Job Description
Job Description
The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Oboe, beginning Fall 2027. The successful candidate will be an artist-level performer and teacher with a proven record of recruiting and student success.
Responsibilities
- Teach applied oboe lessons, reed making, and pedagogy at the undergraduate levels.
- Coach chamber ensembles.
- Actively recruit, mentor, and retain oboe students; maintain an active and engaged studio.
- Collaborate and perform with the School of Music faculty.
- Teach coursework in an additional area (e.g., music theory, music history, etc.).
- Maintain regional., national, and international visibility through performing and teaching engagements.
- Serve on and/or chair doctoral committees.
About Us
Preferred and Required Qualifications
Qualifications
- Master's degree in oboe performance (or closely related field) required; doctorate preferred
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching applied oboe at the college level
- Extensive experience as a soloist, chamber musician, and/or orchestral musician
- Ability and desire to teach in an area outside of oboe
Application Details (to apply use the Apply Now button below.)
Application: Candidates should go to: http://workforum.memphis.edu to submit an application. Required application materials:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Web links to 3 performances within the last 5 years (video preferred)
- Web links to 2 videos of representative teaching
- A list of at least three references with contact information
- Statement of teaching philosophy
Review of applications will begin October 30, 2026, and may continue until a successful candidate is named.
For further information contact:
Dr. Robyn Jones, Associate Professor of Clarinet
Chair - Assistant Professor of Oboe Search Committee
(504) 250-4510
rljnes12@memphis.edu
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The University of Memphis (UofM) is a comprehensive, internationally recognized, urban public research university preparing students for success in a diverse, innovative, global environment. Student success, service, innovation, diversity and inclusion, collaboration and accountability are core values at the University of Memphis.
The University is classified as “Carnegie R1” or “Doctoral: Very High Research Activity and Community Engaged” per the Carnegie Classification for Institutions of Higher Learning. With a focus on research and service benefitting communities locally and across the globe, we are home to nationally designated centers of excellence in cybersecurity research and education, transportation workforce development, mobile health data and five Tennessee centers of research excellence.
The UofM is dedicated to providing the highest quality of education to a diverse student body that includes members who are of all ages, racial and ethnic heritages, backgrounds (including a significant proportion of students who are Pell eligible), as well as veterans and first-generation college students. Academic degree programs at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral and professional levels as well as certificate programs are offered on the main campus in Memphis, the Lambuth campus in Jackson and through UofM Global. The UofM awards approximately 4,700 degrees and certificates annually. Talented and innovative faculty have developed both undergraduate and graduate programs that are ranked in the top 25 nationally. Our metropolitan setting has enabled us to build a nationally recognized internship program that facilitates the placement of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the community in nonprofit and for-profit organizations that specialize in healthcare, government, transportation and logistics, music and entertainment, medical devices, banking and the arts.
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