Adjunct Faculty - Band

Job Title

Adjunct Faculty - Band

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

School of Music

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct a music major concert band, teach conducting classes and applied lessons, supervise student teachers. Assist with logistical operations of the band program as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Doctorate in music preferred; Master’s degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the field of music from a regionally accredited institution or university required. Valid teaching license. Strong conducting and public school teaching background.

RANK AND SALARY: 

Adjunct, part-time with potential for full-time teaching load; non-tenure track. Salary commensurate.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

Positions will remain open until filled

EFFECTIVE DATE: 

Each semester as needed

GENERAL INFORMATION: 

Texas A&M University-Kingsville is a predominantly Hispanic-serving, state-assisted institution with an enrollment of about 7,000 students. The School of Music (SOM), an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, enrolls about 290 undergraduate and 25 graduate music majors, with 25 full-time and 18 part-time faculty. The SOM is housed in a new, 100,000 sq ft music facility, featuring four dedicated rehearsal halls, concert hall, recital hall, recording studio, and designed as the showcase building for the entrance to the campus. The SOM offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Music with Teacher Certification, Bachelor of Music in Sound Recording Technology, Master of Music in Music Education, Master of Music in Performance, and Master of Music in Conducting.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:  Applicants must formally apply by submitting the following items:

1. Letter of application

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Scanned transcripts

4. List of 3-5 professional references

Address questions and correspondence to:

Dr. Scott Anthony Jones, Director

School of Music, MSC 174

775 North Armstrong Street

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX  78363    361-593-2806

scott.jones@tamuk.edu

Prior to issuing a letter of appointment, official transcripts must be received directly from each degree-granting institution by the Office of the Provost, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, MSC 102, Kingsville, Texas 78363- 8202. For review of application, applicants may submit unofficial transcripts from each institution of higher education attended directly to the Search Committee Chair. If transcripts are from an international institution, it is the responsibility of the prospective faculty member to have the transcripts translated and evaluated by an approved credential evaluator (AACRAO) http://www.aacrao.org/internationalforeignEdCred.cfm .

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.