Position: Assistant Professor of Music Education
Effective Date: August 19, 2024 (Fall Semester)
Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $5,405 to $11,994/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $5,405 to $8,333/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 3, 2023, Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled)
College of Arts Bob Cole Conservatory of Music The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (BCCM) seeks an innovative colleague in Music Education specializing in elementary general music and/or secondary choral music education and inclusive practices. The Music Education program serves over 150 undergraduate students and approximately 80 music credential students. The BCCM houses one of the largest music education programs in California.
Required Qualifications: - PhD or DMA in Music Education. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2024.
- Minimum of 3 years K-12 public school music teaching experience
- A broad knowledge of pedagogical approaches in Elementary General and/or Secondary Choral Music Education
- Demonstrated potential for inclusive teaching and sustaining a productive track record in research, scholarly/ creative activities, and service
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population
- Demonstrated commitment to the prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values within music education
- Demonstrated commitment to offering a 21 st -century teaching and learning experience that balances traditional approaches in K-12 pre-service music teacher education with expanding and diversifying music making platforms and approaches
We seek applicants whose application materials clearly and specifically demonstrate and provide evidence of all of the required qualifications as well as any applicable preferred qualifications listed in this position description.
Preferred Qualifications: - At least seven years of K-12 public school music teaching
- Foundations in traditional (e.g. Orff, Kodály, Dalcroze, Music Learning Theory) and contemporary (e.g. popular music, world drumming, ukulele) approaches to teaching music
- Experience employing culturally responsive and culturally sustaining pedagogies
- Experience with teacher performance assessments (i.e., edTPA or CalTPA)
- Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed research, creative, or scholarly activities
- Demonstrated leadership and/or service in music education
- Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body ( Demographics )
Duties: Teach courses that may include, but are not limited to: Voice Methods with a complementary Choral Lab (BM); Elementary General Music Approaches and Literature (BM); Choral Methods and Literature (BM); Choral Conducting (BM); Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Music (Credential); Research and Seminar courses (MA and MM)
- Teach courses in the Bachelor of Music in Music Education degree program in the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, credential courses in the Single Subject Credential Program (College of Education), and graduate courses in our proposed interdisciplinary/interdepartmental Master of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts Education (School of Art). Additional courses as assigned or within the candidate’s specialty. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
- Recruit new music education students
- Mentor and supervise students in the music education program including student teachers
- Engage in program-related service activities such as work on Master’s thesis committees, participation in recruitment and evaluation of lecturers
- Develop and sustain research, scholarly and creative activities in the field leading to presentations and publications
- Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation: - An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Equity and Diversity Statement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
- CV
- Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the finalist stage)
- Copy of transcript from institution awarding highest degree
- Music teaching video and corresponding lesson plan that demonstrates inclusive teaching through 21 st -Century learning experiences that balance traditional and non-traditional approaches to teaching music (preferably a pre-service music teacher course, when possible), if applicable
- Finalists will be required to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)
Requests for information about the position and application process should be addressed to:
California State University, Long Beach
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Attn: Liz Guiterrez
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-7101
(562) 985-5331 or E-Mail: Liz.gutierrez@csulb.edu
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
CSU Vaccination Policy CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu .
CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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