Sessional Lecturer: Jazz Improvisation

Sessional Lecturer: JMU191Y1 Jazz Improvisation

Pay: Competitive

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

• Req#: 31691
• Date Posted: 06/13/2024
• Req ID: 31691
• Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music
• Department: Faculty of Music
• Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Faculty of Music

University of Toronto

CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Job Posting

Posting Date: June 6, 2024

Course Number and Name: JMU191Y1 Jazz Improvisation

Course Description: This course examines the artistic and technical aspects of improvised jazz performance, including analysis of improvised solos and group performances, approaches to practicing, developmental techniques and exercises, and general performance skills.

Class Schedule: Section 1: Wednesdays 2-4pm, Section 2: Wednesdays 2-4pm, September 2024 - April 2025

Salary: $9,457.90 per section

Estimated Course Enrollment: 20

TA support: Yes

Qualifications: Graduate degree in jazz or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of jazz repertoire, materials, performance approaches, and improvisation. Demonstrated excellence in teaching jazz improvisation at the university level.

Duties: Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grades in accordance with policy; maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.

Closing Date: June 28, 2024

A complete application includes your responses to the application form and a copy of your most current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.

Contact: Professor Robin Elliott, Acting Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

Closing Date: 06/28/2024, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.