Assistant Teaching Professor of Music-Concert Band

As a division of the Department of Humanities & Arts, Music at WPI supports numerous choral and instrumental ensembles that students may participate in for credit, while also offering a wide range of classes in theory and composition, performance, music history, technology and science, and music and culture. The WPI Concert Band typically numbers between 70-100 students and functions simultaneously as a course, bearing academic credit through the Department of Humanities and Arts, and as a student club. Rehearsals are held twice weekly for the full ensemble with sectionals frequently being held during the week. The Concert Band typically performs four major concerts per year, plus additional smaller programs, both on campus and off campus, and regularly tours internationally. Students may study music to satisfy the Humanities and Arts requirement and may also continue to pursue a Minor or a Major Concentration in Music.

The teaching load for this position is the equivalent of eight courses per year—which includes all the following activities:

• Performance responsibilities:
  • Concert Band
  • Small Ensembles

• Teaching responsibilities:
  • Four academic music classes, one per term

• Student club advising responsibilities:
  • Faculty advisor of the Wind Band Association

• →Doctorate in Music. A highly qualified candidate with a Master's degree may be considered for appointment at the Instructor level. Academic focus on instrumental music.
• →Successful experience directing bands at the university level.

As part of your application, please submit: 

• Cover letter that addresses your teaching experience; your professional work; how you would teach the courses described above at WPI; and how you see yourself adding to WPI’s efforts to build a strong and positive learning environment for all students
• Teaching statement
• A link to a video (10-15 min) of you conducting a concert band in performance and / or rehearsal (both are preferred)
• CV, including academic and professional experience

We will request letters of reference and additional materials for short-listed candidates only. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by November 1, 2026 will receive full consideration.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1865, is one of the nation’s oldest technological universities located in Central Massachusetts. WPI’s mission is to create and convey scientific and technical knowledge in ways that benefit society. Education in the humanities and arts, which includes language, is central to this societal connection. The Humanities and Arts Department is home to more than sixty faculty in Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Languages, Writing, Music, Theatre and Art. WPI encourages collaborations not only within multidisciplinary departments like HUA but throughout the university. Faculty members, students, and other partners work together on real-world projects and purposeful research that are hallmarks of the WPI experience. Located one hour west of Boston, the university campus is in Worcester, Massachusetts, a thriving 21st-century college city recognized as a growing hub of scientific and technological innovation.