Associate Professor Percussion (TT)

Posting Number: F01100 • Campus: Stockton • Department: Brass & Percussion • Open Date: 09/03/2026 • Close Date: Open Until Filled

About the role

The Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific announces a full‑time tenure‑track appointment for Associate Professor of Percussion. We seek a dynamic and innovative teacher/performer whose background, professional performing accomplishments, and pedagogy will attract and retain students to the wide variety of program offerings at Pacific’s Conservatory. The expectation is to develop and then sustain a studio of 16–18 music major percussionists at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent applied lesson teaching.
• Teach additional courses such as percussion methods, chamber music, athletic bands, and/or related areas of expertise.
• Develop and sustain a studio of 16–18 music major percussionists (undergraduate and/or graduate).
• Recruit, retain, and develop percussion students entering at collegiate and/or pre‑professional levels.
• Participate in school‑wide committees, departmental hearings, auditions, recruitment, master classes, and other activities.
• Build a career of regional and, over time, national distinction as a musician, percussionist, and pedagogue; serve as an advocate and mentor to undergraduate, high‑school, and middle‑school students and their teachers.
• Collaborate with ensemble and applied faculty to recruit, retain, and sustain a collegiate/pre‑professional‑level studio of percussionists.

Requirements

• Earned MM in Music or the professional equivalent.

Qualifications

• College‑level teaching experience highly desirable.
• Steadfast commitment to inclusion and equity as a foundational strength in music and education.
• Proven expertise as an innovative performer and teacher, conversant with contemporary music, and skilled in a range of canonical and contemporary percussion and drum set pedagogies.
• Record of accomplishment in a wide array of ensemble and solo settings; ability to teach students to model professional expectations in those settings.
• Ability to attract, develop, and mentor forward‑thinking student musicians at levels appropriate to their major.
• Potential for increasingly national reach as a percussion performer and collaborator in professional and educational settings.
• Willing and able to be part of a highly motivated faculty that puts student learning at the forefront of the university’s mission.
• Performing and pedagogical experience with a range of music that includes, but is not limited to, canonical works.
• Proven evidence of the ability to attract, retain, and inspire diverse students across multiple areas of interest.
• Ability to develop, mentor, and teach forward‑thinking and relevant 21st‑century musicians at a level appropriate to their major.
• Demonstrated ability as a performer and collaborator as an ensemble musician, soloist, and experience in coaching and preparing sections in ensemble settings.
• Experience in developing multi‑faceted and entrepreneurial musical concepts deliverable through studio teaching, performance, and/or class settings.
• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Skills

• Innovative performer and teacher.
• Conversant with contemporary music.
• Skilled in canonical and contemporary percussion and drum set pedagogies.
• Ability to teach students to model professional expectations in ensemble and solo settings.
• Ability to attract, develop, and mentor forward‑thinking student musicians.
• Potential for national reach as a performer and collaborator.
• Experience with a wide range of music, including canonical works.
• Entrepreneurial mindset for developing multi‑faceted musical concepts.
• Experience working sensitively with diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Experience advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to integrate culturally responsive practices.

Benefits

• Opportunity for full‑time employees to live on campus at below‑market rental rates.

Pay

Hiring range: $83,000–$90,000 per year.

Schedule

Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment with computer and phone. Work is performed during standard business hours between 8 AM and 5 PM. Occasional overtime may be required to meet critical business deadlines, and some nights and weekends may be needed.