Adjunct Faculty - Music Department

The William Paterson University of New Jersey; Wayne (NJ); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

William Paterson University invites applications for Adjunct Faculty within the College Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Department of Music. This position supports undergraduate and graduate courses in music performance, education, theory, history, and management.

Responsibilities include developing syllabi, mentoring students, and teaching online in person according to department needs. Qualified candidates hold MA or MM in music and have significant professional experience;

Qualifications

• MA or MM in a music discipline.
• Five or more years of experience as a professional musician.
• Full-time or part-time employment or active professional practice.
• Ability to teach online.

Responsibilities

• Develop syllabi for undergraduate courses up to six credits per semester.
• Support student success through mentoring and role modeling.
• Teach in person and/or online per schedule.

Skills

Teaching experience

Online teaching

Mentoring

Education

MA or MM in music

Ten+ years in music performance/education/business

Tools

Course management systems

Online teaching platforms

Job description

Thank you for your interest in working at William Paterson University. We invite you to join William Paterson University: a wonderful community to learn, work, grow, and thrive. William Paterson University has been named to Forbes' prestigious "Best Employers by State" list for 2024, recognizing the institution as one of the best-ranked employers in New Jersey based on nationwide surveys. WP is one of four education institutions on the Garden State's list this year. Here is the link to the article forbes-best-in-state-employers-new-jersey-2024. William Paterson University is among more than 40 companies and organizations that will be honored with a 2024 NJBIZ Empowering Women Award for their commitment to supporting and elevating women employees. William Paterson University employs approximately 1000 full time employees in the state who work in a variety of positions ranging from professors to administrative assistants and administrators, physical plant operations, campus police, athletics coaches, academic advisors, and more. William Paterson University supports a remote friendly hybrid work schedule for this role. William Paterson also boasts a four-day summer work week from mid-May to mid-August (Fridays off), during which all employees participate in our award-winning Summer Learning series. Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey - just 20 miles from New York City - our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there. More than fifty percent of the University's roles are filled by promotions from within. We're not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees. Your work as a member of our team is important to our students and to the progress of our University. What you do here matters, and we value every contribution.

Position

Adjunct Faculty within the College Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Department of Music.

Current Status

Please note that there may not be a vacancy at this time. Rather, qualified applicants may be contacted if and when there is an immediate need, or on an exploratory basis for a future opening.

Undergraduate Courses

• Music Performance
• Music Education
• Music Theory
• Music History
• Music Business
• Sound Engineering

Graduate Courses

• Music Performance
• Music Education
• Music Management

Department Overview

Our outstanding Department of Music prepares you for careers in classical performance, jazz performance and composition, sound engineering arts, music education, music and entertainment industries, and popular music. Our music students work directly with world-renowned faculty who are also in-demand performers. They benefit from exceptional student performance opportunities with ensembles, both on campus and throughout the New York metropolitan area. They also gain hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art music production and recording studios.

For more information about the department, please visit https://www.wpunj.edu/coac/departments/music/.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Using the course outline as a guide, develop relevant syllabi in order to deploy course content, objectives, and methods of student assessment for up to six (6) credits per semester in an undergraduate course (see course listing above).
• Contribute to student success by providing consistent and effective support and guidance through role modeling and mentoring and being available to the students for their questions and needs.
• Teach in person and/or online depending upon course schedules and department needs.

Required Qualifications for Undergraduate courses

• M.A. or M.M. in a music discipline.
• Five or more years of experience as a professional musician.
• Full time or part-time employment or active professional practice.
• Ability to teach online.

Preferred Qualifications (Undergraduate)

• Experience teaching music at the collegiate level.
• Expertise and confidence with the technical aspects of the applicant's musical instrument.
• Professional activity within discipline such as relevant-to-teaching area.
• Experience teaching both online and in person.

Required Qualifications for Graduate courses

• M.A., M.M. in music discipline.
• Ten or more years of experience in music performance, music education, or music business management.
• Full time or part-time employment or active professional practice.
• Ability to teach online.