TT Assistant Professor of Violin​/Umkc Conservatory​/Music Division

UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

CONSERVATORY

Music Division/Violin

The UMKC Conservatory is a vibrant community of artists, educators, and scholars located in the heart of Kansas City's thriving arts corridor. Committed to fostering excellence, innovation, and equity, the Conservatory prepares students to become leading performers, educators, conductors, and scholar-artists. As part of an R-1 public research university, the Conservatory offers exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, and global impact.

We seek candidates who:

• help build the future of performance, education, and research in the performing arts; ¿
• demonstrate a growth mindset, with an understanding that learning is an ongoing process;
• believe that art has the power to help us understand ourselves, each other, and our culture while empowering us to move that culture forward;
• engage in work that appeals to, and positively impacts, the global population;

The UMKC Conservatory seeks an accomplished teacher-artist for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Violin position. The successful candidate will teach applied violin at the undergraduate and graduate levels, providing effective collegiate teaching and mentorship through a strong knowledge of violin literature and pedagogy. The successful candidate will provide artistic and professional development of students with diverse backgrounds, interests, and career goals and show a commitment to student success, recruitment, and the development of a supportive and high-achieving studio.

The candidate will maintain an active professional performance profile with existing or potential for national recognition and participate in appropriate performance activities, including solo recitals, chamber music, orchestral, or other artistic collaborations. The candidate will maintain activities contributing to all facets of the Division of Music and the UMKC Conservatory, including academic, performance, and service components characteristic of a Conservatory within a university and collaboration with colleagues across Music, Dance, and Theatre, while making contributions that enrich the cultural environment and the quality of life in the greater Kansas City metropolitan community.

This position is also an opportunity to lead the Conservatory's string area forward. We seek a violinist who will develop, in collaboration with string faculty colleagues and ensemble directors, a vision for modern string training that aligns with the Conservatory's vision of artistic and pedagogical excellence, community-centered learning, and research and creativity in the integrated performing arts, and who will guide its implementation across studio, chamber, and orchestral instruction.

Candidates must hold a master's degree in music, violin performance, or a related field, and demonstrate professional achievement in violin performance. Candidates must also demonstrate teaching experience or clear potential for successful collegiate-level violin instruction, knowledge of violin and string literature and contemporary pedagogy, strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated commitment to student success.

Preferred candidates will hold a DMA, PhD, or equivalent terminal degree in music, violin performance, or a related field (ABD considered if the degree is completed by the time of appointment, Fall 2027) and will have successful collegiate-level violin teaching experience. Candidates should demonstrate an established or emerging national performance profile, experience recruiting and retaining students, and broad knowledge of solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire.

Experience teaching and performing diverse musical styles, active engagement in the professional string community, experience providing artistic or curricular leadership within a string area, studio, or ensemble program, and experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and community outreach are also preferred.

Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications, experience and evidence of success in scholarly activity. This is a 9-month, benefit-eligible, full-time (1.0) faculty appointment starting with Fall semester 2027. This appointment is eligible for tenure and promotion.

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