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The Department of Music at Auburn University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Lecturer of Percussion, to begin Fall 2024. This is a 9-month appointment under a one-year contract that will be renewed annually based on acceptable performance and continued funding. Appointment runs from August 16th, 2024 - May 15th, 2025.

The Lecturer of Percussion will recruit, retain, and teach percussion music majors, teach/direct percussion-related courses and ensembles, provide written percussion music and instruction for the Auburn University Marching Band. Administration of the percussion area including purchasing, equipment maintenance, hiring clinicians and consultants, and managing social media. Additional assignments possible depending on candidate strengths and departmental needs.

Auburn is one of the nation’s premier land, sea, and space grant institutions. In U.S. News and World Report, it has been ranked in the top 50 public universities for the last 23 consecutive years. The institution is both highly research-active and committed to maintaining teaching excellence, offering bachelor, master, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Auburn University is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, positive work environment, exciting student life, and the beauty of its campus. It is geographically located in a moderate climate with easy access to both beach and mountain recreational facilities and is situated along the rapidly developing I-85 corridor between Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery, Alabama.