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Dance Faculty | Pima Community College District | West Campus, Arizona
Dance Faculty
Pima Community College District
Closing Date/Time: Wed. 11/30/11 11:59 PM Arizona Time
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Faculty General Funding
Location: WC - West Campus, Arizona
Pima Community College Performing Arts - Dance Faculty provide instruction on Dance Conditioning, three levels of Ballet, three levels of Modern Dance, three levels of Jazz Dance as well as Choreography, Dance Appreciation and History, Methods of Teaching Dance, Dance Production and Performance Ensemble and other dance classes such as tap dance, business for dance careers, and technology for dance.
Position is available beginning the 2012-13 academic year as nine-month instruction contract.
SALARY: Initial salary placement is based on education and experience. The salary range starts from $42,588 for the minimum qualifications up to a doctorate degree and more than twelve years of experience compensable at $59,624 (based on the faculty salary schedule for fiscal year 2011/2012) for a nine-month academic year contract (169 days of accountability).
About the College:
The College is committed to hiring employees who:
- Are strategic, analytical, and creative
- Have a passion for continuous learning and self-improvement
- Are willing to promote the College’s mission “to develop our community through learning”
Tucson is a multicultural, southwestern city known as the "Old Pueblo." Tucson is the 33rd largest city in the United States. It is renowned for its rich heritage and superb weather year-round. The city, which is surrounded by four mountain ranges, is located in a desert valley in Southeastern Arizona at an elevation of 2,400 feet.
Pima Community College opens its doors to more than 75,000 credit and non-credit students each year. Six campuses offer university-transfer programs, as well as occupational, developmental, general education, corporate training, and community education courses. Classes are offered at the six campuses and approximately 115 other off-campus locations. Additional College facts may be found at Quick Facts.
Besides traditional class structuring, the College meets the needs of students by offering evening, weekend, year-round, telecommunication, and accelerated courses of instruction. Since service to our students is our highest priority, employees can expect to participate in innovative methods and flexible scheduling in keeping with the College's vision "to provide access to learning without the limits of time, place or distance." Additional information about the College may be found at http://www.pima.edu/.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach a broad range of courses in the discipline or subject area
- Use a wide range of delivery systems, such as lecture, lecture/lab, self-paced, independent or individualized instruction, Internet, flex, and other alternatives
- Conference with students on academic success
- Evaluate student performance
- Provide academic advising
- Evaluate and revise course outlines, course materials, and instructional methods
- Participate in curriculum design and course design, including hybrid and online formats
- Build community relations and develop the program at the campus and the College
- Maintain competency and currency in the discipline taught as well as in teaching strategies and assessment methods
- Serve as a member of the department and represent the department on College-wide committees
- Perform other professional duties
- Faculty members will be expected to teach a flexible schedule that could include day, evening, and weekend classes
The successful candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Online and hybrid curriculum development, course design, and delivery
- Student learning styles: adapt and modify based on the population of students
- Cultural competency: experience teaching a diverse student population, reflecting Tucson’s sociodemographics and the Pima student body
- Assessment instruments and their interpretation: understand how assessment information will be used to improve institutional programs and services
- Evaluation of a student’s educational progress: hold students responsible for learning and being able to perform the material
- Techniques for academic advising: understand the myriad of resources available through student development and help students sort through problems
- Current issues, trends, advances, research, and practices impacting the discipline
Courses taught: Performing Arts - Dance courses offered by the College with a focus on DNC 107 Dance Conditioning, DNC 130 Tap I, DNC 150 Ballet I, DNC 152 Ballet II, DNC 153 Ballet III, DNC 166 Modern I, DNC 167 Modern II, DNC 168 Modern III, DNC 180 Choreography, DNC 200 Dance Appreciation and History, DNC 215 Teaching Methods for Dance I, DNC 216 Teaching Methods for Dance II, DNC 219 Jazz I, DNC 220 Jazz II, DNC 221 Jazz III, DNC 269 Dance Production and Performance, DNC 280 Business for Dance Careers, DNC 285 Technology for Dance.
See http://www.pima.edu/courses/lists/index.shtml for more information.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications for faculty positions are governed by our Faculty Certification Standards.
This position is in an Academic discipline and requires the following:
- Master’s degree in fine arts, dance, or related field or
- Master’s degree in any teaching field with 18 graduate semester hours in dance
- A doctorate preferred
- A master's of fine arts preferred
Unofficial transcripts for all post-secondary education and copies of applicable licenses MUST be attached to the online application even if they have been submitted in the past.
- Transcript must show the name of the accredited institution, the degree conferred, and the page/s explaining the institution's grading system.
- Applicants with foreign transcripts must provide the evaluation for equivalency.
- For a Pima Community College-approved list of transcript evaluation agencies, please click here to be redirected to the web page.
- Applicants currently in progress for a degree or additional semester hours to meet the minimum qualifications must have the degree conferred and/or semester hours completed by December 31, 2011.
- Updated official transcripts and any applicable licenses/certificates are required to confirm credentials.
Directions for Applying and Other Important Information:
- A letter of interest, not to exceed four pages, that describes your knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience related to the duties and responsibilities of the position, as well as the strengths you would bring to this assignment
- A detailed and up-to-date resumé or curriculum vitae that accounts for and describes all gaps in employment and includes reason for leaving
- Attach unofficial copies of transcripts (legible front and back) for all post-secondary degrees cited in your application
- Attach copies of applicable licenses or certificates.
- If selected for an in-person interview, Human Resources must receive official transcripts prior to an interview.
*NOTE: see the "Add Attachment(s)" section of the online application near the bottom, right of the screen.
Items not requested above cannot be considered as part of your application.
SELECTION PROCESS:
- Candidates invited to the next stage of the selection process will be chosen from among those who most closely meet the stated characteristics. Meeting these qualifications and criteria does not guarantee an interview.
- Candidates invited to the final stage of the selection process will participate in a committee interview, a teaching demonstration, and an administrative interview.
- The process is expected to be finalized in Spring 2012, with a start date of August 2012.
If you experience any difficulties with the attachments, please call 1.888.neo.gov1 extension 201 (1.888.636.4681 ext. 201) for technical assistance.
Contact Information: Leticia Anduaga facultyjobs@pima.edu; 520- 206-4624
To apply, visit http://www.pima.edu
EOE
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