Adjunct, Music

This is an adjunct faculty position which teaches lower division, General Education and non-major Music courses.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

1.Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization

2.Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators

3.Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments

4.Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards

5.Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades

6.Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance

7.Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines

8.Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment

9.Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy

10. Maintains professional and collegial behavior

11. Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1‐2 days)

12. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure

13. Completes all required employee trainings

14. Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines

15. Provides ADA accommodations as requested

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued Minimum Qualifications

A master's degree in Music or a closely-related field

Preferred Qualifications

One-year experience teaching music classes at a college level

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Graduate level knowledge (and/or professional work experiences) of music technique, theory and history.

Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Opportunities to volunteer in various capacities in the Performing Arts Department and Salt Lake Community College in general.

Special Instructions

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.

1.Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States.

2.In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester by semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.

3.Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

4.In accordance with Board of Regents policy, SLCC's Human Resources will conduct a criminal background check on instructors if concurrent enrollment (K-12) students are assigned to classes.

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SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS").

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.