Roosevelt University is hiring: Adjunct Instructor – Music History and Literatur

Adjunct Instructor – Music History and Literature

Position Title: Adjunct Instructor – Music History and Literature

Category: Adjunct

Posting Number: T000131

Location: Chicago

Open Date: 07/29/2024

Close Date: Open Until Filled? Yes

Job Type: Part-Time

Position Summary: Reflecting the ideals of its founders in 1945, Roosevelt University is a private, nonsectarian community of educators, scholars, and learners committed to academic, creative, and service excellence, who value differences in personal experiences and perspectives; ask difficult questions; and promote mutual understanding, inclusion, social consciousness, and action toward social justice. Recognizing that difference broadens perspectives, Roosevelt University seeks and serves a diverse, promising student body from metropolitan Chicago and around the world. We invite you to contribute your talents to our community.

The Chicago College of Performing Arts/Roosevelt University is seeking a part-time instructor to teach MUHL 251 - World Vernacular Artistry, to undergraduate students in the Interdisciplinary Conservatory as part of the College’s Core Studies curriculum for the upcoming fall semester, 8/26/24 to 12/14/24. This course will explore global vernacular artistry through primarily ethnographical methodologies focused on engaging with Chicago-area communities, including various diasporas.

This class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Job Duties:

• Delivery of course material, including creating assignments and evaluation of students’ work.
• Clear and timely communication.
• Timely submission of all grades.
• Consistent usage of Roosevelt University email address (to be assigned upon onboarding).
• Submission of a syllabus each semester (university-mandated template will be provided) documenting all class policies, expectations, procedures, and grading criteria.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Master’s degree in Music or a related field.
• University or college level teaching experience.

Years of Experience Required: 1-3

Required Education: Masters Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in music with a focus in ethnomusicology or a related area.
• 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.

Priority Application Instructions: Please submit all applications through the Roosevelt jobs portal, including a Letter of Interest, a Resume or Curriculum Vitae, and three professional references with contact information. Note that a college transcript will be required prior to hiring but not at the time of application submission. Applicants are encouraged to submit as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed as received.

Departmental Contact Information: Jim Iorio, Co-Chair of the Interdisciplinary Conservatory, jiorio01@roosevelt.edu, (312) 341-2347