Ave Maria University, Naples, Florida, announces a full-time faculty position to begin in Fall 2007. Completion of the Ph.D. or D.M.A. by May 2007 is expected. Rank and salary will be commensurate with experience and credentials. The Department is seeking an applicant with a specialty in music theory, but with the ability to teach an occasional music history course. Applicants should also have demonstrated excellence in choral conducting and a knowledge of the Catholic Church's teaching and tradition of sacred music. Teaching excellence is essential, along with a commitment to scholarship. Ave Maria University offers a B.A. in Music, with a concentration in Sacred Music.

In addition, the successful applicant will be committed to the educational mission of Ave Maria University, which is the education of the whole person in the Catholic liberal arts tradition, as articulated in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Veritatis Splendor, and Fides et Ratio. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a short statement relating the University's mission to their philosophy of teaching, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Susan Treacy, Chairman, Department of Sacred Music, Ave Maria University, 1025 Commons Circle, Naples, FL 34119. Electronic applications are preferred and should be sent to susan.treacy@avemaria.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Ave Maria University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.