Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music Education

The Adams School of Music and the Arts at Gordon College seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (open rank) of Music Education who is able to teach a variety of music education and core music courses, and who has specialization in the general music or choral music area. Candidates must display a broad range of skills that will allow them to contribute across a variety of music offerings, in support of both the College’s liberal arts curriculum and its well-respected and vibrant undergraduate and graduate music education program.

The position begins August 2026.

The Adams School of Music and the Arts at Gordon College is an intentionally collaborative hub of all creative disciplines at the College, housing programs in Music, Art, Theatre Arts, and Communication Arts. As both a creative and Christian community, students at the Adams School experience deepened faith through the arts—creating, studying, and enjoying them together. The Adams School is comprised of 17 full-time faculty and over 30 adjunct and part-time faculty, of which 6 full time and 20 part time faculty teach in music.

The Adams School offers four music degrees that are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music:
Bachelor of Music in Music Education;
Bachelor of Music in Performance;
Bachelor of Arts in Music;
Master of Music in Music Education; in addition to concentrations in Composition and Music in Worship; and minors in Music and Musical Theatre. Additionally, hundreds of non-music majors participate in the music program through choral and instrumental ensembles and Core music classes. About one third of the total Gordon College population is involved in music and arts programming.

The music program at Gordon College is one that emphasizes whole musicianship, rigorous musical and academic training, and provides a nurturing environment in which our students can fully realize their God-given potential. The undergraduate Music Education program at Gordon has had a 100% teacher placement rate for all graduates seeking positions for more than 20 years. The graduate Music Education program offers master's, post-baccalaureate and continuing education options providing an exceptional foundation for new teachers and the tools for experienced teachers to thrive in K–12 choral, instrumental and general music classroom and ensemble settings.

Our graduates serve in the public, charter and private schools as music teachers, attend reputable graduate schools and conservatories for performance and music education, perform in professional orchestras, teach in private music studios, and work in the fields of music administration, music therapy and church worship. The music program is housed in the state-of-the-art Phillips Music Center and the soon to be built Adams Center for Music.

Gordon College is a Christian liberal arts college located in Massachusetts on Boston’s North Shore, a beautiful coastal area with easy access to Boston and the rest of New England. Central to the Gordon College mission are faculty commitments to integrate faith, learning, and living; to cultivate imagination with a disposition of hope; and to inspire creative contributions to God’s purposes in a wide range of disciplines.