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Instructor in Music, Tuba/Euphonium

Position Number: 7172986
Location: Columbus, GA
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Music

Instructor in Music, Tuba/Euphonium

Job ID: 298973
Location: Columbus State University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

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Columbus State University is exactly that kind of place. With exceptional facilities, ideal class sizes, and unique field experiences, our students have room to create. Here, every faculty and staff member is part of the educational process, actively mentoring students and championing each new step in their journey.

Located just 100 miles southwest of Atlanta, CSU is part of the University System of Georgia and offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays (if applicable). Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

The Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University is located in the state-of-the-art RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, a cornerstone of CSU's RiverPark campus, where all the academic units of the College of the Arts are located. The quality of the faculty and CSU's world-class facilities bring international attention to the school, and the Schwob School regularly hosts guest artists from around the world. With about 250 music majors, it offers bachelor's degrees in performance, music education, and music (B.A.), music minors in jazz studies, music technology, and composition, as well as master's degrees in performance, a graduate-level Artist Diploma, and a Performance Certificate.

An innovative conservatory curriculum, approved by the USG Board of Regents in 2015, recognizes that the Schwob School of Music will continue to emphasize excellence in music performance across its programs. As part of a dynamic arts campus, Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music has been the host institution for several national and international conferences, including the CBDNA Regional Conference, International Trumpet Guild Conference, International Trombone Festival, International Double Reed Society Conference and the 25th Anniversary National Trumpet Competition. The Southeast Trombone Symposium and the Schwob Brass Festival are annual summer offerings. For additional information about the Schwob School of Music visit our website at www.music.ColumbusState.edu.

Department Information

Schwob School Of Music

Job Summary

The Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (GA) seeks an outstanding tuba/euphonium teacher and performer to begin August 1, 2026. This is a Non-tenure eligible, renewable full-time faculty position.

Responsibilities

Significant Duties and Responsibilities include: Teach and mentor a studio of tuba and euphonium students, including students pursuing undergraduate degrees, the Master of Music degree, and/or the graduate-level Artist Diploma or Performance Certificate. Assist in ongoing recruitment efforts to build a strong incoming class. Maintain an active performance schedule and appropriate creative activities as scholarship. Participate in school, university and professional service. Coordinate chamber music and ensemble assignments, juries, and related matters with the brass faculty and ensemble conductors. Participate as a member of the faculty brass quintet. Teach other music courses as assigned by the director of the school of music. A full teaching load for instructors at CSU is 15 hours per semester.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications include: Excellent professional credentials as a teacher and performer.; Experience in studio teaching.; Applicants will ideally have a DMA degree in tuba, euphonium, or tuba/euphonium performance, or significant professional experience in lieu of the degree.; Candidates who are ABD or who have completed a master's degree will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications include: Preference will be given to candidates with experience in teaching at the college level and/or to candidates who have held one or more professional performance appointments.; Preference may also be given to candidates with experience in teaching a in secondary area of expertise.

Required Documents to Attach

Attach a letter of application, CV, two letters of recommendation (sent separately to the search committee chair), links to three or more recent representative digital audio and/or video performances, and contact information for additional phone references.

Letters of recommendation should be mailed or emailed directly to:

Dr. Bradley Palmer, Chair, Tuba/Euphonium Search Committee
Schwob School of Music
Columbus State University
4225 University Ave.
Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Palmer_bradley@columbusstate.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Scott Harris, Hiring Manager, via email at harris_scott@columbusstate.edu.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Institutional Values

Excellence: Actively engaging outstanding methods in teaching, academic discovery, creative pursuits, student success, cultural enrichment and the overall campus community.
Creativity: Pursuing distinction through inquiry and innovation, challenging convention and focusing on solutions.
Engagement: Dynamic civic involvement and participation of students, faculty, staff and alumni in the university experience.
Sustainability: Advancing fiscal responsibility, well-being, innovation, lifelong learning and environmental stewardship.
Inclusion: Cultivating and championing a campus environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds, ideas, perspectives and practices.
Servant Leadership: Leading through ethical empowerment and service.

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to submit and successfully pass a background investigation to include reference checks and verification of academic credentials (if applicable). Other additional requirements may be required based upon specific position duties:

A credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage;
Pre-employment drug testing for positions with high-risk responsibilities.
Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive a Columbus State University fleet vehicle or other vehicle designated as a fleet vehicle. A successful drug screening will be required as a condition of employment a randomly thereafter.

*Applicants for positions of trust may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. *

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond. Additionally, all members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Columbus State University is proud to be an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity institution. It is the policy of our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws.

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