Adjunct Faculty-Music

Title:

Adjunct Faculty-Music

Agency:
Virginia Peninsula Community College

Location:

Hampton - 650

FLSA:
Exempt

Hiring Range:
Commensurate with experience and or training.

Full Time or Part Time:
Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.

Essential functions:

* Design and delivery of instruction for day and evening classes.

* Responsible for student assessment and grading.

* Maintains adequate on-campus presence.

* Provides timely communication with students, staff, and administrators of the College.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

* Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with 18 graduate semester credits in music.

* Have a passion for the discipline and a commitment to a student-centered philosophy in support of academic excellence for diverse groups of learners.

* Excellent interpersonal skills in communication with students, colleagues, staff and administrators as an individual or as a part of a team.

* Willingness to serve the needs of traditional and non-traditional students from a variety of backgrounds and age groups.

* Ability to modify when appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student needs.

* Plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize documented student learning.

* Adopt methods that fairly measure student progress toward student learning outcomes.

* Evaluate student performance fairly and consistently and return student work promptly to promote maximum learning.

* Maintain accurate records of student progress and submit final grade rosters to division administrator each semester according to established deadlines.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills.

* Experience and/or strong interest in teaching and inspiring adult learners to fulfill the College's mission to change lives and empower students to succeed.

* Must be able to work at all campus locations.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Community college teaching experience.

* Teaching experience in online or hybrid, and traditional face to face classroom modalities.

* Demonstrated proficiency and experience in using instructional technologies and learning management systems (e.g. Canvas) with ability to use technology to enhance teaching and educational experience.

* Demonstrated ability to measure, assess and align student outcomes within courses or programs.