Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music (Bassoon)

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