Visiting Lecturer/Director of Mariachi

Job Title

Visiting Lecturer/Director of Mariachi

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Dept, Fine & Performing Arts

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a member of the Texas A&M University System, welcomes applicants for a Visiting Lecturer/Director of Mariachi to begin Fall 2025. 

TAMIU is a Hispanic Serving Institution with over 8,000 students located in Laredo, Texas, a vibrant and bicultural city with a population of about 250,000. The university advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service, and with an intentional focus on student success and research excellence. For more information, please visit https://www.tamiu.edu/

This is a non-tenure track, 10.5-month Visiting Lecturer/Mariachi Director appointment starting August 16 and ending June 30. Primary duties will include teaching 15 semester credit hours per semester (teaching load maybe reduced with the approval of the department chair, the dean, and the provost); coaching and mentoring undergraduate college music students in the Mariachi ensemble(s); planning and maintaining an active concert agenda for TAMIU Mariachi Internacional and planning the Mariachi Festival; teaching music classes depending on the candidate' s qualifications a providing service to the department, college, and university. Duties also include supervising music students with community projects as needed, recruiting students for the mariachi program and music programs; other duties as assigned by the dept. chair as needed. This position requires face-to-face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace. 

The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is the cultural hub for the Laredo community, housing the disciplines of Visual Art, Dance, Music, and Theater. Our mission is the commitment to excellence in the development of future artists.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate must hold an earned master's degree in music from an accredited institution with an emphasis on mariachi education. Candidate must be active as a mariachi musician with at least five years' experience in coaching. Candidate must have the ability to coach and mentor undergraduate college music students in the mariachi ensemble/s; the ability to collaborate with colleagues in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts; and the ability to interact effectively and professionally with students and the general public. We strongly encourage candidates with prior experience teaching at a university and in building mariachi programs. 

We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package including health insurance, retirement benefits, and life insurance. Additional pay is available for summer teaching. Financial support for professional development opportunities, such as attending academic conferences, is also provided. Moving expenses are covered in whole or in part by the university.

Application Process 

The first review of applications will be 6/20/2025 and will continue until the position is filled. The completed employment application must include:

• Letter of interest or cover letter that addresses qualifications
• Current curriculum vitae
• Unofficial transcripts specifying conferred/ABD degree
• Names and contact information of three current professional references
• Please provide a link to professional recordings featuring work of your own AND coaching students.

Applications must be submitted online at https://www.tamiu.edu/admins/ohr/employment/. For more information, contact the Search Committee Chair Dr. Michael Mann at michael.mann@tamiu.edu.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.