Instructor or Assistant Professor of Bands & Instrumental Music Education, Department of Music

[C22- 090]

Instructor or Assistant Professor of Bands and Instrumental Music Education

Department of Music



Central Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track at the rank of either Instructor or Assistant Professor in the Department of Music beginning in academic year 2023-2024. Responsibilities include conduct, recruit for, and administer Wind Symphony, Wind Band, and Marching and Athletic Bands; assist with supervision of student teachers; teach undergraduate courses in conducting, instrumental music education, and methods courses. Additional instructional duties may include teaching applied music depending on candidate’s performance areas. This position requires flexible hours to enhance the prominence and profile of the band program through performance, build positive local affiliations and connections with high school music community, and successfully recruit. This successful candidate will also act as a liaison between the Band Program and the Athletic Department.

Departmental and University expectations of the person in this position include the following: ongoing evidence of quality teaching and successful recruiting endeavors; demonstrated research and creative activity through regional and national performances, presentations, recordings and/or publications; participation in academic governance and service at both the departmental and university levels as appropriate.

CCSU is an inclusive and “student success-centered” institution with an increasingly diverse student body that represents the populations of the communities it serves. We are dedicated to enhancing our innovative practices to increase access, improve retention, engage students in campus life, incorporate high-impact practices, and promote educational achievement and career readiness.

Required Qualifications forInstructor:

• Master’s degree in Music Education, Conducting, or related discipline
• Minimum two years K-12 school teaching experience

Required Qualifications forAssistant Professor:

• Educational background meets one of the following:
  • PhD or DMA in Music Education, Conducting, or related discipline
  • PhD or DMA in a Music field and a Master’s degree in Music Education, Conducting, or related discipline

• Master’s degree in Music Education, Conducting, or related discipline, with a minimum three years of full-time experience at the level of Instructor or above teaching music at the university level and an additional full year of study above the master’s level

• Two years of K-12 school teaching

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (ABD will be considered with anticipated completion no later than December 31, 2023).
• Evidence of four or more years of proven success teaching band in public
• Experience teaching music at the university
• Demonstrated administrative experience with a university and/or high school band
• Evidence of experience in Marching Band drill design and arranging

The University: The largest of Connecticut’s regional comprehensive universities, Central currently enrolls over 10,000 students. A third of its undergraduates are students of color, the largest group being Hispanic. Ninety-six (96%) percent of the students are from Connecticut. For more information about Central Connecticut State University, please visit www.ccsu.edu .

The Community: Located nine miles southwest of Hartford, New Britain is a city of approximately 72,000. Part of the Greater Hartford area of 1.2 million residents, New Britain is centrally located in the state and is within easy reach of much of Connecticut and several metropolitan areas. Nicknamed “the Hardware City” for its rich industrial heritage, it is home to Stanley Black & Decker. Important cultural institutions include the New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. New Britain’s population is characterized by a high degree of racial and ethnic diversity. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 70% of the population as White, 13% as Black or African American, 3% as Asian, and 0.2% as American Indian or Alaska Native. Currently 4.6% of New Britain’s population identify themselves in more than one racial category and 43% of New Britain’s population identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Fifty percent (50%) speak a language other than English in the home and 19% were born internationally. Significant portions of its population come from Puerto Rico and Poland or consider themselves to be from the African-American, Italian, or Irish ethnic backgrounds. In addition to all that greater Hartford provides, New Britain is 40 minutes from Springfield, Massachusetts, two hours from Boston, and two hours from New York City. It is also part of the Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge Corridor” and, therefore, within easy driving distance of a host of private and public institutions of higher education and many cultural opportunities.

Application and Appointment: For full consideration, applications must be received by February 26, 2023.

To begin the application process, click on the Apply button and electronically submit the following documents:

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position
• Current curriculum vitae
• Names of three professional references including their title, email address, and telephone numbers.
• For ABD candidates, include a letter from your dissertation advisor stating anticipated date of completion in this document.
• Semi-finalist candidates will be contacted for examples of creative/scholarly output (such as drill writing, original compositions/arrangements, presentations at conference/conventions, recordings, guest conducting activity, and/or article) and audio/video recordings of rehearsal conducting, performance conducting, and class

Note: Candidates uploading additional materials must combine all documents into one PDF file. For further assistance, please email gabriela.s.flores-erazo@ccsu.edu .

Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

In accordance with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract, compensation for this position is at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor for 2023-2024. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. For more information, please visit the 2021-2025 American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include personal and sick leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, and prescription plans, group life insurance, a choice of retirement plans, retirement health care, tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Compensation plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts, long term and short term disability plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources.

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Emailed and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted. Please ensure your Social Security Number is not listed on any documents submitted.

For more information, contact Charles Menoche, Search Committee Chair, at 860-832-2904 or menochec@ccsu.edu .

As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. The University provides reasona ble accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.