Part-Time Faculty Music

Job Summary

Part-Time Instructor of Music: Jazz

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

An earned masters degree in Music

Position open until filled. Review of applications will begin on April 8th. Applicants should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Links to video of applicants leading a jazz ensemble may be requested at a later date and may be submitted with application package, if the applicant desires.

Clayton State University is nationally recognized as a leader in the use of information technology to transform teaching, learning, and other aspects of the collegiate experience. Clayton State University is a Senior Unit of the University System of Georgia and is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

The Department of Film, Communication, and Performing Arts offers the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, Bachelor of Arts degrees and minors in Communication and Media Studies, Film Production, Music, and Stage and Screen (Theatre), and minors in Art, Corporate Communication, and Film. For additional information about the Department of Film, Communication, and Performing Arts, visit https://www.clayton.edu/arts-sciences/departments/film-communication-and-performing-arts/index.

Responsibilities

• Develop and direct curricular jazz ensemble(s) within the context of a music program with historic instrumental enrollment emphases in strings, voice, piano and guitar

• Teach regularly in at least one area of the greater Music and/or Music Education curricula in addition to jazz offerings

• Actively participate in recruitment of students to the Music and Music Education majors

Required Qualifications

• An earned master's degree in Music

• Successful jazz ensemble directing and music teaching experience

• At least one of the qualifications listed below under ¿Desired Qualifications¿

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach Music Education methods courses in either Woodwinds or Percussion

• Ability to teach courses in music technology and other areas in an interdisciplinary departmental concentration in audio production/music business

• Ability to teach applied lessons in both classical and jazz styles and recruit a studio in one of the following areas: single reeds, brass, percussion, guitar

• Ability to teach other courses integral to the Music and/or Music Education majors

Contact Information

For technical support, please call the Shared Services Center at (877) 251-2644 or oneusgsupport@usg.edu.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Clayton State University, as determined by Clayton State University in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Clayton State University is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Clayton State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy please contact the Clayton State University Office of Human Resources at (678) 466-4230. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Disability Resource Center at: (678) 466-5445.