"Instructor in Music: Jazz and Contemporary Music Director"

Phillips Academy seeks a full-time Instructor in Music: Jazz and Contemporary Music Director to begin in September of 2026. Strong candidates will be experienced teaching musicians with conducting experience, classroom experience and the ability to work with a wide range of skill levels.

The new state-of-the-art Falls Music Center, home of the Phillips Academy Music Department, offers the ideal candidate the opportunity to not just grow, but envision an innovative culture of contemporary music-making through curricular and co-curricular opportunities. The candidate will have the opportunity to work within a vibrant and collaborative music department, which includes a Director of Music Technology, to shape a future for music at Andover that reflects the music of today and tomorrow.

Specific teaching and conducting assignments will include: directing the well-established Jazz Band and coordinating student jazz and rock combos/groups. Additional teaching duties could include teaching the ninth-grade music foundations course “The Nature of Music”, facilitating a Songwriting Course and supporting aspiring singer-songwriters, teaching additional electives in area(s) of expertise and teaching private lessons in instrument of expertise.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please visit our application portal to submit a résumé/CV, copies of academic transcripts, and cover letter (addressed to Benjamin Temple, Dean of Faculty). Please do not send materials directly by mail or e-mail.

Phillips Academy is an intentionally diverse residential school committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community in which students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences learn and grow together. The ideal candidate supports this commitment. In your cover letter, please address directly your experience and interest in working in such a school community.

Phillips Academy is committed to equal employment opportunity and solicits applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability (with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI and fingerprinting background checks as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Salary range for this role is 50,000-126,000 annually. Placement on the Phillips Academy salary scale is based on years of experience.