Faculty - Music Instructor

Hawkeye Community College’s Music Department is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide leadership and high-quality instruction in a variety of transfer-level classes, as well as in applied lessons and applied instrumental music. The faculty member will collaborate with members of the music and drama departments to provide opportunities for performing arts students in and out of class. Teaching assignments may be at various sites and in various formats and be held on days, evenings, and weekends.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a wide array of students through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Delivers high-quality instruction in various formats, including face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online environments.
• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses within the College’s Learning Management System.
• Assists with student recruitment, retention and mentoring.
• Utilizes data-driven insights to refine teaching methods and improve student retention and success rates.
• Instrumental participation in college-sponsored music events (including but not limited to musical, concerts, graduation, President’s dinner).
• Participates in college committees and related responsibilities as required by Iowa Code and the Quality Faculty Plan.
• Participates in departmental, committee and professional development activities.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, Advisory Committees, all divisions of the College, and the community.
• Interacts with students, faculty, and staff, occurring in person, via telephone, email, and other digital communication platforms on a regular basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

• Master’s Degree in Music or related field.
• Demonstrated experience teaching music classes.
• Demonstrated experience teaching music lessons.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current skills and ideas.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and being detail-oriented.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent student support, maintain student confidence and protect operational integrity.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using instructional technologies and teaching in multiple modalities.
• Demonstrated skills in standard industry technology, such as Google applications (e.g., Gmail, Google documents), Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas), etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide array of students, faculty, staff and the general public in a professional and personable manner.

• Ability to teach multiple instruments
• Post-secondary teaching experience
• Experience with music production

Instructors are expected to teach approximately five days per week (usually Monday-Friday), with assignments that may include day, evening, or weekend courses delivered in face-to-face, online, or hybrid formats. Work is performed either in or a combination of an office and/or classroom setting using technology.

Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours.…