Assistant Professor of Trumpet

POSITION
The Stetson University School of Music seeks a collaborative, energetic and vibrant artist/teacher of trumpet at the rank of Assistant Professor who will also serve as coordinator of the brass area. The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of the trumpet program and enhance the School of Music's high standards of excellence in academics and performance.

QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will have a proven record of performance excellence, outstanding musicianship, effective teaching experience at the university level or commensurate professional experience, and demonstrated success at recruiting, retaining, and mentoring trumpet students from diverse backgrounds. The ideal candidate will be a passionate musician with national performance experience, a successful recruitment record, and poised to broaden their performance expertise internationally. We are especially interested in candidates who have a solid commitment to all aspects of diversity in our learning-centered community. A doctoral degree in performance or ABD status is required; however, a master's degree and significant professional performing, and teaching experience may be acceptable in place of the doctoral degree.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The position involves teaching undergraduate trumpet students (majors and minors), conducting weekly studio classes, and contributing to coursework in another core music area, such as music education, music history, music theory, aural training, and so forth. Additional teaching responsibilities may be assigned according to the candidate's strengths, including but not limited to brass literature, brass methods, and jazz history. This position requires a consistent and active artistic professional profile in both teaching and performance. Essential responsibilities include collaboration with other wind, brass, and percussion faculty members and band, orchestra, and jazz ensemble directors. Further responsibilities include academic advising, mentoring and assisting students in developing professional goals beyond Stetson, and providing service to the university community.
Candidates should demonstrate a passion for the highest quality of teaching, combined with performing at the highest artistic levels. For more information on our expectations in education, scholarship/creative activity, our tenure policies, and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs website: http://www.stetson.edu/administration/provost

THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Stetson's School of Music (http://www.stetson.edu/music) is an exclusively undergraduate program known for its excellence, depth, and a long-standing reputation for the quality of its education. The school offers B.M., B.ME., and B.A. degrees in performance, music education, music theory, composition, and outside-field areas. A faculty of 45 (27 full-time and 18 part-time) serves approximately 225 music majors. The school has its dean and holds full membership in the National Association of Schools of Music. Recent graduates of the School of Music are found on the stages of the world's great opera houses (including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and Covent Garden), they hold leadership positions in major symphony orchestras, they are faculty members of the most prestigious colleges and universities throughout the nation, and they gain admission to distinguished graduate programs in the United States and Europe. In addition, the School of Music is proud of the consistent placement of its graduates in public school music education programs in Florida and throughout the nation.

THE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works with nearly 4,300 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 3,000 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945 and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. The University's graduate programs include Business, Accounting, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Creative Writing. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson, has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds and meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research, and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community where individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world.

THE COMMUNITY
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 32,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

SALARY
Salary is competitive.

STARTING DATE
August 10, 2022

APPLICATION
Qualified candidates should submit applications via email to trumpetsearch@stetson.edu. Please attach a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy (500 words max.), and three letters of recommendation as PDF files. In the cover letter, candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to social justice, diversity, and inclusion and a commitment to and leadership in the education of undergraduate students.

Please direct inquiries and nominations to Dr. Lynn Musco, Search Committee Chair, at
lmusco@stetson.edu

Additional materials will be requested at a later stage, including but not limited to a live video recording of teaching and a solo performance, as well as a limited number of recent programs. Initial materials screening will begin on December 15, 2021, and will continue until the position is filled.
Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research, and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community where individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.