Lecturer-Music PT Pool Position (Mariachi)

at  California State University

Job no: 540584
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Temporary, Part Time
California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is located in San Bernardino in the Inland Empire, 60 miles east of Los Angeles and operates a satellite campus in Palm Desert located in Coachella Valley. CSUSB serves approximately 20,000 students, of which 81% are first-generation college students and graduates about 5,000 students annually. As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has one of the most diverse student populations of any university in the Inland Empire, and the second highest Hispanic enrollment of all public universities in California. CSUSB employs 467 full-time faculty and offers 48 undergraduate, 35 graduate, and one doctoral degree programs and 14 academic programs with national accreditation.
At CSUSB, diversity, equity and inclusion are values central to our mission. We recognize that diversity and inclusion in all its forms are necessary for our institutional success. By fully leveraging our diverse experiences, backgrounds and insights, we inspire innovation, challenge the status quo and create better outcomes for our students and community. As part of CSUSB’s commitment to hire, develop and retain a diverse faculty, we offer a variety of networking, mentoring and development programs for our junior faculty. We are committed to building and sustaining a CSUSB community that is supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings and/or who demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations are strongly encouraged to apply. CSUSB has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which recognizes CSUSB’s ongoing commitment to service-learning, a high-impact practice that combines classroom instruction with meaningful volunteer service and correlates strongly to student success.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Music seeks a part-time lecturer to direct CSUSB’s Mariachi Los Coyotes (MUS 3834) beginning Fall semester 2024. Mariachi Los Coyotes is a recently-established ensemble open to all CSUSB students (of any major) and community members who sing or play violin, viola, cello, double bass, trumpet, harp, guitar, vihuela, or guitarron. The ensemble is also open to high-school students through CSUSB’s Open University Program.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should have at minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Music or the equivalent professional experience performing Mariachi music and directing a Mariachi ensemble. Preference will be given to candidates who hold at minimum a Master’s degree and have prior experience engaging in Mariachi pedagogy.

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