Music Education Instructors - Open Pool 2025 Job at CSU Spur in Denver

Music Education Instructors - Open Pool 2025 Working Title : Music Education Instructors - Open Pool 2025

Position Location : Fort Collins, CO

Work Location : Position is fully in-office / in-person

Posting Number : 202400417F

Proposed Annual Salary Range : $46,000-$48,000 (9-month base salary, prorated for part-time work)

Employee Benefits : Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance (SMTD) at Colorado State University empowers students to create, collaborate, innovate, and inspire. Through teaching, creative artistry, research, advocacy, and service, we elevate arts education. SMTD has 46 tenured and tenure-track faculty as well as 55 contract, continuing, and adjunct faculty. There are currently over 550 students in SMTD, with 375 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in residential and online music degree programs.

SMTD is housed in the University Center for the Arts, a nationally recognized state-of-the-art 350,000 square foot facility, that includes a 550-seat concert hall, a 275-seat organ and chamber music recital hall, a 320-seat thrust theatre, a 100-seat black box theatre, a 200-seat dance theatre, dedicated rehearsal, production and research spaces, along with classrooms, labs, and practice rooms.

The College of Liberal Arts, within which the school is located, is the largest college in the University. It is a community of arts, humanities, and social science scholars who create and extend knowledge and artistry that develops reflective citizens and confident leaders. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace, aspiring to a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, where their talents are fully utilized, and where all individuals can bring their full selves to the role. We promote the CSU Principles of Community – Inclusion, Integrity, Respect, Service, and Social Justice. We therefore encourage applications from all individuals who share these values, and we prioritize a fair and equitable search process that strengthens a diverse, creative, and effective community.

Colorado State University (CSU) is a land grant institution with a student enrollment of approximately 30,000 students in over 150 programs, and a faculty numbering 1,700. CSU is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a beautiful city of approximately 175,000 located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 65 miles north of Denver. MarketWatch has listed Fort Collins as the “No. 1 Best Place to Live in America in 2020,” and was also ranked No. 1 for the “2020 Top 100 Places to Live in America” by Livability.com.

Colorado State University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Tenure / Tenure Track : No

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11 : 59pm (MT) on 12 / 31 / 2025.

Position Summary : The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance may seek full-time or part-time, temporary Music Instructors to teach Music Education courses in the music division, and in administrative roles coordinating special programs. Applicants are added to the pool list throughout the calendar year. Hiring decisions are made during the late spring and early summer for fall semester, during the early fall semester for spring, and during the spring semester for the summer term.

Conditions of Employment : Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires).

Required Job Qualifications :

Master’s degree in Music or Music Education.

Preferred Job Qualifications :

Documented teaching experience at the college or university level.

Experience working in public schools.

Doctoral degree in Music or Music Education.

Special Instructions to Applicants : Application procedure : submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. All materials must be submitted digitally. This pool expires December 31, 2025. Individuals wishing to be considered beyond this date must reapply.

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers, and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks.

EEO : Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Search Contact : Heather.Bellotti@colostate.edu

References Requested Minimum Requested : 3

Maximum Requested : 3

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