Part-Time Faculty - Music

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 Special Instruction to Applicants: You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position.

Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire.

Applicants may be subject to a background check.

Please note the closing date for pool postings.

If you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.

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