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Title: Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music

Employee Classification: Faculty

Institution: Roane State Community College

Department: Humanities

Campus Location: Roane State Community College

Job Summary

Roane State Community College is seeking qualified applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Music Instrumental Education. The successful candidate will serve as the coordinator for the Music department, direct the instrumental ensembles, and teach additional music courses to both music majors and non-majors.

Job Duties

• Coordinate music class schedule for all campuses.
• Review class curriculum, textbooks, and materials.
• Coordinate adjunct pool and workload.
• Maintain department equipment and supplies.
• Maintain music budget.
• Build the instrumental program through recruitment and performance.
• Organize the music portion of the academic festival, commencement ceremonies, athletic events.
• Teach 15 course hours per semester and schedule a minimum of 15 office hours per week, including evenings.
• Serve on appropriate departmental and college-wide committees as assigned.
• Through action-research projects, grant development, or conference participation.
• Provide service to the college through active involvement in the academic festival, college fairs, convocation, division and program meetings, and other assigned events.
• Respond promptly to requests from the Dean’s office.
• Collaborate with faculty, curriculum chair, and academic leadership about curricular and programmatic issues and needs.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and techniques including the use of technology.
• Travel to multiple campuses as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in music with evidence of experience in instrumental education, particularly conducting, directing, and individual instruction.
• Evidence of experience in leading a variety of ensembles in various styles.

Special Note: Applicants please submit the following:
• Curriculum Vita
• Unofficial Transcripts
• A detailed cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications
• Name and contact information of 3 professional references.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience in a community college setting. Knowledge of the role and purpose of the community college in higher education. Willingness to work with diverse student populations who represent a wide range of academic ability.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good oral and written communication skills, the ability to work with students of all ages, and exhibit flexibility and collegiality.
• Evidence of excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Experience with alternate delivery methods such as online, interactive, synchronous, and hybrid.
• Ability to teach individual lessons on concert band instruments.
• Experience in teaching general education Introductory music courses.
• Ability to teach specialty classes such as music theory, ear training, music history, and digital music.