Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Music
This position is no longer open.
School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Communication Arts
Campus: Beirut and Byblos
Vacancy date: Fall 2013
The School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese American University (LAU) is seeking applications for a full-time faculty position in Music at the professorial rank in the Department of Communication Arts. Candidates must hold a Doctorate degree or terminal degree in a music field, and must possess a strong record in teaching, performance, scholarly activities, and community engagement. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in survey of Middle Eastern and Western music, chorale, fundamentals of music and music education. Professional experience in organizing concerts and musical productions is an asset.
The Department of Communication Arts is one of the seven departments of the School of Arts and Sciences. It offers a BA in Communication Arts, the Department’s flagship program, which has three emphases: Journalism, Radio/TV/Film, and Theater. The department produces two major theatre productions every year and around 25 student productions. Available facilities include:
- Newsrooms, i.e. journalism-geared room where students can sharpen their writing, editing and layout skills.
- Radio/TV/Film studios providing all the tools necessary for audiovisual production in one place.
- Two prominent and well-equipped theaters (Irwin and Gulbenkian) in Beirut, and another (Salima Kurban) in Byblos. The three offer venues for stage performances, concerts, dance shows, film screenings, theatre workshops, special events, conferences, lectures and exams.
LAU has two campuses, one in Beirut (Lebanon’s cosmopolitan capital and largest population hub) and another in Byblos, about 35 kilometers north of Beirut. LAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York, and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (CIHE-NEASC). There are currently over 8,000 enrolled students at LAU.
Standard Application requirements: Prospective candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of intent and an updated CV. The CV should include the names, emails and phone numbers of three references. The application should be sent to: Dr. Sami Baroudi, Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs, Lebanese American University, E-mail: apfa@lau.edu.lb. Candidates should refer to position no. AS-13-11. Alternatively, candidates may send the application material by regular mail to one of the following addresses:
Dr. Sami E. Baroudi, APFA
Lebanese American University
P. O. Box 13-5053, Chouran 1102 2801
Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Sami E. Baroudi, APFA
Lebanese American University
475 Riverside Dr. 1846,
New York, NY 10115 - USA
Review of Applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.