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Description
Duties may include performance instruction and/or classroom teaching (including but not limited to theory, appreciation, songwriting, music industry, and/or other courses depending on department need).
Description
Duties may include performance instruction and/or classroom teaching (including but not limited to theory, appreciation, songwriting, music industry, and/or other courses depending on department need).
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES
- Develop and deliver instructional lectures for music courses up to 10 hours/week
- Organize and teach all levels of commercial music classes
- Use appropriate teaching methods to facilitate student learning
- Teach day, evening, and/or weekend teaching assignments, which may include distance learning (interactive television, online) and accelerated courses
- Assess Student Learning Outcomes every semester
- Evaluate and select instructional materials such as textbooks, manuals, software, and tools in collaboration, as appropriate, with discipline faculty; order instructional materials according to campus bookstore procedure to ensure timely delivery
- Revise and update course content and materials of instruction in accordance with new theory, application, and industry developments within the discipline or area of specialization
- Participate in department, division, and college-wide initiatives and committees if desired.
Required Minimum Qualifications: (Applicant must meet one of the following)
- Minimum Qualifications for Faculty in California Community Colleges (9th edition): Any bachelor's degree or higher AND two years of professional experience directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment, OR any associate degree AND six years of professional experience directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment. (Academic Affairs Division, California Community Colleges)
- Antelope Valley College Equivalency: No equivalence per faculty
of community college students.
Desirable Qualifications
- Proven record of success in teaching commercial music courses at the college or high school level
- Evidence of successful teaching a wide range of commercial music courses
- Ability to coordinate programs of study and advise commercial music majors
- Ability to play one or more instrument(s)
- Commitment to quality instruction
- Evidence of curriculum development
- Knowledge of Career Technical Programs
- Knowledge of Program Review, Student Learning Outcomes data collection and reporting
- Ability to collaborate with faculty across the disciplines within Performing Arts
APPLICATION PROCESS
This position requires the following documents to be attached to your online application in order to be considered:
- Application
- Current resume
- Letter of intent that addresses minimum and desirable qualifications.
- Scanned copy of official transcripts with required degree(s). Foreign transcripts and degrees require official certification of equivalency to U.S. transcripts and degrees by a certified U.S. review service at the time of application and must identify graduate level coursework.
- Two (2) current letters of professional reference signed and dated within the last year.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- Each recruitment is conducted independently from others; therefore, interested parties need to submit separate complete application packages for each position they apply.
- Applicants may be subject to passing an examination (written/technical), as appropriate to the requirements of the position.
- Residency within a reasonable geographical area of the college may be necessary.
- Travel expenses for pre-employment interviews and employment processing will not be authorized.
AVC does not sponsor visas.
ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have, any questions or concerns/if you require accommodations for the application process in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources Office at (661) 722-6311.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Antelope Valley Community College District (AVC) is committed to employing administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student success. AVC recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students.
AVC is committed to hiring processes that support equal opportunity, diversity, and provide equitable consideration for all candidates as required in federal and state laws and regulations. To find out more about AVC, please visit our website at avc.edu.
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