New Listing for The Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia Staff Position: Piano Technician. Position Description: Full-time piano technician position beginning on or before June 15, 2009. Responsibilities: Serve as one of two full-time piano technicians responsible for tuning, maintenance, voicing, regulation, repair, and refurbishing of institutional pianos; the tuning, repair, and maintenance of harpsichords; and other related duties as assigned by the Director or Associate Director. On the average, the position requires forty hours weekly but not always at regularly set times. During the summer months, time will be spent restoring and providing major maintenance work. Tuning is required for a concert series that in the past has featured artists such as Garrick Ohlsson, André Watts, Claude Frank, Phillippe Entremont, Misha Dichter, etc. The work requires considerable independent judgment and creativity, and is reviewed through observation of results, inspections, and personal conferences. Qualifications: Extensive experience in all aspects of piano tuning, repair, maintenance, and rebuilding; skill in voicing and regulating Steinway grand pianos; ability to tune, maintain, and repair harpsichords. Preference will be given to Registered Piano Technicians at the Examiner level. Salary: Commensurate with training and experience. Minimum $32,650; maximum $50,000. Location: The Athens area (see www.visitathens.com) has a population of about 100,000 and two highly rated hospitals. Athens is 65 miles from downtown Atlanta and 80 miles from the Atlanta airport. The University of Georgia (see www.uga.edu) enrolls about 32,000 students. The Hugh Hodgson School of Music (see www.music.uga.edu), Georgia’s first All-Steinway School, has about 450 music majors. The music building and performance halls were opened in 1995. The large office for the two full-time piano technicians is on the fourth floor of the music building. Information on UGA’s Performing Arts Center may be found at www.uga.edu/pac. Contact: Dr. William Davis, Associate Director-Administration Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia 250 River Road Athens, GA 30602-7287 telephone: (706) 542-3737, fax (706) 542-2773 email: wddavis at uga.edu Application Procedure: Apply online at www.ugajobsearch.com/ as follows: (1) Select “Search Postings” on the left side of the page. (2) Enter the posting number 20080988 (all other fields may be left blank) and click on “Search.” (3) Under "Piano Technician" click on "View." (4) Click on "Apply for this posting" at the bottom. Review of application materials (which will include c.v. information and references) will begin on November 1, 2008. Candidates invited to interview will be expected to perform various tasks associated with tuning and maintenance. Applications from women and minority candidates are encouraged. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
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