Full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, conducting the Wind Symphony and teaching a variety of courses.

The range for an Assistant Professor is $55,599 - $70,043.

● Conduct the Bethel University Wind Symphony, an ensemble that includes music majors and non-majors from across the university

● Serve as the department’s Director of Instrumental Activities

● Teach a variety of courses and/or oversee the Music Education program, depending on the candidate’s expertise and department needs; courses may include Music Theory, Introduction to Creative Arts, Instrumentation, Conducting, Music History, methods courses, and/or a January musical or opera

● Participate in departmental activities, including planning for the Festival of Christmas and various concerts in the fall and spring

● Recruit students to the Wind Symphony regardless of major

● Recruit instrumental majors to the department

● Travel with the ensemble on annual tours 

● Evaluate applicants for music scholarships

● Actively support the University's commitment to its Christian values and liberal arts education

● Contribute to an academic environment that seeks to advance inclusive excellence in the department and the discipline

● Strong knowledge of wind, brass, and percussion methods

● Ability to teach history, theory, or other auxiliary courses 

● Exceptional conducting and concert programming skills 

● Ability to assist in hiring and management of adjunct instrumental music lessons faculty 

• Experience as primary conductor of a concert wind or similar ensemble required
• Experience teaching or serving as a teaching assistant of a history, theory, music appreciation, or other academic music class required
• Experience in Music Education preferred

• Masters Degree in Instrumental Conducting, Music Education, or a related field is required; Doctorate in Instrumental Conducting, Music Education, or a related field is preferred. 

Compensation:

The range for an Assistant Professor is $55,599 - $70,043

Position open:

August 2025

Additional Information:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa currently.
• Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Questions?

Academic Affairs 

College of Arts & Sciences 

Bethel University

3900 Bethel Drive 

St. Paul, MN 55112 

651.638.6804

cas-academic-affairs@bethel.edu 

Bethel offerings meaningful benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and a generous time off package.

Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, support, and develop a diverse workforce that contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring.

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 5,000 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.

Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.