Assistant Professor (Continuing Track), School of Music

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (CONTINUING TRACK) SCHOOL OF MUSIC COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

POSITION: TRUMPET

DATE OF APPOINTMENT: AUGUST 16 2026

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The School of Music at the University of Delaware seeks a distinguished trumpet performer and teacher to lead our applied trumpet program. Full-time Continuing Track faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor rank will commence on August 16 2026.

Continuing Track (CT) faculty are full-time benefits-eligible faculty members of the University of Delaware who are employed on continuing renewable contracts. CT faculty with terminal degrees hold professorial rank and have a path to promotion up to full professor. All CT faculty are eligible for sabbaticals and have opportunities to pursue research.

Duties include teaching applied trumpet with possible assignments in related courses from the brass area (e.g. trumpet pedagogy chamber coaching trumpet ensemble); maintain an active national and international performing career; participate in regional national and international recruiting; possible collaborations with peers in faculty ensembles; collegial participation in school activities. The final assignment of duties will be based on the needs of the school and the expertise of the candidate. Salary for this position will be commensurate with rank qualifications and experience. Qualified candidates will have an established record of excellence in college teaching and professional performances. An earned doctorate in Trumpet Performance or related field or the equivalent in professional experience is preferred.

THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC:

Our mission in the School of Music is to provide the best educational opportunities for a music majors professional development as performers educators and scholars. As a fully accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music we seek to provide optimal resources for significant musical growth through School of Music ensembles private study and academic music courses available to the general student and others of the University community. The School of Music comprises 60 full- and part-time faculty and professionals and enrolls approximately 350 undergraduate majors minors and graduate students. We offer Bachelor of Music degrees in Applied Music Music Education and Theory and Composition; Bachelor of Arts with a major in music and concentration in Music Management; and Master of Music degrees in Chamber Music Performance Teaching and Composition. We provide opportunities for cultural enrichment to the University community and its constituencies as well as leadership and support to music educators and other professional musicians in the region.

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:

TheCollege of Arts and Sciences(CAS) is the largest college at the University of Delaware comprising 22 academic departments 2 academic centers and 35 interdisciplinary centers programs and institutes across the arts humanities social sciences and natural sciences. CAS serves every student at the University through foundational coursework while also supporting over 7300 undergraduate and 1100 graduate students majoring in our 2024-2025 CAS conferred more than 1400 BA and AA degrees and 460 graduate degrees.

Our community includes more than 600 full-time tenure-track and non-tenure contract faculty who are leaders in their fields innovators in teaching and advisors to nonprofit and governmental agencies at the local regional national and international levels. Faculty emphasize the enduring value of an arts and sciences education and share a deep commitment to excellence in scholarship and all forms of creative and intellectual expression. With annual sponsored research expenditures totaling more than $40 million including significant funding from the NIH and NSF CAS houses several large interdisciplinary grants and maintains outstanding research and teaching facilities that encourage innovation and collaboration.

Guided by a commitment to shared governance CAS faculty serve as leaders in the University and College Faculty Senates. More than 380 staff members and 45 postdoctoral fellows and researchers further enrich the CAS community by providing essential support to students and academic units. CAS maintains annual operating expenditures of over $152 million and is a hub for interdisciplinary engagement connecting students and faculty with local national and global communities through research creative activity and public service.

THE UNIVERSITY:

The University of Delaware ()is one of the nations oldest institutions of higher education combining tradition and innovation. The University of Delaware is proud to be an equal opportunity qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability or status as a protected veteran as well as any other status or condition protected by applicable federal state or local law. For the Universitys complete non-discrimination statement please visit APPLY: Review of applications will begin on January 22 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should upload a letter of application current Curriculum Vitae contact information for three individuals who are willing to provide letters of recommendation and online links to a minimum of 5-7 representative audio or video file recordings that demonstrate contrasting performance styles (live performances are preferred).For additional information please contact:

James Allen Anderson Trumpet Search Committee Chair

School of Music

100 Orchard Road

University of Delaware

Newark DE 19716

Email:

SALARY AND BENEFITS:Compensation packages are highly competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The UD benefits package is one of the best in the nation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Please visit the UD School of Music Website.