The Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver is a highly selective and nationally renowned music program with approximately 275 music students. An accredited institutional member of NASM, Lamont is distinguished by an exceptional faculty recognized nationally and internationally as well as by a talented and diverse student body. Residing in the acclaimed Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, the music program offers Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Performance and Composition of Classical and Jazz & Commercial music, a BM in Recording and Production, an MM in Conducting and Pedagogy, Master of Arts degrees in Music Theory and Musicology/Ethnomusicology, and other graduate certificates and Artist Diplomas. The culturally vibrant city of Denver is located in the beautiful Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains. With a metropolitan population of three million, Denver has a robust and diverse arts community that boasts outstanding professional ensembles across all music genres. For a more detailed description of the school as well as a listing of events, performances, and recordings visit www.du.edu/lamont.
The University of Denver, the oldest independent university in the Rocky Mountain region, enrolls 14,000 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. Lamont is part of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which is the University’s largest and most varied academic unit. It is comprised of artists, learners, performers, scholars, scientists, and teachers across 21+ departments, programs, schools, and centers and acts as a central hub where many of the University's disciplines intersect. The diverse scope of CAHSS allows our students to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed at nearly any career in today’s global society.
Position Summary
The University of Denver Lamont School of Music seeks an artist-teacher of Trumpet at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, to join its faculty in Fall 2025. The trumpet studio is comprised of both masters and undergraduate students who study in a variety of musical styles (classical, jazz, commercial music). The successful candidate will teach the equivalent of six, in-person courses across the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. We invite candidates with demonstrable success as performers who will be active in recruiting students and who understand the changing landscape and challenges faced by today’s musicians. Additionally, competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including inclusive pedagogy, as they teach Lamont students to become artist-citizens committed to the public good. Players of all musical genres are encouraged to apply.
Essential Functions
- Teach all applied Trumpet students including standard and auxiliary trumpets
- Teach Trumpet Pedagogy & Repertoire and courses in one’s area(s) of interest and expertise
- Coach/lead small ensembles
- Mentor and advise students
- Actively recruit students, individually and collaboratively with colleagues
- Maintain an active, dynamic performance career
- Serve on School of Music, College, and University governance committees as assigned or elected
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Music or 5-7 years of equivalent professional experience and accomplishment
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence and effectiveness
- Ability to teach a variety of musical styles and genres
- Record of accomplishment as a performer
Preferred Qualifications
- National or international reputation as a performer
- Ability to perform in a variety of musical styles and genres
- Proven record of teaching and recruiting at the university level
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with inclusive teaching practices
- Evidence of active support of diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching and scholarship/ creative work
Work Schedule:
Full-time, 9-month appointment. Work schedule to be determined with the Director of the Lamont School of Music.
Application Deadline
For consideration, please submit your application materials by 12:00 a.m. (Midnight, MST) September 23, 2024.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Salary Grade
The salary grade for this position is UC.
Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $75,000-$80,000
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- A cover letter, normally two pages, that speaks to the position (position summary, functions, qualifications) and describes the candidate’s vision for training musicians in a rapidly changing field
- Curriculum Vitae
- A list of 4-6 links to a variety of recent performances or recordings
- A one-page statement about experience with and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and how the applicant can contribute to the institution’s and the College’s goals in these areas, particularly through working effectively with ethnically/racially diverse populations.
- Names and contact information for three professional/academic references.
The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff and encourages applications from women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, people with disabilities, and veterans. The University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Lamont values DU’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, and to engaging the rich diversity of its constituents. To learn about Inclusive Excellence at the University of Denver, please visit https://www.du.edu/about/diversity.
The University of Denver recognizes that its success in being a great university dedicated to the public good depends greatly on how well it engages, supports, and champions the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. As part of our intentionality in recruiting and retaining faculty from a wide variety of historically excluded intersecting identities, including those from communities of color, with diverse gender and sexual identities, first-generation college graduates, or with disabilities, new faculty will have the opportunity to choose to participate in a university-wide initiative. This initiative will connect new colleagues in a cohort, building community across units with supportive programming led by the Office of the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs in collaboration with the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and each faculty participant’s academic unit. To learn more about the University of Denver’s commitments and work in support of DEI and J, please visit: https://www.du.edu/equity. For more information about this program or if you have any questions, please email inclusion@du.edu and/or visit https://duvpfa.du.edu/faculty-resources/prospective-faculty/.
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver’s Non-Discrimination Statement.
All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.