The music department is seeking to hire an adjunct trombone instructor for the 2026 -2027 school year. Primary duties would include teaching applied trombone lessons, and co-teaching brass classes including brass masterclass, brass technique seminar, and brass chamber music with other brass faculty. Other responsibilities include attending instrument-area juries at the end of the semester, collaborating on instrument-specific guest artist invitations, participating in spring auditions, and ongoing active recruitment of students. Adjunct instructors are expected to provide 16 lessons per semester to each student and maintain a presence on campus that is conducive to holding regularly
scheduled lessons and classes. The trombone studio typically includes 2-3 students.
PLEASE DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:
LaTomya Doctor - Human Resource Director
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
15 University Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Phone - (864) 282-3781 I Email –employment@scgsah.org (Please do not email your application)
- A bachelor's degree in the appropriate arts discipline and/or relevant experience as a teaching artist with at least three (3) years of experience at the secondary or post-secondary level.
- Demonstrated knowledge and interpersonal skills to teach high school students in a residential setting, who have strong artistic achievement and potential; and the ability to work with other arts educators and with diverse constituencies and cultures.
- Must be able to perform and teach trombone and perform other departmental duties, instructional and otherwise. Instruction may include courses in music theory or music history, as well as orchestral conducting.
Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Agency may require anofficial, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination.
- A master's or doctoral degree with at least five (5) years of teaching experience at the secondary or post-secondary level.
- Recognized success as an educator, performer and scholar.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
The SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities is an equal employment opportunity agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex - including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.
