Head of Collaborative Piano & Performance

Boston University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Music, seeks an experienced collaborative piano teacher and performer for an associate professor role. Begin July 1, 2027, with leadership of the established collaborative piano degree program, teaching MM and DMA students, mentoring, and curricular oversight.

The candidate will coach ensembles, teach vocal coaching and repertoire courses, and supervise graduate assistants while maintaining a strong performance profile.

Qualifications

• Record of successful teaching at the collegiate-conservatory level.
• Nationally recognized performance profile.
• Ability to recruit high-level collaborative piano majors at MM and DMA levels.
• Refined leadership, communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and teach a studio of graduate students in collaborative piano.
• Teach courses in vocal coaching and collaborative repertoire, vocal and instrumental.
• Serve as academic advisor to all collaborative piano majors.
• Facilitate collaborative piano assignments with faculty and students across all ensemble and applied areas of the School.
• Maintain a national performance profile.

Skills

Collaborative piano

Teaching

Recruitment

Program leadership

Education

Doctoral degree in performance

Job description

Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano, College of Fine Arts, School of Music

Category

Job Location

Tracking Code

26599937830930

Posted Date

9/30/2026

Minimum Salary

$114,000.00

Maximum Salary

$131,000.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Boston University, College of Fine Arts, School of Music

Associate Professor of Music; Applied Collaborative Piano

The School of Music at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts seeks to hire an experienced collaborative piano teacher and performer as an associate professor. An appointment is sought to begin July 1, 2027.

This position requires excellent applied teaching skills and a professional performance profile of national recognition. The successful candidate will lead an established collaborative piano degree program in the areas of instrumental and vocal music; teach lessons, mentor and advise MM and DMA collaborative piano students; oversee all collaborative piano curricula; organize graduate assistant collaborative partnership assignments; coach chamber ensembles; and teach courses in sonata repertoire and vocal coaching.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Recruit and teach a studio of graduate students in collaborative piano
• Teach courses in vocal coaching and collaborative repertoire, vocal and instrumental
• Serve as academic advisor to all collaborative piano majors
• Facilitate collaborative piano assignments with faculty and students across all ensemble and applied areas of the School
• Maintain a national performance profile

The candidate will have a record of successful teaching at the collegiate-conservatory level, a nationally recognized performance profile, and the ability to recruit high-level collaborative piano majors at the MM and DMA levels. Refined skills in leadership, communication and organization are critical for a successful candidate who will work closely with staff and faculty colleagues to support collaborative piano majors as well as the students with whom they partner. Experience in successful interactions with faculty colleagues in opera, orchestra, wind ensemble, choral and all applied areas is essential.

A terminal degree in music performance is required. This position is expected to be made at the level of associate professor (non-tenure track).

The Boston University School of Music was the first institution in the United States to grant a degree in music. Today, the School of Music trains musicians, educators, composers, and scholars in strong undergraduate and graduate programs. Each year the School of Music presents hundreds of public concerts, recitals, operas, and other performances, as part of the greater resources and vibrant scholarly community of Boston University as a whole, and the wider intellectual and musical offerings of the Boston metropolitan area.

Boston University is an AAU institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud to be the first American university to award a Ph.D. to a woman, and we celebrate our record of and commitment to inclusiveness. The College of Fine Arts includes diversity as one of its core strategic goals. The successful applicant will enjoy working in an inclusive school that values cultural and ethnic diversity and will contribute to ongoing efforts to promote equity for all people.

Required Skills

Qualified applicants should submit:

• Phone and email addresses of three (3) professional references who may be contacted

All application materials should be sent via email to [e-mail] and must be received no later than November 1, 2026. Anticipated date of appointment: July 1, 2027 (pending budgetary approval).

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.