Adjunct Faculty - Music Instructor (Music Appreciation)

Black Hawk College; Moline (IL); On-site; USD 810,000 - 1,013,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Waiver

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account / Dependent

Sick Leave

Job summary

Black Hawk College seeks an adjunct music faculty member to provide classroom instruction and support student learning across music appreciation and nonwestern music. The position requires a Master's degree and strong oral English for classroom teaching.

Pay is commensurate with education and experience. The role involves developing syllabi, delivering lectures, evaluating student performance, coordinating with the library, and maintaining necessary equipment and materials.

Qualifications

• Requires MA or MM in music with ability to teach music appreciation or nonwestern music.
• Successful college-level teaching experience preferred.
• Demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate instruction in classroom, clinical, or other settings as assigned.
• Develop syllabi, lectures, discussions, and activities to enhance learning.
• Assess students using appropriate evaluation methods.
• Collaborate with the library to maintain course materials.
• Develop and maintain equipment and instructional materials.

Skills

Oral English

Education

M.A. or M.M. in music

Job description

General Information & Responsibilities

To provide appropriate classroom, clinical, or other instruction as assigned.

Description of Duties

Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing lectures, discussions, and other presentations or activities to enhance the students educational experience; develops, and executes appropriate methods of evaluating students performance; works with the library to maintain appropriate materials to the course(s); develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material.

Education & Experience

M.A. or M.M. in music required with academic preparation to instruct music appreciation or nonwestern music required. Successful college level teaching experience preferred. Must possess demonstrated oral English proficiency for classroom instruction.

Supplemental Information

Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum starting pay for adjunct faculty (as of Spring 2022)

• Less Than a Master's Degree = $588 per equated hour
• Master's Degree = $686 per equated hour
• Doctorate = $735 per equated hour

Public Health Advisory

Please note - On July 12, 2022, Illinois Governor J. D. Pritzker rescinded Executive Order 2022-16, Vaccination or Test Mandate.

As a result, anyone entering Black Hawk College campus locations who are not fully vaccinated will no longer be required to submit to weekly COVID-19 compliance testing. However, contact tracing will continue to be conducted and individuals need to report a positive COVID-19 test, symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or close contact with someone confirmed to have COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.

We encourage everyone to continue to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms regardless of vaccination status. If you have questions regarding COVID-19 or testing mandates, please contact Nikki Rumburg, COVID and Crisis Response Project Manager at [e-mail].

Any instructor hired at Black Hawk College will be required to submit official transcripts at his/her own expense. Transcripts, once submitted, become property of Black Hawk College.

Black Hawk College does not sponsor employment visas.

Black Hawk College is an AA/EEO employer.

Core Benefits for Qualifying Adjunct Faculty

To qualify for benefits, an adjunct faculty member must qualify for membership in the Adjunct Faculty Bargaining Unit at the beginning of the second consecutive semester of teaching six (6) equated credit hours or more per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall) or have 160 contact hours per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall.).

• Tuition Waiver
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account / Dependent Care Account
• Sick Leave

Retirement Pension Plans

State University Retirement System of Illinois (SURS): Employees working in a regular and continuous position or one in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least four months or one academic term, whichever is less, may be eligible to enroll in SURS. To learn more about SURS, visit www.SURS.org.

Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.

Optional Qualifications

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Do you have a MM or MA in music?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question