Assistant Teaching Professor — Music Education
The College of Visual & Performing Arts invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Music Education. The Assistant Teaching Professor will be responsible for teaching courses in music and music education, placing students and tracking their progress in their practicum (student teaching) and pre-practicum field placements, leading the Practicum Seminar, and working closely with Art Education faculty and students. The Assistant Teaching Professor will also be responsible for collecting data on field placements, maintaining the practicum and pre-practicum handbook, and working closely with the Licensure Officer to ensure that all licensing regulations are being met.
Minimum qualifications:
Doctorate in Music Education or a related field (ABD will be considered). Experience in state licensure, student-teacher placement, and teaching elementary and secondary methods courses. Excellent computing skills with electronic portfolio, data-base, and analytic software, supervisory, organizational, problem-solving, and management skills. Strong interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to work with students, administrators, teachers, and community partners.
Preferred qualifications:
Certification (current or expired) as a teacher or arts administrator. Experience in educational assessment, and proficiency using software such as Taskstream/Tk20, Google Classroom, and SPSS. Experience coordinating a multi-disciplinary arts (music, theater and dance) education program is highly desired.
UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as:
75% Employer-Paid Health Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Long Term Disability
State Pension Retirement Plan
Optional Retirement Savings Plans
Tuition Credit (Employee, Spouse, & Dependents)
Twelve (12) paid holidays
Paid personal, vacation, and sick time
And More!
Benefits: Benefits for Faculty
Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship not available.
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Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.