Assistant Professor of Jazz Guitar. Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, Fall 2026. at InsideHigherEd

Beginning August 1, 2026. Full-time. Nine-month appointment.

Duties:

Teach guitar to undergraduate and graduate jazz performance majors.

Work with the jazz program concerning the placement and performance of guitar students within the ensembles. Coach small/large jazz ensembles. As needed, teach courses including improvisation, jazz theory, class guitar and lessons, and other courses within the jazz area.

Work closely with jazz faculty regarding recitals, hearings and juries, and perform in the faculty jazz ensemble. Maintain a record of national and international research/creative/scholarly activity while participating in service appropriate for a university faculty member. Work collaboratively with other College of Music faculty to sustain and support the quality and enrollment of both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Salary and fringe benefits are competitive and commensurate with rank and experience.

The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee seeks candidates who have the ability to promote an atmosphere where all members of the university community feel welcome and can thrive.

Web Page: www.music.utk.edu 

The University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music offers a broad and comprehensive professional music program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The College has approximately 60 faculty members and approximately 350 music majors.

General Information:

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. Knoxville’s cultural resources include a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a professional jazz orchestra, theatrical productions, ballet and modern dance, art galleries, and museums. Within an hour’s drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities, plants, and wildlife. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee encourages candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the access and engagement goals of the University.

Required Qualifications:

1. Master's degree.
2. Demonstrated success in college-level teaching as well as a consistent well-rounded record of professional experience and national visibility as a performer.
3. Demonstrated success and/or evident strategies for effective jazz guitar and jazz area student recruitment at a regional and national level.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Doctoral degree in a jazz-related field, or equivalent professional experience.
2. Background and/or educational experiences in specific areas (e.g., grant writing, career development, business/finance, entrepreneurship, etc.)
3. Building, teaching, and/or overseeing online courses, including those with guitar instruction.

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

Review of applications will begin on October 6, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Applications received after this deadline may not receive full consideration.  

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university.

Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to [email protected], or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to [email protected], or by phone at 865-974-0717.