Part-Time Instructors

Position Description

Part-time instructors are defined as instructors who carry at least half the normal (full) teaching and administrative assignment load of a full-time Instructor within the school. The school currently limits the number of half-time instructors up to 10 positions. New part-time faculty members carry a load between 12 and 20 hours of teaching/administrative assignments and are defined by discipline per department. These positions are designed to attract and hold faculty of certain disciplines who are unlikely to ever reach full-time status. These are salaried positions and include UR part- time benefits.
Faculty who are currently part-time with benefits will have the terms of their current contracts grandfathered (as relates to minimum load). Effective July 1, 2009, all part-time positions require additional duties within the scope of their salaried position.

  • Are “salaried” based on projected load
  • Are on one-year contracts
  • Are paid over a 12 month period (twice monthly)
  • Receive part-time UR benefits
  • Must agree to sign a letter at the time of hire saying that their salary will be adjusted retroactively back to July 1 if they are low in their load at the time of the adjustment.
  • Will be eligible for additional compensation for overload, including for additional teaching beyond the scope of the contract.
  • Part-time instructors must recruit to maintain a 12 hour load or go to TAR status without benefits
  • Part-time instructors are required to perform a list of additional duties (see below) within the scope of their salaried position

Part-time Instructors – Service to School above and beyond teaching / administrative assignments

Leadership:

  • Adhere to the goals and values of the ECMS
  • Required to attend departmental meetings
  • Required to attend full faculty meetings
  • Required to attend and help lead the school’s jury and exam process
  • Required to help in hiring faculty as needed
  • Required to mentor to ECMS interns as needed
  • Required to serve on extra committees up to 10 hours per year

Recruitment:

  • Part-time Instructors are required to advocate for the ECMS and recruit to fill their teaching loads. They may do this in any way they choose and will be required to report on these activities in advance of contract renewal time each year. Examples might include – performing in schools, master classes in schools, taking their students out into the community for performances, or through publications / CDs etc.
  • Part-time Instructors are required to attract students to the school to retain their teaching loads. The Associate Dean will track the numbers of requests for vs. the number of students sent to the instructor by the school.
  • Encourage their students to participate in ensembles / classes and the diploma program in the ECMS

Administrative / Faculty Development:

  • Complete annual Peer Interaction Report/Cohort Groups
  • Complete Annual Activities Report
  • Stay on top of Student Registrations, input Grades on time and remain responsive to administrative requests

Model Best Practice Teaching:

  • Complete Required Studio Classes
  • Encourage Student Performances on Recitals and attend those recitals
  • Complete Mid-semester reports
  • Complete and share with all students their Student-Teacher Information Packet
  • Be available for out-of-class meetings with students

 

Part-Time Instructor Appointments

Hiring process

Promotion of an internal TAR faculty member to Part-time

When a request occurs from a TAR faculty to be promoted to part-time status or a nomination for such a promotion has been made:

  • The associate dean will determine if the school can afford an additional part-time position with benefits and if one of the 10 part-time positions is open
  • The associate dean will determine if the TAR faculty making the request has maintained sufficient and consistent teaching load over a period of 2 years to warrant consideration for promotion.
  • The SLC will determine whether or not the school should use one of the 10 part-time positions for this particular instrument. If not, then the request is denied.
  • If all of the above requirements have been met, the candidate will submit a resume and a completed “Position Application Form” to the SLC for consideration.
  • The associate dean and the SLC will review the case and may request observations as well as an interview / audition and will ultimately determine to:
    • Accept the request, or
    • Share a list of concerns regarding the applicant’s work and establish a time-line to revisit their request, or
    • Broaden the applicant pool by advertising the position (see next column), insuring the internal candidate be considered at the final stage of the application process

Hiring a Part-time Instructor – internal or external candidates

In the vast majority of cases, the ECMS promotes faculty from within. However, in rare instances, the SLC may recommend to the associate dean that the school advertise an opening for Part-time Instructor to the extended area to broaden the applicant pool. In such cases, the school will consider both internal and external candidates.

  • The associate dean will determine if the school can afford an additional part-time position with benefits and if one of the 10 part-time positions is open.
  • If the associate dean elects to move forward, the SLC will appoint a 3 person, ECMS search committee (at minimum) to include the chair of the relevant department.
  • The SLC will approve the initial job description that will form the basis for the advertising for each part-time position.
  • Ads may indicate: strong internal candidate identified, if that is the case.
  • Ads may be placed in appropriate publications and will go to all ESM / ECMS / RPO related faculty and performers. Efforts will be made to attract a diverse pool of candidates.
  • Any candidate expressing interest will be required to complete a “Position Application Form”
  • The search committee will establish procedures for reviewing /observing the work of candidates.
  • The search committee will bring its recommendation back to the SLC.
  • The SLC will then deliberate on the recommendation and accept or reject the recommendation.
  • Any candidate that is recommended would then go forward to an interview process with the ECMS Associate Dean to negotiate contract.
  • For internal candidates, the associate dean will determine if sufficient and consistent teaching load has been maintained for a period of at least 2 years to warrant consideration for immediate promotion.
  • For external candidates and internal candidates with insufficient load, an appropriate waiting period will be determined for the purpose of building a teaching load.

Last updated: January 25, 2012