Part-Time Faculty - Music

Title: Part-Time Faculty – Music

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus

Location:

Columbia State Community College

Job Summary: Part-time faculty are hired on a semester‑to‑semester basis, typically teaching up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses (Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, Clifton Campus) as well as several off‑campus locations and clinical sites.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Hold a Master’s degree or higher with a major in Music
• Hold a Master’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Music

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching Experience
• Higher Education Experience

Special Instruction to Applicants:

You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part‑Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process; official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. You must re‑apply each calendar year if you are still interested.

Salary and Compensation: Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. A travel stipend may be negotiated at the time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes.

Part‑Time Faculty

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as scheduled.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in the instructor’s classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participation and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork and student enrollment.

Employment Details:

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Part‑time
• Job function:
  Education and Training
• Industry: Higher Education