Humanities Faculty - Music (Position Code PTHUM-22)

About Oakton Community College :

Oakton Community College, a caring community of educators dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, seeks Humanities faculty to join our College. Applicants must be strong communicators and effective classroom facilitators who enjoy teaching in a student-centered environment.

Candidates with a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment are especially valued at Oakton.

We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of Oakton's student body and community, who will enhance and promote engagement with other cultures, and have a demonstrated commitment to working with and as part of a multicultural faculty and diverse student body and community.

Located seventeen miles from downtown Chicago, Oakton serves northern Cook County with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie, Illinois.

Beginning with the Spring 2022 semester.


Job Description:

HUM 125 credit hours (lecture: 3 | lab: 0)
Introduction To Music

Course examines music through a basic stylistic survey. Content includes the vocabulary of sounds (rhythm, pitch, intensity and timbre), instruments and forms as illustrated by music from medieval times to the present. Music of Western civilization emphasized and compared to music from other cultures.

HUM 1653 credit hours (lecture: 3 | lab: 0)
Introduction to World Music

Course introduces world music. Content includes musical performance, instruments, basic music theory, and the cultural significance of music; several Asian, Middle Eastern, and African cultures will be considered.

• Construction of a course syllabus, consistent with the generic course syllabus, that stipulates course objectives, content, and grading criteria,
• Preparation of course presentations and instructional materials, for lecture, and laboratory and clinical functions (as appropriate),
• Delivery of instruction, including being prepared for and meeting courses and laboratories (if appropriate) at scheduled times,
• Consultation with and evaluation of students,
• Maintenance of clear records on student performance, as well as any other factors, such as attendance involved with the grading of students,
• Compliance with departmental and institutional policies and procedures including but not limited to submission of midterm and final grades, keeping office hours, and decisions regarding instructional matters such as texts, assignments, grading standards, and adhering to provisions of the OCCFA contract, and Compliance with institutional procedures.

Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalents (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. For others, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class, such as grading papers for Composition classes or teaching a class with a laboratory section (computers, languages, and the sciences); in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour. All part-time faculty start at the beginning pay rates, regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere. Those rates are $1155/LHE for faculty without doctorates and $1237/LHE for faculty with doctorates for the 2021-22 academic year. Starting salary may change due to the completion of the Adjunct Faculty contract.

Part-time faculty advance one step within the salary schedule with the successful completion of 2 fall & spring semesters where 3+ credit hours are taught in each semester.


Requirements:

Master's degree in the specified area, or master's degree in a related area, with at least eighteen graduate semester hours in the specified area (based on course content)

Prior college teaching experience is preferred.

Additional Qualifications or Position Requirements Unique to This Search

Ability to teach music appreciation courses, Introduction to Music and Introduction to World Music

Prefer ability to teach interdisciplinary courses (HUM 124) in African American Culture and the Arts.


Additional Information:

Part-time faculty hires and assignments are coordinated by the department chairs. Contact Mohamed Mehdi at 847.376.7287 or mmehdi@oakton.edu or Thomas Bowen at 847.376.7084 or tbowen@oakton.edu for more information.

Part-time faculty are hired on a semester-by-semester basis. A reasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses to more senior part-time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a history of successful performance at Oakton Community College.

All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once a course starts, the part time faculty member is expected to complete the course.

Please contact Matthew Robitaille at mrobitai@oakton.edu if you have any questions or experience problems in submitting your application.

Oakton is accessible by public transportation.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required. Once posted positions are removed from the website, no additional applications will be accepted.

Oakton Community College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution, committed to employing competent, qualified individuals. Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, socioeconomic status, sex or gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation in admission to and participation in its educational programs, college activities and services, or in its employment practices.


Application Instructions:

Required documents for a complete application file include a completed applicant questionnaire, cover letter, resume/cv, official transcripts for the hiring credential, and 2 original, signed recommendation letters or college placement/credential file.

Interested applicants must submit their application, cover letter and resume/cv on the Oakton website. Please indicate the position code (PTHUM-22) on the cover letter.

Recommendation letters may either be submitted with original signature or e-mailed directly from the reference to facultysearch@oakton.edu.

Transcripts may either be submitted on official paper or as pdf copies of official transcripts e-mailed directly from the Registrar's Office to facultysearch@oakton.edu.

Transcripts and recommendation letters are required prior to appointment.

Official transcripts and original letters of recommendation or college placement/credential file should be mailed to: Faculty Search PTHUM-22, c/o Department of Human Resources, Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016.

URL: www.oakton.edu