Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title Assistant Professor (Music Composition and Theory) 9-month appointment

Work Location Springfield Campus

Out-of-State Employment

Out-of-state employment is limited to Arkansas, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., and subject to supervisor approval.

Department Music

HR Home Department 020215 MUSIC

Pay Grade Unclassified

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position may not be eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Faculty Appointment Type Tenure Track

Term (if applicable) 9 month

Begin Date of Appointment 08/01/2027

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Professor is a member of the ranked faculty with an intermediate academic rank who has demonstrated achievement in the areas of teaching, research, and professional service appropriate to the discipline. The Assistant Professor’s teaching responsibilities are assigned by the academic department head and may include serving as an academic advisor. The Assistant Professor engages in scholarly activities beyond those associated with teaching and is expected to demonstrate professional productivity in research, based upon the availability of resources and consistent with the mission of the University.

Description of Primary Duties

Teach composition, music theory, and commercial music at the undergraduate and graduate level; advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate composition students

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

The minimum acceptable qualifications for the position of Assistant Professor are prescribed in the Faculty Handbook.

Additional Qualifications

Terminal degree in music required ( DMA or PhD). Candidates who are ABD may be considered. Candidates must clearly demonstrate excellence in composition and teaching and have a record of distinguished scholarship, compositional output, and student mentorship.

Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21377.htm

Open Date 09/15/2026

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

First date of consideration is October 15, 2026. Review of applications will continue until position is filled.

A complete application includes a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, examples of compositions, unofficial college transcripts, three current non-confidential letters of recommendation, and full contact information for five professional references. Video web links can be uploaded utilizing the online media presentation during the online application process or applicants may upload a list of links in a Word document.

Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such a watermark may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application. Official transcripts are required at time of hire.

Questions regarding this posting should be direct to the search chair, Professor Michael Murray at MikeMurray@MissouriState.edu

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, Compliance@MissouriState.edu, 417-836-4252.

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20260057FTF

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/88023

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

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• How did you hear about this vacancy?
• Indeed
• Linkedin
• Missouri State University Website
• Google
• Employee Referral
• Job Alerts
• HigherEdJobs.com
• Personal Contacts / Networking
• Job Board (CareerBuilder.com, Monster, etc.)
• Other

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• Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcripts - 1
• Online Media Presentation
• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)
• Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)
• Letter of Recommendation-3 (Non-confidential)

Optional Documents

• Other Documents -1