The School of Music at Georgia State University in Atlanta seeks to hire a non-tenure track Limited Term Lecturer in Bands to begin in the 2025-26 academic year. This is a full-time, one-year position with the possibility of renewal for a second year, and it is eligible for full health and retirement benefits (see GSU Benefits).
The successful candidate will play a vital role in the School of Music as an educator furthering Georgia State’s strategic goal of demonstrating that students can achieve academic and career success at high rates.
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:
FALL SEMESTER
- Conduct the Concert Band
- Co-teach the Panther Marching Band
- Teach an additional course based on the needs of the School of Music and as the schedule allows (i.e. conducting class, music theory, aural skills, music appreciation, etc.)
SPRING SEMESTER
- Conduct the Concert Band
- Teach three additional course(s) based on the needs of the School of Music and as the schedule allows (i.e. conducting classes, music theory, aural skills, music appreciation, etc.).
- Music Education student teaching observations as available.
- Assist with the administration of winter guard activities .
- Assist with the administration and planning of off-season marching band activities and special events within the band area.
- Help attract, recruit, and retain talented woodwind, brass, and percussion students from the state of Georgia and beyond, especially in performance and instrumental music education,
- Maintain a visible profile as an educator,
- Interact with pre-collegiate students and high school music programs,
- Teach supplementary courses and other related courses as needed and as the schedule allows (i.e. conducting courses, music theory, aural skills, music appreciation, etc.),
- Work closely with the instrumental faculty, and all School of Music colleagues,
- Attend faculty meetings (including those of the band area, department, college, and university),
- Actively participate in faculty governance at the school and other faculty administrative assignments as needed.
SALARY:
$50,000
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least one (1) year of teaching band at the high school or college level.
- Master’s degree in music or equivalent (i.e., licensure from an international accredited institution) at the time of appointment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctorate in Music
- Experience and as a full-time band director at the collegiate level
- An established national reputation as a conductor
- Teaching band at the college level
- 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.
- A current curriculum vitae.
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Please submit a document (as “Other Document1”) that includes video links for the following:
- Two (2) links to recent concert band performances
- Two (2) links to recent concert band rehearsals
- Additional links to Athletic Band experience. This could include video footage of athletic band instruction, or videos of athletic band performance for which the candidate is the primary instructor.
- Names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references in the application portal.
- Examples of Athletic Band related materials such as drill design samples, music arrangements, etc. (submit as ‘Other Document 2’) if applicable.
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].
08/01/2025
Position End Date (if temporary)
05/15/2026
Open Date
04/18/2025
Review of Applications Begins
04/18/2025
Open Until Filled
Yes
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