The Department of Music at Carleton College invites applications for a position (0.7 FTE, non-tenure-track, eligible for health benefits) as Instructor of Folk Guitar beginning September 1, 2024. We seek a dynamic teacher and performer with an understanding of, and commitment to, teaching music performance in an undergraduate liberal arts setting. The successful applicant will hold a masters degree in music or commensurate experience as a performer and educator. The primary teaching activity involves weekly, private lessons in both flatpicking and finger-style guitar. The ability to teach banjo, dobro, mandolin, fiddle or classical guitar is also desirable. Additional teaching opportunities may include bi-weekly group lessons and coaching small student ensembles. We are particularly interested in candidates committed to teaching a diverse student body.
To apply, please visit go.carleton.edu/carletonjobs to submit application materials by May 1, 2024. It should include a letter of application, your C.V., a teaching statement that includes comments on working in a Liberal Arts environment, a link to approximately 45 minutes of audio and/or video of performances, and contact information for three letters of reference.
Carleton is a highly selective liberal arts college with a student body of approximately 2,000. Located in the thriving two-college town of Northfield, Minnesota, it is forty-five miles from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, in easy reach of a vibrant metropolitan area that is home to three million people and rich cultural resources.
Carleton is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Women and members of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Carleton College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, status with regard to public assistance, disability, or age in providing employment or access to its educational facilities and activities.
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