2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR
Marching Band and Wind Conducting
Description: Successful candidates will serve as a member of the Band Staff including working closely with the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass Pep Band, assist with administrative responsibilities of the entire band program, perform in a large ensemble offered by the KSU Band program, assist band conducting faculty. Graduate students in wind conducting receive ample podium time with each of the four active wind bands on KSU campus.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Music and acceptance to Kent State University’s graduate program in the area of conducting, performance, or music education by start date. Marching band teaching and/or performing experience is required. Principal instrument in brass, woodwind, or percussion. Additional consideration will be given for previous public school teaching experience.
Performance - Strings
Description: Successful candidates will gain experience in performance through recruitment activities, assist faculty with ensemble logistics and program preparation, as well as performing chamber music and lesson instruction.
Qualifications: Instrumentalists in violin and cello with strong performance skills and teaching experience are preferred for AY 2022-2023.
Performance - Woodwinds and Brass
Description: Successful candidates will gain experience in performance through recruitment activities, assist faculty with ensemble logistics, instrument maintenance and program preparation, as well as performing chamber music and lesson instruction. Other duties will be assigned by the faculty supervisor as appropriate to the student’s instrument.
Qualifications: Instrumentalists in any area with strong performance skills and teaching experience are preferred.
Performance - Piano
Description: Successful candidates will gain experience in class piano teaching and collaborative playing with instrumentalists and singers.
Qualifications: Pianists with strong sight-reading skills and teaching experience are preferred.
Ethnomusicology
Description: Successful candidates will gain experience in classroom teaching, assist faculty with ensemble logistics, instrument maintenance and program preparation, as well as cataloging and research methodology.
Qualifications: Applicants with strong teaching experience and/or performance skills are preferred.
Music Education (Ph.D.-only)
Description: Successful candidates will assist and teach classes within the music education curriculum, work with faculty on research projects, oversee field experiences, and provide other support to the Music Education division as assigned by the faculty.
Qualifications: Applicants with strong teaching experience in K-12 schools with any area of music teaching focus.
Music Theory and Composition
Description: Successful candidates will gain experience in teaching the freshman core theory classes, tutoring, as well as assisting faculty in other undergraduate theory/composition teaching duties.
Qualifications: Strong keyboard skills and classroom teaching and/or theory tutoring experience preferred.