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Position Information

Position Title Visiting Asst Professor, Music

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department Music

HR Home Department 020215 MUSIC

Pay Grade Unclassified

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Faculty Appointment Type Non-Tenure Track

Term (if applicable) 9 month

Begin Date of Appointment 08/11/2025

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Visiting Assistant Professor is a non-tenure track position held by an individual who possesses all the qualifications to be appointed at that rank or who has held that rank at another institution. The Visiting Assistant Professor’s teaching responsibilities are assigned by the academic department head and may include serving as an academic advisor.

Description of Primary Duties

The successful candidate will teach courses in composition and music theory at the undergraduate and graduate level including sophomore theory and aural skills, Instrumentation, and Introduction to Commercial Music, advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate composition students, and may be assigned other responsibilities as departmental need and load dictate.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

The minimum acceptable qualifications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor are prescribed in the Faculty Handbook.

Additional Qualifications

Terminal degree in music required ( DMA or PhD). Candidates who are ABD may be considered. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in composition and teaching and have a record of, or clear potential for, distinguished scholarship, compositional output, and student mentorship. The candidate is expected to possess communication and interpersonal skills to work with and develop working relationships with colleagues and students.

Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21470.htm

Open Date 07/02/2025

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

First date of consideration is July 16, 2025. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such as watermarks may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application. Official transcripts required at time of hire.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, [email protected], 417-836-4252.

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20250053FTF

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/82487

Supplemental Questions

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Cover Letter

+ Unofficial Transcripts - 1

+ Online Portfolio

+ Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

+ Online Media Presentation

+ Statement of Teaching Philosophy

+ Statement of Research Interest

+ Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)

+ Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)

+ Letter of Recommendation-3 (Non-confidential)

+ Other Documents -1

+ Publication (Writing Sample) -1

+ Other Documents - 2