Teaching Instructor/Teaching Assistant Professor

East Carolina University is a public doctoral/research university in Greenville, North Carolina, with an enrollment of nearly 27,000 students. It is one of the largest universities in North Carolina. ECU offers 87 bachelor's degree programs, 69 master's degree programs, 13 research doctoral degrees, 5 professional doctoral degrees, the Brody School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine.

The School of Music, in the College of Fine Arts and Communication, has an enrollment of over 250 music majors and minors with over 50 faculty and staff. The school is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

The School of Music at East Carolina University is seeking applications for a temporary, fixed-term, part-time faculty position available August 2025. Primary responsibilities will be to teach, recruit, and maintain an undergraduate and graduate tuba studio of no more than 14 students.

Salary is inclusive of studio class, juries, and determined by the number of applied students (up to 14) in the studio. Current rate of pay is $1350 per student (14 one-hour lessons per student) per semester.

Master's degree appropriate to field required. Qualifying degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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Doctorate preferred. Prior university or college teaching and professional performing experience is desirable.

ECU requires applicants to complete a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position at ecu.peopleadmin.com . Candidates must also upload the following items:

Proper documentation of identity, employability, and official transcripts are required upon offer of employment. If selected as a candidate of choice, 2-3 Letters of Recommendation will be required. An automatic email will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the references section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of Recommendation submitted via the applicant tracking system will be verified and considered toward meeting this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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