Music Education Dissertation Committee Chair

Liberty University; Lynchburg (VA); On-site; USD 7,800 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

Liberty University seeks an Online Adjunct Professor for the Music Education Dissertation Committee Chair position within the School of Music. Responsibilities include administering dissertation courses, mentoring students, and reporting grades and attendance in accordance with university policies.

The role requires a Doctoral degree in Music Education and demonstrated strengths in teaching at the college level, with strong organizational and communication skills for online delivery.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Music Education or related DMA/EdD required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills essential.
• Ability to present clearly and interact with students online.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and online LMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer dissertation courses online per schedule.
• Provide detailed feedback and mentor students to grow academically and spiritually.
• Maintain contact with students regarding academic achievement, attendance and behavior.
• Record and report grades and attendance per university policy.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service

Presentation Skills

Verbal & Written Communication

Microsoft Office

Learning Management Systems

Education

Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. in Music Education or Doctor of Music Education or DMA in Music Education)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of TrainingChampions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct membermodels a personal commitment to the goals and values of LibertyUniversity, engage in an active commitment to, and experienceof, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informedChristian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching,engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to asignificant educational end. They should strive to employ avariety of techniques for the development of good learningconditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofaras it is possible, provide for individual differences,abilities, and interests.

The Music Education Dissertation Committee Chair position isconsidered an Online Adjunct Professor position with the School ofMusic. Responsibilities will include but not be limited toadministering dissertation courses in accordance with assignedschedule, providing detailed feedback, mentoring/challengingstudents to grow intellectually and spiritually, maintainingcontact with students to advise on matters related to academicachievement, attendance, and behavior, and maintaining/reportinggrades and attendance in accordance with university policies.

Minimum Qualifications

A Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. in Music Education or Doctor of MusicEducation or DMA in Music Education)

Other Qualifications

• Organizational Skills That Facilitate The Completion OfAssignments And Tasks In A Timely And Accurate Manner.
• Adequate Interpersonal, Customer Service, And PresentationSkills.
• Ability To Communicate Both Verbally And In Writing To ConveyInformation.
• Familiarity With Microsoft Office Suite And Online LearningManagement Systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in Music Education AND Significant Professional ExperienceEstablishing Subject Matter Expertise in Music Education

Other Qualifications:

• Demonstrated Strengths In Teaching At The College Level.
• Strong Organizational Skills That Facilitate Assignment/TaskAnticipation And Completion.
• Superior Interpersonal, Customer Service, And PresentationSkills.
• Highly Effective Verbal And Written Communication Skills.
• Mastery Of The Microsoft Office Suite And Online LearningManagement Systems.

Time Type

Part time

Location

Remote Location

Pay Rate

Courses are typically paid at $800 per load hour.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe itis our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility offensuring that all management practices regarding employees areconducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with TitleVII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal andstate statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting forall job classifications will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including state of employment protectedclasses. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate allemployees and prospective employees strictly according to therequirements of the job. All personnel related activities such ascompensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments,working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs,and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions andprivileges of employment will be administered without regard torace, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy orchildbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicablestatus protected by law, including all applicable state ofemployment protected classes. The University is a Christianreligious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject toreligious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiringpractices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliancewith both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exceptionto the “religion” component of the employment discrimination lawsfor religious organizations (including educational institutions),and permits them to give employment practice preference to membersof their own religious beliefs.