Job Description

Position Details

Title Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Music (Double Bass); Tenure of Tenure-track position Appointment Status Tenure Department IU Bloomington Strings Location Bloomington Position Summary

The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a position in the Department of Strings in Double Bass. The successful candidate will have an extensive and successful background as a performer and teacher at the highest national and/or international level, will be able to work effectively with faculty colleagues, and will be able to inspire students in a professionally-oriented educational environment.

Responsibilities: Teach double bass students in all degree and diploma programs, including freshmen through doctoral levels, teach studio class and possible teaching of orchestral repertoire class. Participation in departmental meetings, recruitment activities and auditions, doctoral committees, and recital hearing committees, along with other department activities, such as faculty recitals and outreach activities, master classes, service on Jacobs School of Music committees, and other similar activities is expected.

Basic Qualifications

Extensive performing and teaching experience at the very highest levels of the profession. Bachelor’s degree in music or equivalent training required, advanced degrees preferred; comparable professional experience will be also be considered.

Department Contact for Questions

Rachel Patrick, Office of the Executive Associate Dean: (812) 855-5541; rnpatric@iu.edu

Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Special Instructions

A complete application consists of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and information about three professional references. You will be asked to provide the name, title, e-mail address, and other information for each of your reference providers. For those candidates who advance, an e-mail message with instructions about uploading letters of reference will be sent automatically to each of your reference providers. Please do not send audio/video files or other materials until requested to do so. If you need help completing your application, contact Rachel Patrick, (812) 855-5541, rnpatric@iu.edu.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

Deadline: Applications received by September 26, 2026 will be assured full consideration, however the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

For Best Consideration Date 09/26/2026 Expected Start Date Posting Number IU-101648-2026