Lecturer – Applied Flute - School of Music

The School of Music at Georgia State University in Atlanta seeks to hire a non-tenure track Lecturer in Applied Flute to begin in the 2025-26 academic year. This position is a full-time, benefits-eligible, continuing appointment, subject to a third-year review in accordance with promotion policies and is eligible for full health and retirement benefits (see GSU Benefits).

As a Lecturer in Applied Flute at Georgia State University, the successful candidate will play a vital role as the School of Music collaborates to transform its curriculum and pedagogy to foreground experiential, interdisciplinary, and technologically enhanced learning furthering Georgia State’s strategic goal of demonstrating that students can achieve academic and career success at high rates. Opportunities for growth and support in this position include university-level teaching fellowships and grants through the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Online Education, leadership in instructional innovation through our active learning classroom program, and successive promotion to the ranks of Senior Lecturer and Principal Lecturer.

Georgia State University is a national leader in using innovation to drive student success. Enrolling and graduating one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies, Georgia State provides its world-class faculty and more than 50,000 students unsurpassed research, teaching, and learning opportunities in one of the 21st century’s great global cities. In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State as #2 in Most Innovative Schools, #7 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, #9 in Learning Communities, #6 in First-Year Experiences, and #21 in Top Performers on Social Mobility among national universities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence; create an innovative curriculum in line with Georgia State University’s commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching; and will teach the equivalent of four three-credit-hour courses per academic semester (approximately 20 applied lessons per week).

The selected candidate can expect to:

Teach weekly applied flute lessons for approximately 20 undergraduate and graduate music majors;
Conduct/teach a weekly flute studio class;
Coach weekly chamber music classes;
Work with students on junior, senior, and graduate-level recitals;
Mentor undergraduate and graduate-level flute students;
Teach supplementary courses and other related courses as needed and as the schedule allows (i.e., music theory, aural skills, music appreciation, etc.).
Work closely with woodwind, instrumental, and all School of Music colleagues;
Attend faculty meetings (including those of the woodwind area, department, college, and university);
Actively participate in faculty governance at the school, college, and university-level, including service on committees and other faculty administrative assignments as needed

The candidate will be expected to attract, recruit, and retain talented students, especially in performance and instrumental music education, while maintaining a visible profile as an educator. Active recruitment of flute students from the state of Georgia and beyond via outreach and recruitment events, including interaction with pre-collegiate students and high school music programs, is essential.

Recruitment activities may involve the following:

Providing sample lessons for prospective students;
Recruitment trips to reach high schools with strong band programs;
Coaching high school ensembles on and off-campus;
Teaching and/or performing at esteemed summer music camps;
Active membership and participation in National Flute Association, the Georgia Music Educators Association, and other similar organizations;
Etc.

SALARY:

$55,000

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications

At least one (1) year teaching applied flute at the collegiate level
Master’s degree in music or equivalent (i.e., licensure from an international accredited institution, high-level of performance experience, etc.) at the time of appointment

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate in Music
Experience and success in teaching music classes at the collegiate level
Experience and success in teaching applied flute at the collegiate level
An established national reputation as a performer
A commitment to music instruction

To Apply, please submit:

A letter of application addressing the essential and preferred qualifications as well as your teaching philosophy and how your teaching will connect with the students at Georgia State University;
A current curriculum vitae;
MEDIA FILE: One link that is accessible to multiple performance videos (not to exceed 20 minutes); OR
OTHER DOCUMENT 1: List of links to the individual performance videos
Names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and titles of three professional references who will be contacted directly for a letter of recommendation at the time the application is submitted.

Please note:

Letters of recommendation will be requested based on the information submitted with the application and should be uploaded by the recommender directly to the link provided to them. Questions concerning the search may be directed to the committee chair, Dr. Robert Ambrose, Professor, Director of Bands at [email protected].

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure consideration, please submit all materials by January 24, 2025. Should you be recommended for a position, an offer of employment will be conditional on background verification.

Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. As a campus with a diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a history of mentoring under-represented minorities in Music.

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