Colorado State University is hiring: Applied Music Instructors – Open Pool 2025

Applied Music Instructors – Open Pool 2025

Working Title: Applied Music Instructors – Open Pool 2025

Position Location: Fort Collins, CO

Work Location: Position is fully in-office/in-person

Posting Number: 202400413F

Proposed Annual Salary Range: $46,000-$48,000 9-month base salary (prorated for part-time work)

Employee Benefits: Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD) at Colorado State University empowers students to create, collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Through teaching, creative artistry, research, advocacy, and service, we elevate arts education. SMTD has 46 tenured and tenure-track faculty as well as 55 contract, continuing and adjunct faculty. There are currently over 550 students in SMTD, with 375 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in residential and online music degree programs.

SMTD is housed in the University Center for the Arts, a nationally recognized state-of-the-art 350,000 square foot facility, that includes a 550-seat concert hall, a 275-seat organ and chamber music recital hall, a 320-seat thrust theatre, a 100-seat black box theatre, a 200-seat dance theatre, dedicated rehearsal, production and research spaces, along with classrooms, labs and practice rooms.

The College of Liberal Arts, within which the school is located, is the largest college in the University. It is a community of arts, humanities, and social science scholars who create and extend knowledge and artistry that develops reflective citizens and confident leaders. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace, aspiring to a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where their talents are fully utilized, and where all individuals can bring their full selves to the role. We promote the CSU Principles of Community – Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Social Justice. We therefore encourage applications from all individuals who share these values, and we prioritize a fair and equitable search process that strengthens a diverse, creative, and effective community.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 12/31/2025.

Position Summary

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance may seek full-time or part-time, temporary Music Instructors to teach Applied Music Instruction courses in the music division, and in administrative roles coordinating special programs. Applicants are added to the pool list throughout the calendar year. Hiring decisions are made during the late spring and early summer for fall semester, during the early fall semester for spring, and during the spring semester for the summer term.

Conditions of Employment

Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Music, with a performance or jazz focus, plus five years of significant professional performance experience.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Documented teaching experience at the college or university level.
• Master’s degree in Music, with a performance or jazz focus.

Application Procedure

• Submit a cover letter, an updated CV/Resume, and a single Word document or .pdf file with links to audio/video recordings of recent collaborative performances via the “Media” required document.
• Additionally, enter the contact information for three references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. All materials must be submitted digitally. This pool expires on December 31, 2025. Individuals wishing to be considered beyond this date must reapply.

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action.

Search Contact

Search Contact: Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu