Assistant Professor of Piano

Position Summary:
The College of Fine Arts at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Piano starting August 2024. The successful candidate will teach applied piano academic and pedagogy courses. This is a residential appointment and campus presence is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach Applied Piano, Class Piano, Piano Pedagogy, and Piano Literature
• Provide private piano and class piano instruction to piano majors, piano minors, choral and instrumental music education majors, vocal performance majors, composition minors, and non-majors.
• Recruiting, directing the Preparatory Program and creating a regional Piano Festival.
• Teach additional music courses as needed by the department (collaborative piano, introductory music courses, aural skills, music theory)
• Other related duties as assigned

• DMA required. Significant experience in teaching applied piano and knowledge of piano literature and pedagogy at all levels, in addition to collaborative piano and sight-reading skills preferred.  

• The chosen candidate will have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and must be committed to working on a campus that values cultural diversity.

Physical Demand and Working Conditions:

• Work is sedentary in nature that at times requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Application Review Date: Open Until Filled

Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check. 

Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link on the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:   

Required Documents:

Please ensure that you attach all required documents even if you have applied for other positions at ENMU as the committee does not have access to those records.         

Letter of interest       

Resume       

Contact information for three references (Blind reference calls may be made on applicants who become a finalist for the position)        

Transcripts (unofficial for application purposes)

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