Part Time Day & Evening Faculty, Humanities - Music

Day Night Sports GmbH; Fitchburg (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, MA, invites qualified experts from outside the faculty to join its part-time adjunct faculty pool in Music. Positions cover courses in music history and theory, including survey classes such as Art of Music and Commonwealth of the Arts.

Strong candidates will balance scholarship and performance where applicable. Requirements include a Master's in Music; a Doctorate (or ABD) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Music.
• Doctorate in Music (or ABD).
• Applicants should have relevant teaching experience, preferably in a university environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide students with a high-quality learning environment in classroom, laboratories and studios.
• Teach music history and theory courses as assigned, including survey courses like Art of Music.
• Contribute to course development, assessment and consistency within the Department of Humanities.

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

Master's Degree in Music

Doctorate in Music (or ABD)

Job description

About Fitchburg State University:

Fitchburg State University, located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, isa public institution dedicated to integrating high-qualityprofessional programs with strong liberal arts and sciencesstudies. Founded in 1894, the university now has more than 30undergraduate programs and 22 master's degree programs, and 7,000full and part-time students. We invite you to learn more about usand how we can help you achieve your educational goals.

Institutional Diversity and Social Justice

Fitchburg State University embraces a commitment to diversity,inclusion, belonging and social justice. We encourage individualsfrom historically underrepresented groups to apply and also thosewho can contribute to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity inhigher education through their teaching, research andmentorship.

Job Description

Membership to the Fitchburg State University part time adjunctfaculty pool is open to qualified and competent experts, externalto the Fitchburg State University faculty, who possess skills,education, and experience in academic and/or professionalareas.

All part time faculty are responsible for providing our studentswith a high-quality learning environment, while utilizing theirfocused expertise and experience in their individual classroom,laboratories and studios.

The Department of Humanities at Fitchburg State University invitesapplications for Adjunct Faculty in Music. We occasionally haveopenings to a range of music history classes, including surveycourses such as Art of Music, interdisciplinary arts/music courseCommonwealth of the Arts, as well other music history or theorycourses, which may include a variety of genres such as Jazz,Classical, World, or Popular Music. Strong candidates will have askill set that balances scholarship in history/theory/musicologyand performance ability, as appropriate for the specific courses tobe taught.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Music
• Preferred:
• Doctorate in Music (or ABD)
• Applicants should have relevant teaching experience, preferably ina university environment.

Additional Information

Fitchburg State University has created an "Open Pool" vacancyannouncement for part time day and evening adjunct faculty bydiscipline. The faculty chair and the divisional dean/associatevice president will review applications submitted when there is aspecific need for part time adjunct to fill a course scheduled inthe academic year for both the day and/or evening classes.

The application process will require that applicants designatetheir preference for teaching in the day, evening or both. Pleaseattach a letter of interest and resume when applying for any parttime teaching position.

Applications submitted will be maintained from July 1st throughJune 30th for each academic year. At the conclusion of the academicyear the pool will be refreshed and applicants will be required toreapply. Applications selected to be maintained in the pool willremain active for a three year period.

Fitchburg State University is an equal opportunity employer.