Part-time Professor

**Job ID**: ACAD-INV-PT-23/24-087
- **Location**:Kingston
- **Deadline**:July 11, 2023
- **Job Type**:Faculty
- **Start Date**: September 2023
- **Department**:School of Arts, Media and Design
- **Duration**:Part-Time

**Duties**:
St. Lawrence College is seeking an experienced and motivated professional who shares St. Lawrence College’s vision to be a globally recognized college, delivering innovative learning opportunities and preparing career-ready graduates to be leaders in their field.

St. Lawrence College is currently seeking a qualified Professor on a part-time basis with experience and expertise in **Music and Digital Media program**.

**We are seeking experience filmmaking/video editing and animation; audio recording and mixing; and music culture, theory, and history to reach courses in the following topic areas**:

- **MUSC101 - Video Production 1** - In this introductory course, students develop filmmaking skills in both cinematography and post-production as well as a basic understanding of project management. Students learn the technical craft of cinematography through hands-on work with cameras and lighting. Learners also explore how cinematography can increase understanding and appreciation of a musical performance. Students create, organize, and edit their footage into cohesive finished projects using non-linear video editing software.
- **MUSC103 - Recording 1** - In this course, student musicians learn standard recording techniques and principles, audio editing, and the associated software and hardware tools. Learners explore microphone types, placement, and orientation, and hear the results of different techniques. Students learn how to set up a recording session and perform basic editing and mixing using an industry-standard Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) and produce a recording from start to finish.
- **MUSC100 - Musical Language and Form 1 **- In this course, students learn key introductory theoretical concepts and language. Learners study scores and listening examples to reinforce their knowledge of the elements of music and music theory. Students describe and analyze the connections between individual musical components and larger musical structures. Learners explore music from a broad range of time periods and cultures to connect social, cultural, and musical concepts.

The responsibilities of St. Lawrence College Professors include, but are not limited to:

- Creating a positive learning environment that accommodate students’ diverse culture and educational backgrounds, experience and individual learning preferences;
- Effectively use educational and advanced technologies, and digital learning methodologies to enhance the student learning experience;
- Developing curriculum that is appropriately designed and uses evidence-based tools and strategies to support and assess student learning;
- Utilize principles of adult education to actively engage students in the learning process;
- Ensuring that course and program curriculum is current and relevant with a lens on the future;
- Working effectively with learners, colleagues, program and interdisciplinary teams as well as internal and external stakeholders;
- Effectively use the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to build a contemporary and evidenced based practice.

**Qualifications**:
**EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / DESIGNATION**:

- **Educations Specific to the position**:A minimum of a** **Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in film, recording, music or other relevant discipline. A Master’s degree is considered an asset.
- **Experience specific to the position**:A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in film, videography, editing, recording, mixing, and or sound design.
- Teaching experience using a Learning Management System and virtual meeting technology system.
- Teaching experience at the post-secondary level or experience in adult instructions techniques and practice using principles of andragogy and curriculum design experience will be required.
- A demonstrated practice supporting a diversity of learners.
- Experience participating in industry-led or community-based applied research will be an asset.
- A proven track record of life-long learning.
- A demonstrated commitment to putting “students first”.
- A global mindset and intercultural knowledge and competence to teach in a global environment including international students is required.
- An understanding of the Ontario college system is preferred.

All Professors will be provided with support by the School of Contemporary Teaching and Learning in their onboarding and orientation to teach at St. Lawrence College. Support and coaching is provided to new faculty to provide a a strong theoretical foundation of teaching and learning, and to orient them to the teaching tools and strategies required for teaching in a contemporary and modern learning institution. St. Lawrence College promotes a culture of community in innovative teaching and learning and