Adjunct - AY26 Applied Music Instructor

Adjunct – AY26 Applied Music Instructor

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the largest community college district in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The LACCD is comprised of nine colleges serving all or part of more than 40 cities in Southern California and spanning a service area of 882 square miles. Its colleges offer instruction to 225,000 students, annually, in 600 associates' degree and 400 certificate of achievement programs in general, career-technical and transfer education, and contribute significantly to the economic and social well-being of its students, the regional economy and the greater Los Angeles area.

The LACCD is accepting applications for Applied Music Lesson Instructor positions in Oboe, French Horn, Commercial/Jazz Guitar, and Commercial Voice at our colleges for the 2026 Academic School Year. The purpose of this posting is to establish a pool. When a campus has an opening the hiring location will review the applications in the pool and contact the selected applicants directly.

If you have applied to previous academic school years, you will have to apply to this one as well.

The LACCD is seeking dynamic, motivated and diverse candidates for part-time faculty positions to engage and educate our students. Successful candidates will collaborate, communicate and work as professionals with students, staff, faculty and administrators. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population are strongly encouraged to apply.

During completion of the adjunct application, applicants will have the opportunity to indicate which of LACCD's colleges are of interest for employment. Qualified applicants may be offered an interview with Music Department members at one or more of LACCD's 9 colleges. Final determination of part-time Applied Music Lesson Instructor assignment is contingent upon enrollment, funding and class availability.

• Master's degree in music; OR Bachelor's degree in music AND Master's in humanities OR the equivalent
• A sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Verification of Experience letters on letterhead stationery; must show inclusive dates of assignments, state if full-time or part-time and indicate duties. If part-time, the number of paid hours worked per week, semester or year must be included.

Pursuant to LACCD Board of Trustee's Policy 2900, all students and employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption. LACCD employees are required to provide their vaccination status in compliance with the LACCD Board of Trustees' policy. Newly hired employees will be required to provide their vaccination status prior to starting a position or, at the latest, by their position start date.

• Master of Music degree in Performance in the following specific specialties but not limited too:
  Oboe, French Horn, Commercial/Jazz Guitar, or Voice.
• Experience teaching applied music lessons at the college level.

The adjunct instructor should be prepared to teach applied music lessons, promoting engaging and inclusive educational environments that support student learning. The successful candidate will be culturally responsive in interactions with students, faculty, staff, and community members who span a diverse range of languages, nationalities and ethnicities, socio-economic levels, ages, identities, abilities and educational experiences.

Faculty may be required to conduct classes in a virtual learning environment using CANVAS or other methods of remote learning. Applicants with demonstrated certification in Blackboard, CANVAS, Course Compass or other online modalities may be given preference.

The salary schedule for adjunct instructors begins at $86.85 per standard hour, plus an office hour differential of $20.32 per hour for classroom assignments. Applicants with a doctoral degree are eligible for a doctoral differential.

Applicants will be required…