One- Visiting Instructor in Music, Tuba​/Euphonium

Position: One-Year Visiting Instructor in Music, Tuba/Euphonium
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Located just 100 miles southwest of Atlanta, CSU is part of the University System of Georgia and offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays (if applicable).

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The Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University is located in the state-of-the-art River Center for the Performing Arts, a cornerstone of CSU's River Park campus, where all the academic units of the College of the Arts are located. The quality of the faculty and CSU's world-class facilities bring international attention to the school, and the Schwob School regularly hosts guest artists from around the world.

With about 250 music majors, it offers bachelor's degrees in performance, music education, and music (B.A.), music minors in jazz studies, music technology, and composition, as well as master's degrees in performance, a graduate-level Artist Diploma, and a Performance Certificate.

An innovative conservatory curriculum, approved by the USG Board of Regents in 2015, recognizes that the Schwob School of Music will continue to emphasize excellence in music performance across its programs. As part of a dynamic arts campus, Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music has been the host institution for several national and international conferences, including the CBDNA Regional Conference, International Trumpet Guild Conference, International Trombone Festival, International Double Reed Society Conference and the 25th Anniversary National Trumpet Competition.

The Southeast Trombone Symposium and the Schwob Brass Festival are annual summer offerings. For additional information about the Schwob School of Music visit our website ic.

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Department Information

Schwob School Of Music

Job Summary

The Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (GA) seeks an outstanding one-year visiting tuba/euphonium teacher and performer to begin August 1, 2026. The visiting instructor position is a one-year appointment.

Responsibilities

Significant Duties and

Responsibilities include:

Teach and mentor a studio of tuba and euphonium students, including students pursuing undergraduate degrees, the Master of Music degree, and/or the graduate-level Artist Diploma or Performance Certificate. Assist in ongoing recruitment efforts to build a strong incoming class. Maintain an active performance schedule and appropriate creative activities as scholarship. Participate in school, university and professional service. Coordinate chamber music and ensemble assignments, juries, and related matters with the brass faculty and ensemble conductors.

Participate as a member of the faculty brass quintet. Teach other music courses as assigned by the director of the school of music. A full teaching load for instructors at CSU is 15 hours per semester.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications include:
Excellent professional credentials as a teacher and performer.;
Experience in studio teaching.;
Applicants will ideally have a DMA degree in tuba, euphonium, or tuba/euphonium performance, or significant professional experience in lieu of the degree.;
Candidates who are ABD or who have completed a master's degree will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications include:
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in teaching at the college level and/or to candidates who have held one or more professional performance appointments.;
Preference may also be given to candidates with experience in teaching a in secondary area of expertise.

Required Documents to Attach

Attach a letter of application, CV, two letters of recommendation (sent separately to the search committee chair), links to three or more recent representative digital audio and/or video performances, and contact information for additional phone references.

Letters of recommendation should be mailed or emailed directly to:

Dr. Bradley Palmer, Chair, Tuba/Euphonium Search Committee

Schwob School of Music

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