripts are required to be submitted as part of this employment application. IUP HR will verify IUP obtained degrees and only request official transcripts from candidates if needed. Official transcripts will be required prior to hire date for applicants who did not earn the required degrees at IUP.

Committed to excellence through diversity, IUP is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V and is a proud member of the State System of Higher Education.

All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of earned degrees through the receipt of official transcripts, confirmation of work eligibility, and satisfactory completion of background checks.