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Adjunct Faculty - Music Job at City Colleges of Chicago in Chicago

City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States


Olive‑Harvey College is currently seeking a Part‑Time Faculty member to teach Music. If you have a passion for teaching and learning, and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and using effective teaching strategies that meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student in critical thinking and problem‑solving.

ADJUNCT FACULTY, MUSIC
HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
Primary Responsibilities

Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.

Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline‑specific thinking strategies.

Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.

Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.

Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

Prepare instructional materials for Music students and professionals.

Develop a course syllabus, and utilize student‑learning outcomes to guide course instruction.

Record and submit grades electronically using the college’s database.

Utilize instructional technology.

Navigate and make use of a Learning Management System (LMS) to support classroom instruction.

Complete office hours to guide, and offer instructional support to ECE students.

Administer programmatic evaluations.

Assess student learning, and utilize data to make instructional decisions.

Attend departmental/college‑wide meetings.

Qualifications

Masters in Music (all, and not limited to only Performance and Jazz), Master of Arts and Master of Sciences (any discipline focusing on Music) Master of Music Education, Master of Music Therapy

Knowledge of Blackboard Learning Management System

Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required

Experience with a diverse, multi‑lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college

Strong knowledge of assessment and the role it plays in the teaching and learning environment.

Time Management and Task Management Skills

Collaborative, Team, and Goal‑Oriented

Experience teaching technology in lab environments.

Experience in a higher education environment, teaching adult learners

For Consideration

Upload your official or unofficial transcript

All foreign transcripts should be evaluated online at www.wes.org

Upload your resume or curriculum vitae

Upload cover letter

Note: Official transcripts must be provided if hired

Salary: $800 – $937 – $943 per Contact Hour based on Degree. The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salary scale.

Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Thank you for your interest in CCC!

TBD Additional Information

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In Summary: Olive‑Harvey College is currently seeking a Part‑Time Faculty member to teach Music . The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and using effective teaching strategies that meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student in critical thinking and problem‑solving . Experience with a diverse, multi‑lingual student population is desired .

En Español: El Colegio Olive-Harvey está buscando actualmente un miembro de la Facultad a tiempo parcial para enseñar música. Si tiene una pasión por la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, y se compromete con la misión del colegio comunitario, considere unirse a nuestro equipo. El candidato ideal habrá demostrado éxito en el aula mediante el desarrollo y uso de estrategias de enseñanza efectivas que satisfagan las diversas necesidades disciplinarias de los estudiantes y involucren al estudiante en el pensamiento crítico y la resolución de problemas. ADJUNCT FACULTY, MUSIC HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT Responsabilidades primarias Diseñar cursos para satisfacer los resultados del aprendizaje y promover la participación activa de los alumnos en su propio aprendizaje. Crear un entorno de aprendizaje eficaz que fomente la curiosidad intelectual y ayude a los estudiantes a resolver problemas utilizando estrategios de pensamiento específicos de disciplinas. Emplear una variedad de evaluaciones formativas y pedagógicas resumidas para garantizar que la instrucción en clase conduzca al aprendizaje de estudiantes y al logro de los resultados de los estudios estudiantiles. La tasa pagada es de acuerdo con la escala salarial aprobada por las Colegios Municipales. Información sobre beneficios se encuentra en https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/ Somos un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades y acción afirmativa.