Assistant Professor of Music

The Performing Arts Division at Alfred University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-­track Assistant Professor of Band/Music to begin August 2025. 

Alfred University's promise is to help students find their purpose through the goals of Intersections, lnclusivity, and Mentorship. The Performing Arts Division fully embraces this mission and is excited to bring this to life through student-centered performances and experiences. 

The Performing Arts Division provides collaborative, rigorous, and contemporary programs across Dance, Music, Performance Design and Technology, and Theatre. For makers and performers, the Performing Arts Division fosters discovery, ideas, and creativity through innovative learning. Students co-create [live] art. As practitioners, researchers, and scholars, faculty members foster depth of discovery and life-long learning. Each program is designed to be inclusive of all stages of skill, ability, and experience, while facilitating student mastery at all levels.

The Performing Arts Division at Alfred University is seeking a dynamic and innovative Band Director and Instructor of Music to join our faculty. This full-time, tenure-track position will involve conducting the university's concert band and jazz band, leading other instrumental ensembles as needed, and teaching courses in various music disciplines. We are looking for a candidate with a passion for music education and the versatility to engage students across a wide range of musical genres and skills. 

Salary:$55,000-$58,000 Annually

Responsibilities:

• Direct the Alfred University Concert Band and Jazz Band
• Actively recruit and develop the instrumental music program
• Direct and coach other instrumental ensembles as needed, fostering a vibrant, positive, and collaborative musical environment
• Teach academic courses within the Music Curriculum, such as, but not limited to, Music Theory, World Music, Popular Music, Songwriting and Arranging, according to the candidate's areas of interest
• Teach Applied Lessons - in area of candidate's expertise
• Collaborate with faculty in the Performing Arts Division and across campus to enhance the music program and facilitate and support interdisciplinary initiatives within the Bachelor of Arts degrees and the new Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees (to start fall 2025)
• Collaborate with the Production Manager regarding maintaining the Performing Arts musical inventory
• Mentor and guide students in their academic and artistic development, ensuring a supportive and inclusive learning environment
• Participate actively in department, college, and university service, including student recruitment, curriculum development, and committee work
• Engage in ongoing professional development, research, and creative activities that contribute to the advancement of the field and the reputation of the department

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in music is required; a Doctorate is preferred
• Proven experience in conducting concert bands and jazz ensembles at the college level
• Demonstrated ability to teach a variety of music courses, including, but not limited to, World Music, Popular Music (Songwriting and Arranging)
• A strong commitment to teaching excellence and student engagement
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a diverse, inclusive community
• A record of creative and scholarly activity in the field of music

Application Process: Interested candidates should submit the following:

• A cover letter
• A current curriculum vitae
• A teaching and learning impact statement
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement illustrating how you engage with diversity, equity, and inclusion as a mentor/educator (not to exceed 600 words)
• Document with YouTube links to video recordings of your conducting the concert band and/or jazz band ensembles in rehearsals and performances (30 mins total, with 20 mins for rehearsals and 10 minutes for performances)
• Contact information for three professional references (email and phone)

Applications received by December 1,2025, will be given full consideration. 

About Alfred University:
Located in rural Western NY; Alfred University is the second oldest co-educational college in the 
United States and one of the earliest to have enrolled African American and Native American students. Ideal candidates will demonstrate an appreciation of issues that matter to our university community, such as diversity and social justice. 

The Performing Arts Division includes four departments, Dance, Music, Performance Design and Technology, and Theatre, is housed in excellent facilities as well as being an accredited member of the Mi