Assistant Professor of Clarinet

Louisiana State University; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement options

Paid holidays

Tuition exemption

Training opportunities

Employee discounts

Flexible spending accounts

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Louisiana State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Clarinet starting Fall 2027. The successful candidate will teach applied clarinet across degree programs, contribute to woodwind courses, and build a large studio within a vibrant School of Music.

LSU emphasizes collaboration, performance, and scholarly activity; ideal candidates will show strong performing credentials, teaching excellence, and a commitment to recruiting diverse student musicians while

Qualifications

• Doctorate in clarinet performance or equivalent professional experience.
• Distinguished record as an active performer and a commitment to teaching a broad range of students.
• Interest in contributing to the culture of the School of Music.

Responsibilities

• Teach applied clarinet at all levels and in all degree programs.
• Teach woodwind courses and coach chamber music.
• Advise graduate students and recruit promising student musicians.
• Build and maintain a national and international profile as performer and teacher.
• Collaborate with woodwind faculty in chamber music activities.
• Contribute to the artistic and educational milieu of LSU School of Music.
• Provide service and participate in faculty governance.

Skills

Studio development

Woodwind instruction

Education

Doctorate in clarinet performance

Equivalent professional experience

Job description

Position Title

Assistant Professor of Clarinet

Position Type

Faculty

Department

LSUAM CMDA - School of Music (James L Byo (00010414))

Work Location

Music & Dramatic Arts Building

Pay Grade

Academic

Job Description

The Louisiana State University School of Music invites applications for a tenure-track position, Assistant Professor of Clarinet, with appointment to begin in fall 2027. We seek artist-performers and teachers with demonstrated ability to attract a large studio of students who value learning in an engaged, collaborative, and vibrant School culture.

LSU’s College of Music and Dramatic Arts is a performing arts community that trains, cultivates, prepares, and rewards excellent artists, educators, scholars, and performers, fostering passion for the arts, collaboration, and the creation of new works. We engage with our community, heightening our collective ability to communicate with expressive power and purpose. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a national flagship institution with world-class intellectual and creative resources. Located in a dynamic city situated on the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge represents the best of Louisiana's vibrant and evocative culture. The state capital, Baton Rouge is a thriving city that is home to both LSU and Southern University and numerous businesses and industrial facilities, with a metropolitan area population of over 700,000. The LSU School of Music offers a comprehensive music program with nearly 500 majors. It has over 50 faculty, 10 professional staff, and 75 graduate assistants. It sponsors nearly 300 recitals, concerts, operas, and lectures each academic year. Degrees offered include the Ph.D. (with concentrations in composition, experimental music and digital media, music education, musicology, and music theory), DMA (concentrations in music performance and choral, orchestral, and wind conducting,), MM, BM, BME, and BA (Liberal Arts). LSU has a vibrant and collaborative media arts community. The Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) supports LSU’s Cultural Computing Focus area, and includes Experimental Music & Digital Media, Digital Media Arts & Engineering, and Digital Arts, offering opportunities to compose for video games, digital animations, and film.

Job Responsibilities

• Teach applied clarinet at all levels and in all degree programs;
• teach woodwind specific courses, coach chamber music;
• advise graduate students, recruit promising student musicians; 40%
• Build and maintain a national and international research and creative activity profile as performer and teacher;
• participate with the woodwind faculty in chamber music;
• and contribute broadly to the artistic and educational milieu of a major School of Music at a Research I, flagship university.
• 40% Provide service and participate in faculty governance.
• Other duties as assigned. 20%

Minimum Qualifications

• Education Level: A doctorate in clarinet performance
• Degree Substitute: A doctorate in clarinet performance or equivalent professional experience
• Specific Experience: Distinguished record as an active performer; demonstrated excellence in and commitment to teaching a broad range of students with skill sets; and commitment to contributing broadly to the culture of the School of Music.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific Experience: An additional area of expertise that extends one’s influence; evidence of dispositions that foster relationship-building, creative problem-solving, and innovative opportunities.

Benefits

• health, life, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement options
• various leave options
• paid holidays
• wellness benefits
• tuition exemption for qualified positions
• training and development opportunities
• employee discounts
• and more!

Background Check

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Employment Arrangement

Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University’s partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance. Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Work Authorization

All candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Compliance

Changes in laws, regulations, or government policies may impact the university’s ability to employ individuals in certain positions.

About LSU

LSU includes institutions, facilities and programs in each of Louisiana’s 64 parishes, and its campuses stretch the length of the state from New Orleans to Shreveport. Each institution plays a vital role in preparing students to incorporate new knowledge and technologies into their daily lives. LSU researchers across Louisiana are working on developing a wide-range of innovations to improve quality of life by studying issues such as disease management, advance medical treatments, obesity, coastal protection, hurricane preparedness, energy, natural resource management and agriculture, among others. Louisiana’s Flagship University is a land-, sea- and space-grant institution with academic programs in all areas of science, engineering, humanities, arts and social sciences. The University comprises of nine institutions: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (“LSU”), the premier flagship university for the state, which include the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the School of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University at Alexandria Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University at Shreveport LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans LSU Health Science Center – Shreveport The Health Care Services Division Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Pennington Biomedical Research Center Any other college, university, school, institution, or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College In implementing its mission, LSU is committed to: Offering a broad array of undergraduate degree programs and extensive graduate research opportunities designed to attract and educate highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students; Employing faculty who are excellent teacher-scholars, nationally competitive in research and creative activities, and who contribute to a world‑class knowledge base that is transferable to educational, professional, cultural, and economic enterprises; and Using its extensive resources to solve economic, environmental, and social challenges.