Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music (Bassoon); Tenure or Tenure-track position (faculty)

Posting Details

Position Details

Title Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music (Bassoon); Tenure or Tenure-track position (faculty) Appointment Status Tenure Department IU Bloomington Woodwinds Location Bloomington Position Summary

The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a position in the Woodwind Department in Bassoon. The ideal candidate will have recognition both nationally and internationally as a performer and as a pedagogue in a wide variety of settings.

Primary responsibilities include building and maintaining a studio of undergraduate- and graduate-level bassoon students, teaching studio classes and reed making classes, and coaching chamber ensembles. Additional duties could include teaching orchestra literature classes, pedagogy classes, and other related courses. The successful candidate is expected to participate in departmental meetings, recruitment activities and auditions, doctoral committees, and recital hearing committees, along with other department activities, such as faculty recitals and outreach activities, master classes, service on Jacobs School of Music committees, and other similar activities.

Basic Qualifications

The ideal candidate must have an established or growing reputation with broad professional experience and have the ability to work successfully with gifted and advanced university-level students. Master's degree in music is required, or an equivalent of outstanding professional experience will also be considered.

Department Contact for Questions

Rachel Patrick, Office of the Executive Associate Dean: (812) 855-5541; rnpatric@iu.edu

Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Special Instructions

A complete application consists of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and information about three professional references. You will be asked to provide the name, title, e-mail address, and other information for each of your reference providers. For candidates who advance in this search, an email message with instructions about uploading letters of reference will be sent automatically to each of your provided references. Candidates who advance in this search may also be asked to provide audio/video recordings. Please do not send audio/video files or other materials until requested to do so. If you need help completing your application, contact Rachel Patrick, (812) 855-5541, rnpatric@iu.edu.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

Deadline: Applications received by September 26, 2026 will be assured full consideration, however the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

For Best Consideration Date 09/26/2026 Expected Start Date 08/01/2027 Posting Number IU-101645-2026

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Have you previously been employed with IU?
• Yes
• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Application

Optional Documents