Description
The College of the Holy Cross seeks a traditional Irish button accordion instructor to join the Music Department's roster of instrumental and vocal instructors. Lesson instructors are at-will employees and are compensated $1000/semester per student for 10 one-hour lessons and $500/semester per student for 10 one-half-hour lessons. In this instance we anticipate at least one student for 10 hour-long lessons, plus compensation for supervising traditional Irish music sessions to be hosted at the College. The position is in-person.
The successful applicant will be required to complete Holy Cross's Boundary Training for lesson instructors.
The position reports to the Chair of the music department.
Major Areas of Responsibility

• Teach individual button accordion lessons, as needed, to music majors and non-majors.
• Additional compensation for oversight of traditional Irish music sessions to be held at the College.
• Based on the successful candidate's qualification, possible additional ad hoc duties, for which the lesson instructor would receive additional compensation, might include participating in auditions, juries, and coachings.

Requirements:

• Minimum Qualifications
  
  • Master's Degree in Music Performance (preferred)
  • Experience teaching button accordion lessons to college-age students
  • Experience in professional performance activities
  • Willingness to teach all levels of students from beginning to advanced
  • Willingness to work with ensemble directors in order to help support student participation in ensembles.
  • Evidence of being capable of creating an inspiring and productive teaching environment
  • Willingness and ability to accommodate students' needs of individual learning styles
  • Ability to teach students who enroll in Music 331/332 or 431/432 for a full credit and a letter grade, in coordination with the Chair of the Department
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in repertory, for example, music composed by women, historically and geographically underrepresented identity groups, and unfamiliar musics (old and new)
  • Commitment to inclusive excellence in teachingAdditional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of an active performance schedule
• Interest and/or experience in teaching traditional Irish Music in a liberal arts context

Core Competencies

• Superb musicianship
• Understands, values, and respects diversity as an individual, in a team, and within groups while fostering an inclusive and supportive environment
• Good communications skills
• Dependability

Application Instructions:
Electronic applications only.
Please submit as a single document with the following application materials (PDF or MSWord) to Holy Cross Employment Opportunities: CV or resume, teaching philosophy statement, links to websites and/or online resources with representative examples of your performances and/or teaching.
Two written letters of recommendation may be sent directly from the recommender to Alice Resker, Academic Department Coordinator: [email protected]
Please direct any questions to Daniel DiCenso, Chair, Department of Music, College of the Holy Cross: [email protected]. Anyone with interest in the position should reach out.
Interviews will be conducted remotely. Semifinalists may be invited to campus. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.