Assistant Professor of Music - Trombone

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Position Information

Posting Number: F0372025

Working Title:

Assistant Professor of Music - Trombone

Department Org: 335000 - Music

Why should you work at UCA?

We are excited that you are considering joining the UCA Family—the faculty, staff, students and alumni—who make the University of Central Arkansas a great place to work! At the University of Central Arkansas, we value our employees striving to maintain a work-life balance. We realize that this affects the overall well‑being of employees while learning to prioritize challenging work and the ability to make a difference.

Participation in university‑wide remote work days may be available for certain positions. Training is provided on systems or job‑specific software, and tools are available supporting professional and personal development. The benefits package allows you to customize your benefits to meet your current needs, with the ability to adjust them as your priorities change. This includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, 80% tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a retirement program with university contributions of 10% of employee salary.

Also available are health and wellness incentives, as well as access to sports and cultural activities on campus for the family, free gym membership and equipment rentals.

Position Summary

The College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications and nominations for the tenure‑track position of Assistant Professor of Music – Trombone in the Department of Music. The department enjoys endowments and private scholarship funds in excess of $1.5 million, annual university performance scholarships in excess of $800 000, a visiting artist series, and NASM accreditation. Many performances are presented in the state‑of‑the‑art, 1100‑seat, Donald W.

Reynolds Performance Hall and the brand‑new Wingate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts which opened for the spring semester of 2023.

The department serves 235+ majors and minors, and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees: BA, BM (Composition, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Jazz and Studio Music), BME , MM (Performance, Music Education, Conducting, Music Theory). The faculty is composed of 33 full‑time and 15+ adjunct members, most of whom have national and international reputations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

They will oversee and give leadership to the trombone program where the primary responsibility will be teaching trombone, recruiting for the undergraduate and graduate programs, supervising Graduate Assistantships for trombone, directing the trombone ensembles:
Natural Slides and Bear Bones. This professor will maintain a regional, national, and international presence. Other duties include teaching brass/trombone literature courses, brass/trombone pedagogy, and working with other brass faculty to maintain and improve the overall quality of the brass division of the Department of Music.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Skills Considered Essential for Success

• Knowledge of the organization and administration of higher education.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and university rules, regulations and procedures.
• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently with common goals as a part of a team.
• Ability to make sound judgments.
• Effective interpersonal communication, writing, and organizational abilities.
• Civility in all interactions.
• Demonstrate effective follow‑up.

Required

Education and/or Experience

Qualifications include the DMA in Trombone Performance or equivalent, and significant professional performance work with symphony orchestras and other notable performing ensembles. The department is seeking a candidate with experience in working with a diverse student population.

Preferred

Education and/or Experience

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License(s)/Certifications (Required or Preferred)

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