Johns Hopkins University is hiring: Music Education Assistant or Associate Profe

Music Education Assistant or Associate Professor

Requisition #: A-178877-1

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Peabody Institute

Department/Program: The Peabody Conservatory

Salary: Assistant Professor $60,000 - $70,000; Associate Professor $70,000 - $80,000

The Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute seeks a full-time faculty member specializing in instrumental music education to be appointed Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2026. Building on a long tradition of excellence in teacher training, the Department of Music Education seeks a strategic partner to raise the visibility of Peabody Music Education and heighten the program's impact on our local and regional communities.

About the JHU Peabody Institute

The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University advances a dynamic, 21st-century model of the performing arts, building on its rich history of innovation and leadership as the first conservatory in the United States. Comprising both a Conservatory for undergraduate and graduate studies and the Preparatory, Baltimore's largest community performing arts school, Peabody empowers musicians and dancers from diverse backgrounds to create and perform at the highest level. Courses of study range from classical and jazz performance, composition, ballet, and modern dance to cutting-edge programs in acoustics, recording arts and sciences, and music for new media, taught by world-renowned faculty alongside the Conservatory's signature Breakthrough Curriculum, a career development framework that prepares citizen-artists to help shape the future of the field and serve their communities. A division of Johns Hopkins, one of the world's preeminent research universities and medical institutions, Peabody provides opportunities for interdisciplinary studies through its dual degree program and important initiatives in both arts‑in‑healthcare and clinical care for performing artists. A leading voice at the intersection of art and education, Peabody is also a convener of critical discourse, providing platforms for a broad range of artistic perspectives to engage with current issues and critical ideas in the cultural sector. To learn more about the Peabody Institute, visit peabody.jhu.edu.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses as well as graduate seminars in music education. Duties include advising graduate and undergraduate music education students, supervising field experiences and student teaching, and pursuing an agenda of research, scholarship, or creative work consistent with the candidate's expertise and interests in music education. Finally, the new hire will be a strategic partner in collaboration with outreach efforts in and around the City of Baltimore.

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will have a doctorate in Music Education, experience teaching at the collegiate level, and successful experience as a music educator in public schools (five years is preferred). Applicants should demonstrate evidence and potential for research and a record of professional/service activities in music education. Experience teaching instrumental music is required.

Application Instructions

Applications submitted through Interfolio should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and three professional references. A review of applications will begin on February 1, 2026.

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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