Job Description

Position Information

Position Title

Part-Time Academic (MUSC 2020.03: The History of Jazz) - Summer 2025

Posting Number

PTAP2786P

Department/Unit

Fountain School of Performing Arts

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Job Summary & Key Responsibilities

This Part-Time Academic will be fully responsible for the teaching and grading one section of MUSC 2020.03 The History of Jazz. This class is taught in person, every morning Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu from 9:05 -11:55 AM (Studley Campus - Rowe Management Bldg RM#1020), from May 5 - 27, 2025.

The instructor is required to provide a Method of Assessment. This position reports to the Director of the Fountain School of Performing Arts.

Qualifications/Requirements of Position

Post-graduate education in music, either complete or in progress, and a demonstrated interest in Jazz studies; evidence of successful teaching at the university level, preferably in the area of Jazz studies; ability and willingness to incorporate or perform live musical demonstrations relative to the course subject matter; computer literacy.

Salary Range/Pay Rate

Per CUPE Collective Agreement

Additional Information

All applications are to be submitted online by clicking "Apply for this Job" above. All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment and are subject to budgetary approval.



All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.



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Posting Detail Information

Term of appointment

May 5 - 27, 2025

Open Date

03/09/2021

Close Date

03/03/2025

Open Until Filled

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting

https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/18248