Saxophone Instructor
- Employer
- Amherst College
- Location
- Amherst
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Saxophone Instructor
Amherst Campus
Part Time
JR7373
Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.
Job Description:
Amherst College invites applications for the Saxophone Instructor position. The Saxophone Instructor is a part-time, casual position with no benefits. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $64 to $66.67 per hour.
The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations.
The Music Department at Amherst College is seeking a saxophone instructor to teach individual lessons on an hourly basis. The number of students cannot be guaranteed. Lessons are to be given in person and on campus. Candidates should be prepared to support students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences and at a variety of levels from beginning to advanced.
The Music Department is committed to placing music at the center of the liberal arts experience by integrating musical practice with scholarship. Our curriculum is built around five core ways of knowing music: through performance, creation, analysis, ethnography, and history. We provide pathways for students of any level of experience to begin a musical practice for the first time or to pursue high-level work.
Qualifications:
Required
- Applicants should have a robust record of teaching and professional performance experience; a Master's degree in a related subject, or equivalent professional experience; demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment, or a commitment to do so;
- Required reference and background checks
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at https://amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Amherst_Jobs. Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen.) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Amherst College is committed to an inclusive hiring process and will provide reasonable accommodations for candidates throughout the application and interview process upon request.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Organization
Amherst College is one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, enrolling 1,800 talented, energetic and diverse young men and women. Our open curriculum is one of the boldest, most productive experiments in higher education.
Our students—1,800 of the most interesting, intellectually adventurous, independent-minded people you’d want to meet—publish papers in major journals; present at conferences worldwide; and undertake research, internship, study and community engagement projects around the world.
Amherst is a place where discovery happens—in labs, in classrooms, in libraries and over lunch in Valentine Dining Hall. The campus is located in Amherst, Mass., a town of 35,000 people in the western part of the state. Our scenic 1,000-acre campus is adjacent to downtown Amherst and includes a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary.
The town of Amherst combines breathtaking natural scenery with a rich cultural life. It is home to 35,000 politically engaged, culturally aware people. More than 40 percent of the local population has a graduate degree, and more than 30,000 college students live in Amherst during the academic year.
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