Affiliate Artist/Adjunct - Music Job at University of Houston in Houston

Department: Music

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Moores School of Music within the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in performance, performance and pedagogy, conducting, music education, musicology, and music theory. The Moores School also offers courses and performance opportunities to the campus at large. These programs and initiatives incorporate applied instruction, ensemble performance, and coursework in music history, music theory, aural skills, music technology, research, pedagogy, and conducting.

Applications for part-time, non-tenure track, Adjunct teaching positions in all these areas are accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis by the Director and the division heads.

Adjunct faculty are expected to:

1. Employ a variety of pedagogical strategies
2. Maintain course-specific records
3. Evaluate student work in a timely manner
4. Provide students with quality feedback as to their advancement toward meeting student learning objectives
5. Be available for individual student conferences

Applications must include:

1. A CV
2. Unofficial transcripts
3. The names and contact information of three references
4. A cover letter that describes your interest in the position and your qualifications for it

Qualifications:

1. Hold a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university
2. Demonstrate a history of successful administrative or faculty experience in the discipline
3. Demonstrate competence in assigned course content area(s)
4. Possess strong verbal and written communication skills

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates. All positions at the University of Houston are security sensitive and will require a criminal background check.

The policy of the University of Houston-System and its universities is to ensure equal opportunity in all its educational programs and activities, and all terms and conditions of employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, military status, genetic information, sex (including gender and pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or status, or gender expression, except where such a distinction is required by law.