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Title: Part-Time Lecturer (Trumpet)

Employee Classification: LL - Adjunct Lecturer

Pay Grade: LL 00

Division: Academic and Student Affairs

Subdivision: School of Music and Dance

Department: College of Arts and Sciences

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Eastern Michigan University School of Music & Dance invites applications for a Part-Time Lecturer in Trumpet. The successful candidate will work in support of our current trumpet faculty, teaching additional applied lessons and/or other trumpet-related courses on an as-needed basis. Please note that this part-time appointment (salaried only, no benefits) requires in-person instruction on Eastern Michigan University?s campus in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching primarily includes one-on-one applied instruction on an as-needed basis, but could also include other related trumpet courses. Teaching may also include a number of particular obligations which employees are expected to fulfill, including but not limited to: meeting with students during and outside of assigned classes, assessing student work and performance, preparing syllabi and course materials, providing copies of syllabi and course materials to their supervisor on request, and assigning and submitting grades in accordance with established Eastern Michigan University schedules.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications include a Master of Music degree or equivalent (preferably in Trumpet Performance), trumpet teaching experience, and a record of recent professional performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred qualifications include a doctoral degree or progress towards a doctorate, experience teaching applied trumpet at the college level, and other relevant experience.

Special Instructions:

Interested candidates should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume, a list of three current references, and a link to a video example(s) of their playing (solo or chamber music).

Review will commence immediately until filled. For full consideration, please apply by
November 17, 2025

Appointment Percentage:

20%

About Eastern Michigan University

Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan's exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year.

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