Assistant Teaching Professor in Music Education and Music Therapy Position Overview The University of Kansas School of Music seeks to fill a full-time, academic year (nine month) faculty position to teach undergraduate group piano classes beginning on August 18, 2026. The University of Kansas School of Music is a comprehensive university music school offering professional training in a wide array of specializations
through baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. A charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music (1928), KU is the only institution authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to grant doctoral degrees in music. This appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor (non-tenure track). The successful candidate will teach undergraduate group piano skills classes for students
in the School of Music. Expectations include teaching multiple sections of undergraduate piano skills classes, facilitating the quiz-out processes for those classes, and collaborating with the Area Coordinators for Music Education and Music Therapy to develop a comprehensive and relevant curriculum to the professional needs of students in various majors. This is a 3 year appointment. Subsequent appointments may be
offered, contingent upon a satisfactory comprehensive performance evaluation during the final year of this appointment and approval of the Dean of Music.The University of Kansas is the state’s flagship university, an R-1 institution, and one of 66 invited members of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Our university consistently earns high rankings for academics and recognition as a premier
research university (engaging in $275 million of externally funded research annually). At KU, we make it our mission to educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that change the world. We aspire to be an exceptional learning community that lifts each other and advances society. KU’s strategic plan Jayhawks Rising is focused on objectives to accomplish this vision through three mission-based
priorities of student success, healthy and vibrant communities, research, and discovery.KU’s research residential campus is in the center of a vibrant and culturally-rich community — a quintessential college town. Visitors, students and new employees from outside the area enjoy discovering the many wonders of Lawrence, including a thriving downtown, diverse local and regional events, area lakes, vibrant arts and
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