Applied Music Instructors – Open Pool 2025 Job at Colorado State University in F

Overview

Posting Detail Information

Working Title: Applied Music Instructors – Open Pool 2025

Position Location: Fort Collins, CO

Work Location: Position is fully in-office/in-person

Posting Number: 202400413F

Proposed Annual Salary Range: $46,000-$48,000 9-month base salary (prorated for part-time work)

Position Details

Position Type: Faculty

Work Hours/Week:

Description of Work Unit

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD) at Colorado State University empowers students to create, collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Through teaching, creative artistry, research, advocacy, and service, we elevate arts education. SMTD has 46 tenured and tenure-track faculty as well as 55 contract, continuing and adjunct faculty. There are currently over 550 students in SMTD, with 375 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in residential and online music degree programs.

SMTD is housed in the University Center for the Arts, a nationally recognized state-of-the-art 350,000 square foot facility, that includes a 550-seat concert hall, a 275-seat organ and chamber music recital hall, a 320-seat thrust theatre, a 100-seat black box theatre, a 200-seat dance theatre, dedicated rehearsal, production and research spaces, along with classrooms, labs and practice rooms.

The College of Liberal Arts, within which the school is located, is the largest college in the University. It is a community of arts, humanities, and social science scholars who create and extend knowledge and artistry that develops reflective citizens and confident leaders. We aspire to a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where their talents are fully utilized, and where all individuals can bring their full selves to the role. We promote CSU’s Land-Grant Mission, and encourage applications from all individuals who share these values. We prioritize a fair and equitable search process that strengthens a creative, and effective community.

Colorado State University (CSU) is a land grant institution with a student enrollment of approximately 30,000 students in over 150 programs, and a faculty numbering 1,700. CSU is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a beautiful city of approximately 175,000 located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. MarketWatch has listed Fort Collins as the “No. 1 Best Place to Live in America in 2020,” and Livability.com named it among the “2020 Top 100 Places to Live in America.” CSU was recently ranked first among Colorado-based educational employers and fifth among all in-state employers in Forbes magazine’s “America’s Best Employers by State.”

Colorado State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Requirements

Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Music, with a performance or jazz focus, plus five years of significant professional performance experience.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Documented teaching experience at the college or university level.
• Master’s degree in Music, with a performance or jazz focus

Application Instructions

Application procedure:

• Submit a cover letter, an updated CV / Resume, and a single Word document or .pdf file with links to audio/video recordings of recent collaborative performances via the “Media” required document.
• Additionally, enter the contact information for three references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

All materials must be submitted digitally.

This pool expires on December 31, 2025. Individuals wishing to be considered beyond this date must reapply.

Background and EEO

Background Check Policy Statement: Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. CSU conducts background checks as required by position and law. The type of background check varies by position and may include criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification.

EEO: CSU provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Contact

Search Contact: Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu

Additional Information

Essential Duties

References Requested

Minimum Requested: 3

Maximum Requested: 3

Supplemental Questions: Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Documents

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• Media

Optional Documents