The successful candidate will direct a lower-division undergraduate section of mariachi ensemble. Mode of delivery is face-to-face and may include day or night classes.

Required Education and Experience:

• Masterâ™s Degree in Music, or a related field, from a regionally accredited institution.

• Five or more years teaching and conducting a mariachi ensemble at high school or college level preferred.

• A minimum of 18 graduate hours in music or related field.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Familiarity with music notation software and arrangement techniques preferred.

• Familiarity with the needs of a non-traditional, first-generation, culturally diverse student body.

• Graduate-level degree in ethnomusicology with emphasis on Latin-American music preferred.

Application Process:

Applicants must complete the application/Faculty Form, a letter of interest, and curriculum vitae, on our online employment system mentioned below. In addition, applicants must submit a complete set of unofficial transcripts (official transcripts are not necessary to complete the initial application) and contact information for three references.

Music Adjunct Faculty Position

c/o Julie Hebert

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Dept of Language, Literature, and Arts / College of Arts & Sciences

One University Way

San Antonio, TX 78224

The position is open until filled.

Finalists will be required to provide three current, original letters of recommendation to the Search Committee Chair at the address above.  The letters should be less than one year old and should bear the writerâ™s actual signature. 

Prior to issuing a letter of appointment, official transcripts must be received directly from each degree-granting institution by the Office of Academic Affairs, TAMU-SA, One University Way, San Antonio, Texas 78224. We cannot accept transcripts issued directly to the candidate. If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator (e.g., AACRAO;