Roosevelt University is hiring: Artist-Teacher of Oboe in Chicago

This position entails the following category of instruction:

Weekly applied oboe and/or English horn lessons taught onsite at the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Chicago campus, working with students enrolled in the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance;
• Bachelor of Music Education;
• Bachelor of Musical Arts;
• Bachelor of Arts;
• Master of Music in Oboe Performance;
• Master of Music in Multiple Woodwind Performance;
• Master of Music in Orchestral Studies, with an Oboe concentration;
• Performance Diploma in Oboe Performance;
• Professional Diploma in Orchestra Studies, with an Oboe concentration.

This is a part-time position with a cap of 20 total teaching hours per week.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Roosevelt University requires all new hires to be compliant with our COVID-19 vaccination policy, found at the COVID-19 website. Documentation will be required should an offer of employment be made.

Title IX Contact Information: Federal Title IX policy requires that all colleges and universities make known the contact information for the person responsible for coordinating its efforts to comply with Title IX regulations. At Roosevelt University, the Title IX Coordinator is Shana Anderson. Her office is in the Auditorium Building of the Chicago campus, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, 204A. She can be reached at (312) 341-3761 or TitleIX@roosevelt.edu. Do not contact this email address for inquiries about your job application; if you have questions, you may email hrquestions@roosevelt.edu.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor’s degree; significant teaching and/or performing experience will be considered in place of earned degrees.
• Documented record of consistent professional experience and visibility as a performer.

Job Duties Include:

• High level of active engagement toward student recruitment.
• Successful retention of students by means of effective and healthy pedagogy.
• Participation in adjudication of recitals, woodwind juries, and woodwind auditions.
• Clear and timely communications.
• Timely submission of all grades.
• Consistent usage of Roosevelt University email address (to be assigned upon onboarding).
• Submission of a studio syllabus each semester (university-mandated template will be provided) documenting all studio policies, expectations, procedures, and grading criteria.

Years of Experience Required: 2

Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; significant teaching and/or performing experience will be considered in place of earned degrees.
• Documented record of consistent professional experience and a high level of visibility as a performer in a variety of settings, as an in-demand solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree; significant teaching and/or performing experience will be considered in place of earned degrees.
• Experience in collegiate-level teaching.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Working Conditions:

Normal climate-controlled office environment is provided. Job is largely sedentary, but there is a need to move about the office and buildings frequently. Occasional bending, stooping, lifting, pushing and/or pulling is required (typically less than 10 pounds). May be exposed to loud noise from instrument and voice practice rooms on-site.

Departmental Contact Information:

Adam Neiman, Associate Professor of Piano

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have an earned Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and work experience?

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Do you have documented record of consistent professional experience and visibility as a performer? Please briefly summarize.

  (Open Ended Question)