Reflecting the ideals of its founders in 1945, Roosevelt University is a private, nonsectarian community of educators, scholars and learners committed to academic, creative and service excellence, who value differences in personal experiences and perspectives, ask difficult questions, and promote mutual understanding, inclusion, social consciousness and action toward social justice. Recognizing that difference broadens perspectives, Roosevelt University seeks and serves a diverse, promising student body from metropolitan Chicago and around the world. We invite you to contribute your talents to our community.
This position entails the following category of instruction:
Weekly applied bassoon lessons taught onsite at the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Chicago campus, working with students enrolled in the following degree programs:
- Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance;
- Bachelor of Music Education;
- Bachelor of Musical Arts;
- Bachelor of Arts;
- Master of Music in Bassoon Performance;
- Master of Music in Orchestral Studies, with a Bassoon concentration;
- Performance Diploma in Bassoon Performance;
- Professional Diploma in Orchestra Studies, with a Bassoon concentration.
Job Duties:
- High level of active engagement toward student recruitment.
- Successful retention of students by means of effective and healthy pedagogy.
- Participation in adjudication of recitals, Woodwind juries, and Woodwind auditions.
- Clear and timely communications.
- Timely submission of all grades and attendance.
- Consistent usage of Roosevelt University email address (to be assigned upon onboarding).
- Submission of a studio syllabus each semester (university-mandated template will be provided) documenting all studio policies, expectations, procedures, and grading criteria.
This is a part-time position with a cap of 20 total teaching hours per week.
The pay for this position is approximately $110/hour.
Title IX Contact Information: Federal Title IX policy requires that all colleges and universities make known the contact information for the person responsible for coordinating its efforts to comply with Title IX regulations. At Roosevelt University, the Title IX Coordinator is Natasha Robinson. Her office is located in the Auditorium Building of the Chicago campus, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, AUD 476B. She can be reached at 312-281-3245 or [email protected].
Do not contact this email address for inquiries about your job application; if you have questions, you may email [email protected]. 