Job Title

Spring Adjunct Faculty (Music-Mariachi)

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Dept, Fine & Performing Arts

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Fine & Performing Arts seeks to establish a pool of qualified applicants for future, part-time Adjunct Faculty appointments in Mariachi coaching mariachi groups and directing the Mariachi Internacional mariachi ensemble. Successful applicants may teach up to six (6) semester credit hours within the required discipline at on campus sites or online as dictated by student demand, hold office hours, and assist students as needed. It would also be expected from the mariachi director to accompany the university’s ensemble(s) to festivals and competitions and would be open to collaborate with visiting professional mariachi groups.

  

Education and Experience: 

An earned master’s degree in music. Previous coaching of mariachi groups at regional/competitive level.   

Preferred Qualifications: 

Prior performance or active experience as a professional mariachi musician. 

  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

Ability to coach and mentor undergraduate college music students in the mariachi ensemble(s). Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, orally and in writing.Ability to collaborate with colleagues in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, as well as the general public.  Ability to interact effectively and professionally with students and the general public. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize tasks. Ability to work under stress and with pressing timelines. Ability to maintain confidentiality. 

Other information: 

The above job duties may not be performed in every Adjunct Faculty position and might not include all related duties that may be performed. Additional courses may be assigned according to the individual’s expertise and departmental needs. Adjunct Faculty positions are temporary appointments, assigned per semester and on an as-needed basis. These temporary appointments are for the Spring 2025 semester and/or any applicable Spring 2025 Sub-terms. 

  

For more information, please contact the Interim Department Chair, Dr. Colin Campbell at Colin.Campbell@tamiu.edu or (956) 326 – 3071.

Initial review of applications will begin on January 2, 2025.

Application Procedure:

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Completed employment applications must include:

Curriculum VitaeLetter of Interest addressing qualificationsAt least 3 current professional references and their full contact information, andUnofficial transcripts

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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