Adjunct Instructor of Percussion

POSITION: Adjunct Instructor of Percussion

DUTIES: East Texas Baptist University seeks a qualified individual to provide instruction in percussion in the Department of Music and Theatre Arts. The position begins in January 2026 and assignments will include applied percussion and percussion ensemble, and may include direction of the Tiger Band drumline, percussion methods class for music education majors, and performance duties as assigned. Additional teaching assignments within the music discipline will be given per the successful candidate’s interest and expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS: ETBU seeks a qualified individual with at least a master’s degree in music performance or music education. Candidates should have teaching experience and a record of professional involvement. Candidates must have the ability to communicate well with students and colleagues. Candidates must possess an appreciation and commitment to serve in Christian higher education. Candidates must demonstrate a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and must live lifestyles consistent with the University’s biblical standards of morality, temperance, stewardship, as well as membership and active participation in the faculty members’ local Christian church. ETBU faculty are required to participate in the life of the University via faculty/department/school meetings, University Chapel services, prayer emphases, discipleship group studies, committee participation, local community ministry involvement, and attendance at campus activities and events.

EDUCATION: A master’s degree is required, terminal degree preferred.

CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT: The Employee must be a professing Christian believer with a demonstrated personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Employee must be a model of Christ-like character, servant leadership, integrity, ethics and biblical/moral truths. Employee must support ETBU’s distinct Christ-centered educational mission and share the institutional commitment to the integration of biblical faith and academic learning. Employee shall possess a commitment to Christ-centered, faith-integrated service and devotion to students’ intellectual enlightenment, spiritual formation, servant leadership development, and career preparation.
Employee shall be cognizant and committed to the values, traditions, and history of Baptists. Employee agrees that he or she is an active member of a local Baptist church or Christian denominational church, and regularly attends church. Further, as a servant leader and role model for the students of ETBU, employee is required to participate in the life of the University via institutional meetings, Chapel services, prayer emphases, discipleship programming, committee participation, local community ministry/service, and campus activities and events. Employee provides active support of the spiritual, intellectual, and educational ideals, values, activities, and objectives of East Texas Baptist University; and conforms to Christian standards of faith and service.

THE UNIVERSITY: East Texas Baptist University is a Christ-centered liberal arts university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an institution affiliated with Texas Baptists (BGCT), ETBU uses the Bible and the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message as well as the Resolution on Sexual Ethics (2009) and the Resolution on Transgender Issues (2015) as the theological framework and basis for institutional mission, governance, and policy. In compliance with federal law, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or military service in employment. Under federal law, East Texas Baptist University may discriminate on the basis of religion in order to fulfill its mission.

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