Overview
Northern Illinois University (NIU) School of Music seeks a full-time, Visiting Assistant Professor of Trumpet to teach applied trumpet, chamber music, supervise a graduate assistant and serve as coordinator of the Brass Area starting August 15, 2024. Pending university funding, the School of Music plans to search for a tenure track Full Time trumpet position starting in fall 2025.
The School of Music is a vibrant facet of the NIU campus that prides itself on strong support of first-generation undergraduate students, providing readily available resources for faculty-directed study and research opportunities. The distinguished faculty are Fulbright Scholars, Grammy Award Winners, Chamber Music America and MacArthur Foundation Grants recipients, residents at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, guest conductors at Avery Fisher Hall, and commercial recording artists who perform regularly at significant international and national venues. The NIU Graduate Jazz Studies Program was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the ten best in the nation. The NIU Jazz Orchestra completed in the 2023 Jack Rudin Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
NIU is a student-centered, regional public research institution with a diverse, international student body contributing to the advancement of knowledge for the benefit of the people of the region, the state, the nation, and the world. With this vision, the mission of the university is to promote excellence and engagement in teaching, learning, research, scholarship, creativity, artistry, outreach, and service. NIU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2: Higher research activity and community engagement institution. The university is located approximately 65 miles from downtown Chicago and is a short drive from the vibrant western suburbs.
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Position Summary
The Visiting Assistant Professor will teach applied lesson in trumpet, coach brass chamber music, recruit trumpet students, oversee MUED 171 and coordinate the Brass Area. |