Music Therapy Supervisor/Visiting Lecturer (Temporary Employee Pool)

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions

The Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific invites applications for a part-time, non-tenure track position.

Non-tenure-track faculty members collaborate in fulfilling the University's mission to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Part-time faculty are appointed as needed by each unit and considered as less than full time annual appointment as specified by each unit. Part time is determined by the unit based on a comparison to year-long appointments. Time of service on a part-time appointment may not accrue to time for appointment with tenure. Appointments for full-time non-tenure-track faculty members may be issued as single-year or multi-year terms, and may be renewable.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide instruction for a total of two to twenty (2-20) hours per week (depending on your course/contract).
• Design and conduct educational programs, supervision of student fieldwork, and courses of instruction in accordance with the policies of the University.
• Actively participate in the comprehensive planning or review of the development and quality improvement of the educational programs and courses of study, assist in the evaluation of the effectiveness of such programs and courses, and to make recommendations to the Deans and Provost concerning the educational mission, programs, and policies of the University.
• Recommend educational policies and degree requirements which effectively carry out the mission of the University.
• Advise students on academic progress, and recommend student candidates for earned degrees.
• Participate in the selection, evaluation, and advancement of faculty and academic administrators.
• Contribute to the advancement of knowledge through open inquiry, creative activity and research as appropriate.
• Participate in service as requested or required.

Minimum Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree or its equivalent in music therapy and one (1) year of clinical experience (or its equivalent in part-time work) required.
• For classroom teaching, a Master's degree or its equivalent in the field of specialization and promise of teaching success and of scholarly or artistic achievements; a candidate without a master's degree must have equivalent educational or professional experience in the appropriate area of instructional responsibility, and the recommendation for appointment must contain a statement of this equivalence.

Preferred Qualifications

• College-level experience.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment/Work Week/Travel: Requires extended periods of sitting and standing, bending and stooping, and occasional walking. Work is primarily performed in a standard classroom environment or in the clinical field (e.g., schools, hospitals, or other health-related institutions). Work performed for a total of two to twenty (2-20) hours per week (depending on course/contract).