Job Description

Job Details
The Department of Music at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a Lecturer in Music – Saxophone within the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track, 9-month position.

Primary duties include applied saxophone instruction across all concentrations in the music major, a weekly studio class, and teaching related coursework based on the candidate’s expertise and departmental needs. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong command of the standard repertoire of the saxophone, jazz and/or commercial styles, and a commitment to high-quality undergraduate teaching across a wide range of ability levels and interests.

Requirements
Master’s degree in Saxophone Performance or a closely related field
Demonstrated excellence in teaching
Preferred Qualifications
Terminal Degree in Saxophone Performance or a closely related field
College or university-level teaching experience
An additional area of expertise that extends one’s influence such as jazz/commercial performance, multiple woodwind performance, or an academic teaching specialty
Active engagement as a performer and educator
Responsibilities
Teaching applied saxophone lessons to Music Education, Performance, Commercial Music and Jazz, and General Studies undergraduate saxophone students
Teaching a weekly saxophone studio class
Coordinating/scheduling saxophone junior and senior recitals
Attendance at saxophone recitals, juries, and barriers
Contribute to a collaborative woodwind area and broader departmental initiatives
Studio recruitment and retention
Additional duties may include community recruitment activities, ensemble coaching, and other assignments consistent with departmental needs and the candidate’s experience.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,800 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

To receive full consideration, please completed an application at : https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/120995, with a letter of application, copy of transcripts, curriculum vitae, contact information for three references, and a document with links to recordings of live performances from within the last three years on a platform such as SoundCloud or YouTube demonstrating a variety of performance genres. Additional teaching and/or performance videos may be requested at a later date. Official transcripts are required prior to hire.

Please contact search committee chair Eric Schultz, D.M.A, with any questions at [email protected].

The Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University seeks to recruit and retain a diverse community of scholars who will serve as mentors for our diverse student body and who have a demonstrated commitment to underrepresented and underserved communities as well as the academic success of all our students.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.