Adjunct Lecturer in Double Bass (2025-2026)

Job title: Adjunct Lecturer in Double Bass (2025-2026)

About the Role

The Hartt School at the University of Hartford is seeking an Adjunct Lecturer in Applied Double Bass to begin as early as January 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. This non-tenure-track position emphasizes teaching excellence, studio development, and recruitment of a vibrant double bass program. The successful candidate will contribute to a collaborative department culture and sustain active engagement with performances and department events.

What You'll Do

• Teach a weekly applied double bass studio class and weekly studio double bass lessons to undergraduate and graduate majors
• Instruct courses aligned with qualifications and departmental needs; potential courses may include orchestral repertoire for bass, bass ensemble, and chamber music
• Participate in assessment of double bass studio juries and MM and DMA capstone recital juries
• Evaluate audition materials from applicants seeking admission
• Maintain an active presence within the department by attending on-campus performances and participating in events such as concerts and faculty recitals
• Develop and implement a vigorous strategy to grow and expand the double bass program and recruit new undergraduate and graduate students
• Collaborate effectively with faculty colleagues and take an active role in advancing long-term goals of the double bass program
• Attend area, division, and Hartt faculty meetings and participate in committees as required

What We're Looking For

• Master’s degree in double bass performance required by date of employment; however, significant national and/or international performance experience and a distinguished teaching resume may be considered in lieu of a master’s degree
• Evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or professional levels
• Professional distinction with demonstrated performance success as a performing artist
• A clear and engaging approach to teaching that encourages technically sound, healthy, stylistically informed, and expressive performance
• An openness to diverse musical styles and ways of learning and teaching
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to building and nurturing a strong, diverse, and connected learning community
• Knowledge of, and commitment to working with, a diverse student population

Nice to Have

• Minimum three years’ teaching experience at an accredited higher education institution strongly preferred but not required