Contract Faculty - Choral Ensembles

Alliance for Arts and Culture
CA - British Columbia - Vancouver
June 27, 2024

Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
The Music Department in the Faculty of Language, Literature and Performing Arts is seeking to expand its list of contract instructors qualified to teach Chorus, Chorale, and Beginning Choral Ensemble.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, the Chorus course (0.75 section) is available in Fall 2024 and in Winter 2025.
Workload is assigned each year based on available sections.
What Douglas Offers
DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will
Conduct choral ensembles in the department's credential programs, as well as students registered in the Community Music School;
Plan, organize, and manage learning activities, including choosing appropriate repertoire, conducting regular rehearsals and end-of-semester concerts, while maintaining quality learner-centred instruction;
Assess and evaluate students' progress and achievement;
Participate in the choral ensembles admission process, including hearing auditions and conducting interviews;
Maintain currency of choral ensemble courses;
Maintain the community profile of the choral ensembles;
Engage in outreach and student recruitment; and
Maintain currency in the field through professional development activity.
Qualifications: A minimum of a Master's degree in Music or equivalent experience;
A strong performance profile and excellent musicianship;
A demonstrated ability to teach across a variety of musical styles;
Extensive knowledge of choral ensemble repertoire and pedagogy;
A record of successful teaching at the post-secondary level;
Experience with curriculum development and revision an asset;
A demonstrated ability to work with a population of diverse adult learners;
A strong commitment to maintaining and growing enrolment in ensembles;
A commitment to Department and College service;
Excellent communication skills, demonstrated initiative and creativity, effective interpersonal skills, and self-directedness;
Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Hourly: $52.41-$114.65/hour. Per Three Credit Course: $7,947. Actual salary or hourly rate will be based on the number of credits and term of appointment according to the Collective Agreement.
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The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.
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