Job Description
Position Information Position Information
Working Title Assistant Professor - Bassoon/Music Business
Department Glenn Korff School of Music-1032
Requisition Number F_240180
Posting Open Date 11/03/2024
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) 01/13/2025
Posting Close Date Open Until Filled Yes
Description of Work The Glenn Korff School of Music (
music.unl.edu ) in the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Professor, with a specialty in bassoon performance and music business/entrepreneurship, beginning Fall 2025. Preference will be given to candidates who have expertise in the areas of music business and entrepreneurship.
The Glenn Korff School of Music (GKSOM) is a professional, comprehensive arts institution devoted to the advancement of music and dance, the preparation of the next generation of arts professionals, and service to the arts professions/institutions in the region, state, nation, and world. The Music/Dance Faculty consists of an outstanding array of internationally acclaimed artists and scholars who care deeply about their students, serving a population of over 400 majors; and who work in close collaboration to serve the mission of the School, College, and University. Celebrating the opening in 2025 of a renovated recital hall and a new state-of-the-art music building, the Glenn Korff School of Music aims to serve as a model for post-secondary music education at the regional, national, and international levels.
Degree programs offered at GKSOM include the BA, BM, BME, MM, and DMA (with emphases in performance, composition, conducting, or jazz studies), along with the Ph.D. in Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, or Vocal Pedagogy. The endowments of GKSOM and the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts offer faculty and students robust financial support for travel, research, and professional development.
Located in the very heart of the United States, in one of America's safest and most livable cities recently named a "top college-town in America," the state flagship University's proximity to local and regional offerings and airports makes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's accessibility a true asset and advantage. The University is growing in size, scope, and diversity and is supported by a strong public-school system.
The downtown Lincoln arts campus is alive with performances and musical collaborations with college and professional orchestras, university instrumental ensembles, and local arts organizations. Performances are held in the attached 750-seat Kimball Recital Hall, the attached 2300-seat Lied Center (recently named one of the finest college concert spaces in the country) plus a large host of nearby outstanding concert spaces, venues, and acoustically alive sanctuaries. Additional arts offerings include Jazz in June, the Lincoln Calling music festival, and year-round international and touring performances at the award-winning Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Duties and Responsibilities TEACHING:
- Develop an active and innovative bassoon studio; recruit, teach, and maintain a diverse studio of outstanding bassoon students; lead a weekly studio class; supervise graduate committees and recitals; teach bassoon literature and pedagogy, other courses as determined by GKSOM, and participate in chamber music as needed.
RESEARCH/CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP:
- Develop and maintain a national/global profile in bassoon performance, other research/creative activities, and/or pedagogy.
- Support the implementation of new Bachelor of Arts options through knowledge of music business, or music entrepreneurship.
- Additionally, the candidate will serve on graduate supervisory committees and advise graduate theses.
SERVICE:
- Contribute actively to GKSOM's educational, research, and engagement; serve on school, college, and university committees; serve in professional organizations; work in a collaborative and collegial fashion with faculty, staff, students, and administration, support the GKSOM's commitment to collaboration, innovation, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
OTHER:
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of the Glenn Korff School of Music. Conduct all duties in a collegial, ethical, and supportive fashion.
As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See .
Minimum Required Qualifications - An earned doctoral degree in bassoon performance, completed by August 18, 2025.
- Experience teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate bassoon students.
- Professional performance experience on bassoon.
- Demonstrated evidence of recruiting quality students.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience in the music industry, including knowledge of current and best practices in management, financial planning, publishing and licensing, career development, networking, and/or marketing.
- Experience in owning or working for a non-academic affiliated for-profit, not-for-profit, or non-profit music or non-music business entity.
- Experience with creating degree programs, advancing innovative teaching practices, and envisioning new models of interdisciplinary arts education.
- Experience in performing chamber music.
Work Location (City, State) Lincoln, NE
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required Criminal History Background Check Required No
Posted Salary How to Apply Click "Apply for this Job," complete the faculty information form, and submit the following documents:
- Letter of interest addressing qualifications specific to this job description.
- Curriculum vitae.
- A statement of teaching philosophy. Attach as "Other Document."
- Names and contact information for five (5) professional references.
Do not submit recordings at this time. Semifinalists may be asked to upload recordings of performances and teaching for review by the search committee.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact Shelby Foged
shelby.foged@unl.edu Job Category Job Category (old) Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading
Job Type Full-Time
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? No
If Temporary, indicate end date Planned Hire Date 08/18/2025
Appointment End Date Organizational Location Default Location University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Local area,