The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is currently accepting applications for the faculty position of Instructor, Music, Foothill College.
Full-time, Tenure-track, 10-months per year
STARTING DATE: Fall 2022
Foothill College is seeking a dynamic, motivated, and collegial full-time General Music instructor with a strong commitment to the mission of California’s community colleges. Housed in the division of Fine Arts and Communication, the successful candidate will be able to teach a broad range of courses within the discipline, including Music Theory, World Music, Music of American Cultures, and Introduction to Music, using current pedagogical methods and technologies. The successful candidate will develop curricula in Music for a diverse student body and provide leading discipline expertise in program development, including collaboration with faculty colleagues from across the disciplines to reach new/expanded populations of students. Teaching assignments may include on-campus and online.
Standard duties expected of all full-time faculty include development, assessment, and revision of curricula and textbooks; program review; Student Learning Outcomes assessment; maintaining scheduled office hours; attending department/division meetings; pursuing professional growth activities; service on district and/or college committees; and working with other departments and community partners to improve student success. We seek faculty members who are themselves the life-long learners and independent thinkers we wish our students to become. We are looking for educators who are creative and responsible in their use of time and resources, who possess a clear vision for creating a democratic learning environment, and who can translate that vision into practice.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.
2. Master’s in music OR Bachelor’s in music AND Master’s in humanities OR the equivalent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
We encourage individuals to apply for the position even if they do not meet all the qualifications below.
1. Demonstrated ability to develop and use culturally responsive, student-centered instructional (pedagogical/andragogical) approaches.
2. Demonstrated ability to develop and use multiple teaching modalities (e.g., computer-assisted instruction, multimedia demonstrations, lecture/lab, and individualized instruction) that address the needs of a diverse, multicultural student population.
3. Experience with online pedagogy and instructional technology/learning management systems in asynchronous online/hybrid settings.
4. Experience with/knowledge of music from both theory and performance perspectives.
5. Experience in and/or knowledge of commercial music.
6. Commitment to supporting the success of underrepresented, disproportionately impacted students
7. Experience teaching or assistant teaching at the post-secondary and/or community college.
8. Knowledge of the California community college system and the populations it serves.
9. Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with colleagues across disciplines, to design, revise, and implement new and existing curriculum and to advance the development of the Music program.
10. Strong leadership and communication skills
See original job posting and apply online at: https://fhda.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/629?c=fhda
1. A District on-line application to be completed at http://hr.fhda.edu/careers/. In the application, you will provide information, which demonstrates your understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff. Additionally, you will be asked to explain how your life experiences, studies or work have influenced your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
2. A cover letter detailing your background and experience, skills, and abilities as they relate to the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position.
3. A current resume of all work experience, formal education, and training.
4. The following Required Supplemental Documents (2 documents, Word or PDF):
a. A list of Music courses you are prepared and qualified to teach
b. A 1-page lesson plan to introduce a musical concept to students in the first week of an Intro to Music class (MUS 1 at Foothill) and a 1-page rationale explaining the instructional approach.
If you wish to request equivalency for this position (if you believe you do not otherwise meet minimum qualifications via educational degree attainment as specified), you may submit the Request for Equivalency form. This form will need to be submitted with your application packet. You may either scan a hard copy of this form with your application packet or submit it as a Word document with your application packet. http://hr.fhda.edu/_downloads/Equivalency.pdf
If any required application materials are omitted, the committee will not review your application packet. Application materials not required (including reference letters) for this position will not be accepted. For full-consideration, all application packets must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date.
Initial Review Date: 03/14/2022*
*Any complete applications received after the review date will only be forwarded to the hiring committee at their request.