Part-Time Faculty - Music

Motlow; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 636,000 - 906,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking a Part-Time Faculty member in Music to teach on an as-needed, semester-to-semester basis. Faculty typically teach up to nine credit hours and may receive a travel stipend for assignments over 80 miles weekly.

Salary is $560 per credit hour, with workload adjustments for classes exceeding credit-hour ratios. This role reports to the dean and supports multiple campuses as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Music required.
• Alternative: Master’s in a related field with at least 18 graduate hours in Music.

Responsibilities

• Prepare for courses as assigned and align with syllabi and student learning outcomes.
• Begin and end classes as scheduled.
• Organize, assign, and supervise learning activities of students.
• Maintain academic standards and classroom behavior to foster learning.
• Evaluate students using varied assessments and provide timely feedback.
• Maintain attendance records and track grades.
• Monitor Columbia State email and respond to student inquiries promptly.
• Meet deadlines for administrative tasks such as personnel paperwork and enrollment.

Education

Master’s degree in Music

Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in Music

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty – Music

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution:Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia State Community College

Job Summary

Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Hold a Master’s degree or higher with a major in Music

OR

• Hold a Master’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Music

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching Experience
• Higher Education Experience

Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.

Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment