Stetson University: Assistant Professor of Music in Cello

Stetson University seeks an outstanding musician and educator for a full-time, nine-month
tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Music in Cello beginning in August 2025.

QUALIFICATIONS
The successful candidate will bring a proven record of performance excellence and
effective teaching experience to Stetson’s undergraduate-only cello studio. A broad
knowledge of solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire is necessary as is a terminal degree
(DMA or PhD) in music, though those with commensurate professional experience and a
master’s degree, as well as ABD doctoral candidates, will be considered. Teaching
expertise and experience in additional core music areas is desirable. The successful
candidate will demonstrate their potential to be an effective administrator of string and
chamber programs, and to represent Stetson University as a performer on the national
stage.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential duties include teaching applied cello, mentoring undergraduate music students
inside and outside of the studio, recruiting a diverse body of talented cellists, and
coordinating chamber music through the School of Music. Teaching in additional core
music areas may be required, depending on the needs of the school and as aligned with
the candidate’s expertise, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to
contribute a student-centered immersive experience (equivalent to one course) as a part of
the University’s experiential, contemporary, and integrative learning initiative – Hatter
Ready. The candidate must maintain an active national professional profile, as well as
collaborate effectively with Stetson string-area faculty members and the orchestra
director. School and university service on committees is expected of all tenured and
tenure-track faculty, as is contributing to advancing the mission of the school and
promoting national prominence for Stetson University.

THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Stetson’s School of Music (http://www.stetson.edu/music) is an undergraduate-only
program known for its excellence, depth, and long-standing reputation for the quality of its
education. The school offers BM, BME, and BA degrees, with majors in performance, music
education, music theory, composition, and outside-field areas. A faculty of 46 serves
approximately 225 music majors and minors. The school has its own dean and holds full
membership in the National Association of Schools of Music. Recent graduates of the
School of Music are found on the stages of the world’s great opera houses (including the
Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and Covent Garden), hold leadership positions in major
symphony orchestras, serve as faculty members of the most prestigious colleges and
universities throughout the nation, and matriculate in distinguished graduate programs in
the United States and Europe. The School of Music is proud of the consistent placement of
its BME graduates as teachers in K-12 school music education programs in Florida and
throughout the nation.

THE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective
university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs.

Collectively, Stetson’s faculty works with approximately 3,700 students in undergraduate,
graduate, and professional programs. The University’s historic main campus, located in
DeLand, enrolls approximately 2,500 students in undergraduate programs in the College of
Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music.
Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus
to Gulfport in 1954, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately
1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate
programs based at the main campus in DeLand include Business, Accounting, Education,
Counseling, and Creative Writing, with Educational Leadership cohorts also offered at the
Gulfport campus. Florida’s oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has
regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the
first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Stetson University
provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative
study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social
responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate
abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively,
and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant
community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of
significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally,
nationally, and globally.

THE COMMUNITY
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona
Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as
recreational activities.

SALARY
Salary is competitive.

STARTING DATE
August 11, 2025

APPLICATION
Qualified candidates should submit via email to cellosearch@stetson.edu (1) a cover
letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, and (3) a list of 3 references. In the cover letter, candidates
should address the stated qualifications and responsibilities and are encouraged to
highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to leadership in the
education of undergraduate students of highly diverse backgrounds.
Initial screening of materials will begin on December 1, 2024, and will continue until the
position is filled. For top consideration, please submit your materials by the date listed
above. Please direct inquiries and nominations to Dr. Noel Painter, Search Committee
Chair, at npainter@stetson.edu

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and
inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed
to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the
recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse
backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum,
research, and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in
which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work
together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers
and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world.

We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-
disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO,

ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.