About Bellarmine University:
Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.
SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.
Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.
Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Bellarmine University Music Department seeks applicants to serve as a Faculty member in Music Technology & Theory. This is a one-year appointment.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Teaching courses in the Music Technology & Theory curriculum. The instructor will work with all registered students to find a day and time for their weekly classes if the time is listed as "TBD" in the course schedule book.
- Advising Music Technology students.
- Attending Music Technology student recital dress rehearsals; attending Music Technology student recital performances; supporting Music Technology students as needed, and the candidate's schedule permits.
- The position may require some evening and weekend availability for student recitals and other performances.
- The position may require audio work for student, faculty, and guest performances as necessary, and the candidate's schedule permits.
Duties
Deliver instruction:
- Conduct assigned curriculum.
- Prepare lectures and projects.
- Provide course syllabi, which include grading standards, attendance policies, classroom behavior expectations, course outline, and contact information.
- Verify student enrollment and submit grades on time.
Evaluate student progress:
- Keep an accurate record of student performance.
- Provide students with timely, constructive feedback.
- Maintain virtual and/or in-person office hours to meet with students as needed.
- Maintain voicemail and email communication.
- Refer students to student support services when necessary.
- Other duties as assigned that pertain to the job description.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in music, composition, music technology, recording industry, audio engineering, or other related field. An advanced degree in music technology preferred.
- Ability to communicate with and teach students at all levels of musicianship.
- College teaching experience preferred.
- Commitment to the university and the music department's mission.
- Commitment to meeting the academic needs of all students.
- Knowledge of trends in the music technology, audio, recording, and music industry fields.
Application Instructions:
Required Documents to Attach
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter/Letter of Interest.
- Please submit contact information for three professional references.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.
