Assistant​/Associate Professor of Horn

Job Summary

The College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks anaccomplished teacher and performer of horn. This full-timetenure-track/tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor will commence on August 12,2027.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating aworkplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds toapply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The College of Music, founded in 1920, is recognized as one of thetop comprehensive music schools in the country. The College of Music offers seven-degree programs in over 28 fields of study, atthe bachelor's level through the doctorate. Our dedicated and encouraging community of 550 degree-seeking students, 80 full-time faculty, 20 part-time faculty, and 40 professional, technical and administrative staff produces over 350 performances and numerousguest lectures, masterclasses, and outreach events each year!

Comprising 40 graduate and 60 undergraduate brass and percussionmajors, students in the department pursue the following musicdegrees: BA, BM in Performance, BME, MM in Performance and in Performance/Pedagogy, DMA in Performance and Pedagogy, and Artist Diplomas. The College of Music offers comprehensive degree programs in Composition, Conducting, Jazz Studies, Music Education,Musicology, Performance, and Theory. CU Boulder is in one of themost picturesque and desirable geographic locations in the country,within easy driving distance of a major metropolitan area and the Rocky Mountains.

The warm and collegial climate of the College of Music reflects thegenuine respect among faculty and staff and the unified goal of providing a nurturing and encouraging environment for the students.

Teach applied horn, weekly studio class, coach chamber music, and related courses in the brass area (Brass Literature, Brass Pedagogy); participate in regional, national, and internationalrecruitment; maintain an active creative career; serve on graduatecommittees and supervise graduate theses and projects; advise students; and undertake other College and University service activities as appropriate. The final assignment of duties will bebased on the needs of the department and the expertise of the candidate.

We are especially interested in candidates who will help cultivatea collaborative atmosphere in the College of Music; and who can contribute through their teaching and service, to the excellence ofthe academic community; and who will work to build relationships with other departments within the College and the University.

• This position will be appointed at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track).
• The University of Colorado Boulder has implemented a reference check program with respect to final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program is intended to allow CU Boulder to collect and review information about a candidate's conduct at their current and previous institutions, specifically conduct related to sexual misconduct, harassment, and/or discrimination, before making hiring decisions.
  
  All final candidates for tenured faculty appointments are required to complete an Authorization to Release Information.

• Assistant Professor: $75,000 - $83,000.
• Associate Professor: $83,500 - $97,000.
• Onboarding assistance is available within departmental guidelines.

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