Assistant Professor of Oboe

The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music is the largest public university music program and one of the most respected comprehensive music schools in the United States. It offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music education, music entrepreneurship, music history, music theory and performance. The college presents more than 1,100 concerts and recitals annually. UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide range of music professions. For more information about the UNT College of Music, please see https://music.unt.edu/.

Position Summary
Teaching: Recruit, teach and retain an outstanding group of undergraduate and graduate oboe students. Supervise graduate degree requirements, including supervision of dissertation documents. Research/creative activities: Develop and maintain a national profile as a performer (solo, chamber and/or orchestral) and pedagogue; advance new repertoire for the oboe through commissioning activities, recordings, and/or premiere performances. Service: Participate fully in academic and professional activities, including service both on and off campus. Other duties as assigned may include, but are not limited to, coaching chamber music and teaching oboe literature classes.

Minimum Qualifications
Master’s degree in oboe performance required. Demonstrated excellence as an oboe teacher and an active profile as an artist-level performer. Demonstrated success in teaching at the college level with the potential to recruit effectively. High standards of professional ethics and collegiality required.

Preferred Qualifications
Earned doctorate in oboe performance preferred. Extensive experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and/or orchestral musician strongly preferred. Proven record of attracting, developing, and retaining outstanding students.

Special Instructions to Applicants
Please upload the following documents with application: 1) a letter of application; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) contact information for three references; 4) a listing of links to videos featuring two representative teaching samples (e.g., live or virtual masterclasses, private lessons); 5) a listing of links to websites or videos featuring a minimum five representative recordings, three of which must be from live performances. (Please upload items 4 and 5 in “Other Documents” as a single PDF file.) Additional materials, including letters of recommendation and academic transcripts, may be requested at a later date.

Review of materials will begin December 18, 2020 and will continue until position is closed.

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