"Faculty Vacancy in Multi-Genre Performance and Improvisation"

The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Multi-Genre Performance and Improvisation beginning with the 2026–27 academic year.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating conservatory, and the only major music school in the country linked with a preeminent liberal arts college. Students are enrolled in undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Music in performance, jazz studies, composition, technology in music and related arts, recording arts and production, music theater, and musicology. Oberlin also offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Music in conducting, the Master of Music in performance on historical instruments, the Master of Fine Arts in piano technology, and artist diplomas.

The Conservatory incorporated jazz into its curriculum in 1973 and began offering a major in jazz studies in 1988. Students can major in both jazz performance and jazz composition. The program prepares students for careers as professional jazz musicians and for advanced study in jazz.

Responsibilities:

• Instruction of courses in multi-genre performance and improvisation.
• Direct ensembles consisting of unique combinations of jazz majors and students from other areas of the Conservatory and College.
• Participation in auditions, examinations and meetings as scheduled;
• Participation in faculty performances, recordings, etc.
• Participation in recruitment efforts and activities.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellence as a teacher, lecturer, and ensemble director.
• Significant professional experience, as evidenced by performances, recordings, publications, articles, or other pertinent materials in musical styles such as jazz and adjacent styles and other musical settings that emphasize improvisation and non-notated music (i.e. various types of folk music from around the world).

Review of applications will begin on November 28, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.