Professor - Music jobs in Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 14,000 students. We embrace our identity as a community college and strongly encourage applications from candidates who recognize and honor the important role that equity, diversity, and inclusion brings to an educational community. Our stated mission is to create meaningful and relevant learning, inspire greater equity, and celebrate success in our lives and in our communities. We are recognized nationally as an, Achieving the Dream "leader college" and our faculty are engaged in innovative work to improve student retention and program completion. According to the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, TCC ranks high on measures of active learning and academic challenge, thanks to our creative and scholarly faculty. We seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Reflects the diversity of our community.
• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
• Is attracted by the campus mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities.
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
• Engages effectively with the community both within and outside of TCC.

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Part-Time Faculty positions at the college are open continuously and reviewed on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Individuals who apply to the applicant pool are considered active for a period of 12 months from the application date and may be contacted when vacancies occur. Submitting an application does not guarantee that a position will be available or offered.

• Masters degree in music from an accredited college or university.

• Experience teaching college-level music courses.
• Experience in music performance and/or scholarship

• Ethics and integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• Professional and courteous interactions with students, faculty, and staff.
• Student-centered teaching experience or equivalent experience working with students.
• Commitment to working with first-generation and other underrepresented populations.
• Efforts in curriculum design, pedagogy, and assessment that foreground anti-racist and culturally responsive practices.
• Experience using educational technologies as an instructional aid in and out of the classroom.
• Commitment to developing strategies and practices that enhance student success, equity, diversity, and completion.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff.
• An appreciation of diversity and the benefits of a commitment to cultural awareness and sensitivity in the workplace.