Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Group...

Human Resources Subscribe to Email Alerts Returning Applicant Login Careers > Search Jobs > Search Results > Job Details Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano Category: Liberal Arts Subscribe: New Job Alerts RSS Job Feed Department: Music Locations: El Paso, TX Posted: Oct 1, 2026 Closes: Open Until Filled Type: Full-time Ref. No.: 27-CLA-06 Position ID: 205416 Share About The University of Texas at El Paso: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1, Opportunity, and Community-Engaged university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve. UTEP enrolls more than 26,000 students, 84% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first in their families to attend college.

UTEP offers 169 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America. The city's location on the Rio Grande in the Southwest where two countries and three states meet makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest, including bilingual education/language acquisition, health and health disparities, international relations, international trade, migration, and environmental sustainability and infrastructure. The University enjoys strategic partnerships with two Department of Energy national laboratories in the region, multiple national laboratories beyond the region, and sits on the edge of White Sands Missile Range, making engineering and scientific research both a priority and an opportunity. Along with its designation among the top 5% of universities in America for research, UTEP is also nationally recognized as an Opportunity University by the Carnegie Classification for its positive impact on economic mobility for students after graduation.

In 2024, Forbes found that UTEP students graduate with the lowest average debt of any college or university in Texas. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, El Paso is set against the backdrop of the Franklin Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert in one of the largest binational communities in the world. The city's active arts and culture community features the state's longest-running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, a vibrant street art and mural scene, art galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. In 2024, El Paso opened La Nube, a unique hybrid institution that merges the educational aspects of a science center with the interactive experiences of a children's museum.

UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with concerts and live events at the city's largest indoor and outdoor venues; theater, music and dance productions; contemporary and student art galleries; and a natural history museum and desert gardens. El Paso residents can also easily travel to the sister city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to enjoy great food, markets and cultural events. El Paso/Juárez is the fifth largest manufacturing region in North America and the center of commerce, education and health services for the region. A family-oriented community, the cost of living in El Paso is very reasonable for a large metropolitan area with the average home value of $224,000 in 2025.

In 2026, U.S. News and World report named El Paso the best big city to live in the nation.Texas has no state income tax and, when it comes to public safety, El Paso is consistently ranked among the safest large cities in the United States. El Paso is also an ideal location for people who love the outdoors. It is home to one of the nation's largest urban parks - Franklin Mountains State Park - and many options for year-round hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing at Hueco Tanks State Park and nearby White Sands, Guadalupe Mountains and Carlsbad Caverns national parks.

For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium - where one of the oldest football bowl games takes place annually - and the Don Haskins Center arena. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer team founded in 2019.

Job Description

An accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the UTEP Department of Music enrolls more than 300 music majors in undergraduate and graduate programs in performance, music education, conducting, theory and composition, commercial music, and music technology. Facilities include a 450-seat performance hall, the Digital Keyboard Laboratory, recording studios, computer and practice labs, and teaching spaces. The Department maintains professional collaborations with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Winds, El Paso Opera, and El Paso Pro-Musica, while the broader UTEP campus supports faculty research, creative activity, and professional development. The UTEP Piano Area supports undergraduate and graduate study in piano performance, piano pedagogy, music education, and related fields.

As a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in the El Paso-Juárez U.S.-Mexico border region, UTEP serves students from a wide range of educational, cultural, and musical backgrounds. This distinctive setting offers meaningful opportunities for piano pedagogy, teacher preparation, community engagement, and professional partnerships within the region and beyond. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape a contemporary piano pedagogy program connecting teacher preparation, group piano, keyboard technology, scholarship, and community engagement. The Department of Music at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano, beginning Fall 2027.

We seek an imaginative, collaborative, and forward-thinking piano pedagogue whose primary professional identity is rooted in piano teaching, pedagogy scholarship, group-piano instruction, and the preparation of future piano teachers. This position offers an opportunity to lead and develop UTEP's Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano programs and to advance innovative teaching, scholarship, teacher preparation, and professional development through UTEP's Digital Keyboard Laboratory. The successful candidate's primary teaching and scholarly focus will be piano pedagogy; performance activity is welcomed as a complementary dimension of the candidate's professional profile. UTEP's Digital Keyboard Laboratory is a distinctive, state-of-the-art facility with 20 student keyboard stations, a teacher console, an acoustic piano, interactive teaching tools, observation capabilities, and specialized pedagogy resources.

The laboratory provides a platform for technology-enhanced group piano, supervised teacher preparation, pedagogical research, workshops, professional development, and innovative instructional practices. The successful candidate will have significant freedom to help shape the laboratory's future use and visibility within the profession. Primary Responsibilities Teach and develop UTEP's undergraduate Piano Pedagogy sequence and teach graduate-level Piano Pedagogy as appropriate. Teaching Assistants may also be included in this group.

Coordinate and contribute to UTEP's four-semester Group/Class Piano sequence for music majors, including curriculum, proficiency expectations, assessment, and instructional continuity. Mentor students in individual and group-piano teaching through observation, supervised teaching, practica, and other experiential learning; mentor graduate research and teaching as appropriate. Provide pedagogical leadership for the Digital Keyboard Laboratory and advance its use for teaching, teacher preparation, research, workshops, and professional development. Establish and sustain a scholarly and creative agenda centered in piano pedagogy and consistent with UTEP expectations for tenure.

Scholarly activity may include peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, books or book chapters, pedagogical research, curricular or technology-based scholarship, professional resources, community-engaged scholarship, creative activity, or other nationally or internationally recognized contributions. Establish and advise a UTEP MTNA Collegiate Chapter and promote meaningful student participation in MTNA, TMTA, and EPMTA. Build productive relationships with independent and collegiate piano teachers and professional organizations through outreach, workshops, professional development, and other collaborative activities. Participate in recruitment, auditions, and mentoring of piano students in Pedagogy, Performance, Music Education, and related programs, and contribute to departmental and university service.

Requirements

Earned doctorate in Piano Pedagogy, Piano Performance, Music Education, or a closely related field by the time of appointment. Demonstrated effectiveness in piano teaching and preparation for collegiate instruction in Piano Pedagogy, Group/Class Piano, or both. Demonstrated substantial preparation and engagement in piano pedagogy, evidenced through graduate study, collegiate teaching, teacher preparation, pedagogical research or scholarship, professional presentations, curriculum development, or related activity, with strong potential for sustained scholarly activity in the field. Knowledge of contemporary approaches to individual and group-piano teaching, teacher preparation, and technology-enhanced keyboard instruction.

Keyboard proficiency appropriate to collegiate piano pedagogy and group-piano instruction, together with strong communication, organizational, and collaborative skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate specialization or significant advanced study in Piano Pedagogy. Experience teaching or coordinating collegiate Group/Class Piano, Piano Pedagogy, or a related keyboard curriculum. Experience with digital keyboard laboratories, group-piano technology, or other technology-enhanced teaching environments. Experience mentoring developing piano teachers, graduate teaching assistants, or student research.

Experience with professional music-teaching organizations, collegiate student chapters, teacher networks, or professional-development activities for independent and collegiate piano teachers. Evidence of initiative and creativity in building programs, partnerships, professional-development activities, or community-engaged projects. Additional Information: In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or sexual orientation and gender in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at [email protected], or by mail at 500 W.

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