Adjunct Faculty - Music

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 1,102,080 - 1,299,076; Part time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Part-Time Faculty member for Music at Olive-Harvey College. This role requires commitment to student learning and effective teaching strategies.

Responsibilities include designing courses, creating engaging learning environments, and utilizing assessment to improve student learning outcomes. Candidates should have a Master's degree in Music or related fields.

The salary ranges from $800 to $943 per contact hour based on the degree.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master's degree in Music or related disciplines.
• Knowledge of assessment and its role in teaching and learning.
• Experience in a higher education environment, teaching adult learners.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes.
• Create an effective learning environment for students.
• Employ assessments to ensure instructional effectiveness.
• Prepare instructional materials for Music students.
• Navigate and utilize a Learning Management System (LMS).

Skills

Oral and written communication skills

Experience with diverse, multi-lingual student population

Strong knowledge of assessment

Time Management and Task Management Skills

Collaborative, Team, and Goal-Oriented

Experience teaching technology in lab environments

Education

Masters in Music or related fields

Tools

Blackboard Learning Management System

Job description

ADJUNCT FACULTY, MUSIC

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE

Olive-Harvey College is currently seeking a Part-Time Faculty toteach Music. If you have passion for teaching and learning, and arecommitted to the mission of the community college, consider joiningour team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in theclassroom by developing and using effective teaching strategiesthat meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student incritical thinking and problem-solving.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve usingdiscipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments toensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and theattainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and career goalsand foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of peopleand ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveyingconfidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academicand professional communities, and promote collaboration andteamwork among members of these communities.
• Prepare instructional materials for Music students andprofessionals.
• Develop a course syllabus, and utilize student-learningoutcomes to guide course instruction.
• Record and submit grades electronically using the college’sdatabase.
• Utilize instructional technology.
• Navigate and make use of a Learning Management System (LMS) tosupport classroom instruction.
• Complete office hours to guide, and offer instructional supportto ECE students.
• Administer programmatic evaluations.
• Assess student learning, and utilize data to make instructionaldecisions
• Attend departmental/college-wide meetings

QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters in Music (all, and not limited to only Performance andJazz), Master of Arts and Master of Sciences (any disciplinefocusing on Music) Master of Music Education, Master of MusicTherapy
• Knowledge of Blackboard Learning Management System
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability tocommunicate with diverse group of staff and students required
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population isdesired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of thecommunity college
• Strong knowledge of assessment and the role it plays in theteaching and learning environment.
• Time Management and Task Management Skills
• Collaborative, Team, and Goal-Oriented
• Experience teaching technology in lab environments.
• Experience in a higher education environment, teaching adultlearners

FOR CONSIDERATION:

• Upload your official or unofficial transcript
• All foreign transcripts should be evaluated online at www.wes.org
• Upload your resume or curriculum vitae
• Upload cover letter
• Note: Official transcripts must be provided if hired

Salary: $800 - $837 - $943 per Contact Hour based on Degree. The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salaryscale.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative actionemployer. Thank you for your interest in CCC! TBD