Lecturer (Applied Violin)

Position Title: Lecturer (Applied Violin)

Department: Music

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

Washburn University’s Department of Music invites applications for the position of Lecturer of Applied Violin. The position will begin August 1, 2027. This position is a nine-month appointment as a lecturer.

Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill teaching expectations associated with non-tenure-track appointment. Teach 12-hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
• Teaching will include violin and viola as well as additional music courses as needed by the department that fit the candidate’s qualifications.
• Maintain an active role in the recruitment and retention of music students.
• Maintain a public profile as a performer and teacher.
• Serve as faculty advisor for the Fetter String Quartet.
• Fulfill service expectations associated with appointment by engaging in service activities in the department, university, and profession.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• Doctorate in violin performance; ABD applicants will be considered with completion of doctorate by August 1, 2028.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
• Official educational transcripts required at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Professional performance experience in chamber and symphonic repertoire.
• Experience teaching and recruiting students at the university level.
• Experience in teaching applied viola.
• Experience in teaching and working with youth string programs.
• Experience teaching string students in Public School music programs.
• Experience in coaching/leading string ensembles[RC1] at the university/professional level.

Special Instructions to Applicants: • Please upload the following items as a PDF to the “additional document” field via the electronic application: letter of application, links to teaching and performance videos completed within the last 5 years.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Dr. Raffaele Cipriano, Screening Committee Chair by emailing raffaele.cipriano@washburn.edu.

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by January 8, 2027.

Background Check Required