Assistant Teaching Professor of Music (Bassoon)

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Penn State School of Music invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term, renewable Assistant Teaching Professor of Music: Bassoon, beginning Fall 2026. We seek an inspiring colleague who is committed to creative and inclusive approaches to music performing, teaching, and learning. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team of studio faculty, contribute to undergraduate and graduate instruction for music majors, minors, and non-majors, and enjoy shared responsibility for creating and developing curricula. The position is designed for a colleague who values student-centered teaching, a high level of personal musicianship, and multiple musical and pedagogical perspectives. This position will involve a substantial secondary teaching assignment based on the applicant's strengths (see responsibilities, below, for specifics).

Responsibilities

• Teach applied bassoon lessons, studio classes, and reed making to undergraduate and graduate majors and minors; prepare students for juries, auditions, and degree recitals.
• Teach Bassoon Techniques (for music education majors), and bassoon literature and pedagogy courses as assigned.
• Actively recruit undergraduate and graduate bassoonists; participate in recruitment, engagement, and outreach activities that support the bassoon studio and the School of Music.
• Maintain an inclusive, high-achieving studio and a collaborative culture with ensemble areas.
• Perform with The Pennsylvania Quintet (resident faculty wind quintet) and participate in additional on-campus faculty performances as part of professional development.
• Teach or provide administrative leadership in a secondary area of the candidate's expertise: for example, music education, theory, technology/recording, arts leadership/career development, community engagement, musician wellness, chamber music, popular music, or other. (Examples are illustrative, not exhaustive.)
• Participate in auditions, serve on committees, and contribute appropriate service to the School, College, and profession.
• Maintain national and regional visibility as a performer/pedagogue.

Required Qualifications

• Master of Music in Bassoon Performance (or closely related field)
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a performer and teacher.
• Ability to teach in and/or administer a substantial secondary area of contribution to the School of Music.
• Ability to work effectively with learners from varied backgrounds and to collaborate within a diverse academic and artistic community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Music (DMA or equivalent) preferred.
• Demonstrated success in recruiting, mentoring, and retaining undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Engagement with community, professional, or outreach activities related to instrumental music; experience teaching diverse student populations in inclusive learning environments.
• Collegiate teaching experience beyond applied studio instruction.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following as a single PDF:

1. Cover Letter (2 pages maximum): Describe your interest in this position and provide specific examples that align with the required/preferred qualifications. Briefly outline your teaching philosophy in applied bassoon and how you support student success.

2. Curriculum Vitae.

3. Statement of Secondary Area(s) (2 pages maximum): Describe one or more secondary areas of contribution you would bring to the School (curricular, cocurricular, or administrative). Discuss relevant experiences, skills, and perspectives, and how your contributions would support positive student outcomes in a comprehensive School of Music.

4. Links to recent, representative videos of bassoon performances (total duration not to exceed 30 minutes).

5. Names and contact information for three professional references.

Review of applications will begin on March 30, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

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