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Position Number: 11066

School/College: College of Arts and Sciences

Job Description:

The Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for a Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Clarinet. This is a tenure earning, nine-month appointment that will begin August 15, 2025. Primary responsibilities will be to teach applied clarinet lessons to undergraduate music majors and minors, some non-major students, and graduate music education students. Secondary responsibilities may include teaching Class Woodwinds, coaching and directing clarinet and woodwind ensembles, and playing as a member in assigned faculty chamber ensembles.

Responsibilities of the position include:

· Teach applied clarinet and bass clarinet lessons.

· Teach courses in the music curriculum, as needed (may include woodwind techniques, pedagogy, and ensemble coaching).

· Perform as a member of UAB faculty chamber ensembles

· Perform a yearly on-campus solo recital

· Actively recruit and retain students for the Department of Music.

· Engage in outreach activities to promote the Department of Music within the university and the broader community.

· Conduct ensembles according to area(s) of expertise and provide other forms of support within the band program.

· Engage in department, college, and university service, including participation in faculty meetings, committees, academic advising, and events that contribute to the growth and success of the Department of Music.

The College of Arts and Sciences ( CAS ) is home to 19 academic departments and six Centers and Institutes. Our 19 departments — home to over 300 full-time faculty and more than 58 baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees — make us the largest academic entity in the UAB academic enterprise. We are home to research centers, community outreach programs, and interdisciplinary cooperation.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, healthcare, research, and service. Prior to its 50th anniversary, UAB was ranked #1 in the United States for 2018 and 2019 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Young University Rankings. In 2021, Forbes named UAB as America's No. 1 Best Large Employer, topping a list of more than 500 public and private corporations, hospitals, universities, Fortune 500 companies and more, across dozens of industries.

Spanning more than 100 city blocks, UAB is the state of Alabama's largest single employer with nearly 28,000 employees and has an annual, state-wide economic impact of $12.1 billion. U.S. News & World Report's 2022

About University of Alabama, Birmingham

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with more than $715 million in annual research funding and an economic impact on the state exceeding $12.1 billion a year. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer, with some 28,000 employees, and was named Forbes’ No. 1 Large Employer in the United States in 2021. UAB enrollment surpassed 21,500 for the fifth consecutive year in fall 2022. The university offers more than 180 degree programs in nine schools and one college. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement and patient care. Learn more at

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