Posting Number: I02447
Position Summary
The Music Department at Slippery Rock University invites applications for a dynamic and experienced public-school music educator with expertise in instrumental pedagogy. We seek a teacher who values both traditional ensemble-based instruction and contemporary approaches such as Modern Band, music technology, informal learning, and culturally diverse practices. The successful candidate will bring practical classroom experience, creativity, and a commitment to preparing future music educators through innovative pedagogy, mentorship, and community engagement. We seek a colleague who values collaboration (especially between instrumental and vocal music), inclusivity, and musical diversity, and who will help our students thrive as reflective, adaptable, resourceful, and compassionate educators.
Slippery Rock University is by far one of the most successful and enviable institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). With stable enrollments, strong programs, as well as a unionized and collaborative faculty, we enroll some 8600 students, and the Department of Music is one of the largest of those within the College of Liberal Arts. Located in a rural small town just an hour north of Pittsburgh, our campus is safe, inviting, and blessed with up-to-date facilities that enrich our programs and help us sustain our high student retention and graduation rates. Our four nationally-accredited programs in the fine and performing arts collectively have one of the highest enrollments in the entire institution, and within the past five years, we opened newly-renovated facilities for the performing arts that help boost opportunities for students as well as our record of robust success.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral Degree in Music Education or closely-related field.
Experience teaching music in a PK-12 public-school setting
Experience teaching, training, and mentoring future music educators
Commitment to the education of diverse populations
Successful performance in an interview
Successful Background checks
Preferred Qualifications
PhD in Music Education
Four or more years teaching music in PK-12 public schools
Significant experience teaching, training, and mentoring future music educators
Respect for Individuals in the Community
Slippery Rock University provides an environment that respects, encourages, and promotes the talents and contributions of all. Slippery Rock University values a community with a shared sense of purpose, where people demonstrate mutual respect and appreciation. Slippery Rock University values diversity that honors and includes all persons regardless of age, creed, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status in academic and extracurricular endeavor, in the working environment, and in the daily life of the university community.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, age/or veteran status in its programs or activities in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and University policies.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Chief Human Resource Officer
205 Old Main Building
104 Maltby Avenue
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
724.738.2070
Special Instructions to Applicants
Official transcripts will be required prior to appointment. Recommended candidates will be required to complete criminal background check, including Act 34 Background Check and Act 151 (Child Abuse) Background Check and Federal Criminal (FBI) clearance prior to appointment. Full consideration will be given to applications received by January 31, 2026.
