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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, 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.

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.

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers, and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification.

EEO: Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Search Contact: Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu

References Requested

Minimum Requested: 3

Maximum Requested: 3