Faculty – Music Instructor

Job Summary

Hawkeye Community College’s Music Department is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide leadership and high-quality instruction in a variety of transfer-level classes, as well as in applied lessons and applied instrumental music. The faculty member will collaborate with members of the music and drama departments to provide opportunities for performing arts students in and out of class. Teaching assignments may be at various sites and in various formats and be held on days, evenings, and weekends.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a wide array of students through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Essential Job Functions

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Delivers high-quality instruction in various formats, including face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online environments.
• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses within the College’s Learning Management System.
• Assists with student recruitment, retention and mentoring.
• Utilizes data-driven insights to refine teaching methods and improve student retention and success rates.
• Instrumental participation in college-sponsored music events (including but not limited to musical, concerts, graduation, President’s dinner).
• Participates in college committees and related responsibilities as required by Iowa Code and the Quality Faculty Plan.
• Participates in departmental, committee and professional development activities.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, Advisory Committees, all divisions of the College, and the community.
• Interacts with students, faculty, and staff, occurring in person, via telephone, email, and other digital communication platforms on a regular basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Music or related field.
• Demonstrated experience teaching music classes.
• Demonstrated experience teaching music lessons.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current skills and ideas.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and being detail-oriented.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent student support, maintain student confidence and protect operational integrity.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using instructional technologies and teaching in multiple modalities.
• Demonstrated skills in standard industry technology, such as Google applications (e.g., Gmail, Google documents), Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas), etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide array of students, faculty, staff and the general public in a professional and personable manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach multiple instruments
• Post-secondary teaching experience
• Experience with music production

Working Conditions

Instructors are expected to teach approximately five days per week (usually Monday-Friday), with assignments that may include day, evening, or weekend courses delivered in face-to-face, online, or hybrid formats. Work is performed either in or a combination of an office and/or classroom setting using technology.

Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During the course of the day, interact with students, faculty, and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full time, 9-month contractual position beginning in August 2026 position with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement/tuition remission; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

• Beginning salaries are determined by education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educators’ Association Master Agreement.
• The 2026/2027 Academic Year faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $52,017 through Step 20 as $68,754.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at www.hawkeyecollege.edu/employment
  • Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following
    • A summary of your education and teaching experience that would enable you to perform the job responsibilities of this position.
    • Share your experience in collaborating with various music departments and/or instructors in providing opportunities for performing arts students in and out of class.
    • If applicable, share your familiarity and experience with performing and/or teaching multiple musical instruments.
• Submit/upload a resume.
• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.
• Application deadline: Sunday, July 5, 2026
• Priority screening begins: Monday, July 6, 2026
• Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.
• Official transcripts will be required if hired.

All application materials must be submitted by Sunday, July 5, 2026 by 11:59 PM CST.

Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices. It is the policy of Hawkeye Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015, 319-296-4405, email equity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: 303-844-5695 FAX: 303-844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339, email OCR.Denver@ed.gov.3.

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.

Human Resource Services

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If you are in need of any special accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.