Music Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Madera Community College

State Center Community College District • Fresno, CA

16h

About The Position

Music Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Madera Community College

Requirements

• All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom
• Master’s in music; or Bachelor’s in music and Master’s in humanities; or A valid California Community College Credential; or The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).
• ( Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.)

Nice To Haves

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students
• Related work and professional experience
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including disabled students
• Preferred degree emphasis in one or more of the following: Music Performance with concentration on a guitar or keyboard instrument (piano, organ); or Music Education
• Post-secondary experience teaching music
• Professional experience as a guitarist or keyboardist (organ, piano, etc)
• Professional experience directing global music ensembles
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education
• Experience working with a diverse student population
• Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials
• Experience with web-based online learning and classroom technology including webcasting, podcasting, and personal response systems
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees