School of Music, Jazz Piano - Full-Time, Temporary, Non-Tenure Track Instructor

University of Central Oklahoma•Edmond, OK

11h

About The Position

College Overview: The College of Fine Arts and Design is a center of excellence for the arts and design, as well as a center of innovation for improving and promoting arts education. Founded in 2001, the college combines the experience of Oklahoma's oldest public educational institution with groundbreaking thinking about the role of the arts in the 21st century. The College of Fine Arts and Design nurtures leadership qualities in students, thus expanding the scope and qualities of their career opportunities. The institution's emphasis is on studentcentered education. This commitment to excellence provides students the opportunity to interact and work closely with our more than 100 outstanding full and part-time faculty members who are dedicated to developing the artist, scholar, creative professional, educator, citizen and leader as a whole. With more than 200 performing and visual arts events every year, the college provides students from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to come together to view exhibits, attend special events, experience performances, take classes and discuss their work , and ultimately learn to both specialize and think from a global perspective. The College of Fine Arts and Design currently has six academic units, the Department of Art, Department of Dance, Department of Design, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Music and the Academy of Contemporary Music and specialized accreditations from National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), National Association of Theatre (NAST), National Association of Dance (NASD), and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). For further information see our website http://www.uco.edu/cfad . School of Music Overview: The UCO School of Music has a current faculty of 32 full-time (of which 24 are tenured or tenure-track positions) and approximately 35 part-time faculty, combined with a full-time professional staff of 8. There are approximately 300 students enrolled in degree programs that include the BA, BM, BME, and MM, within the framework of six divisions: Jazz Studies, Musical Theatre, Piano, Strings (Orchestras), Vocal Arts (Choirs and Opera), and Winds/Percussion (Bands). The University of Central Oklahoma and our curricular offerings are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. For additional information, please see our website at http://music.uco.edu . Job Description: The University of Central Oklahoma School of Music seeks a full-time one-year Instructor of Jazz Piano. Responsibilities of the position will include: teaching applied jazz piano to undergraduate and graduate students; directing jazz combos; teaching undergraduate and graduate music technology courses; and supporting recruiting efforts for the UCO School of Music Jazz Division. The successful candidate will recruit and retain students, support student creative activity and professional development, and contribute to a collaborative faculty environment. Applicants should have professional experience as a jazz pianist, evidence of success as an instructor of jazz piano, strong communication and organizational skills, and the ability to teach effectively in varied contexts. This is a temporary position for the 2026-27 school year.

Requirements

Ability to effectively teach courses in music technology.
Ability to teach online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students effectively.
Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
Ability to work effectively and patiently with students.
Ability to recruit and retain students.
A masters degree in music with jazz studies emphasis.
Extensive professional performance and teaching experience in the field of jazz piano.
A minimum of 3 years of university teaching experience in the area of jazz piano.
professional experience as a jazz pianist
evidence of success as an instructor of jazz piano
strong communication and organizational skills
the ability to teach effectively in varied contexts