Austin Community College is hiring: Faculty, Music Theory and Composition in Hig

Overview

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.

We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.

We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment.

Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date (midnight on the day before the closing date).

Job Posting Title: Faculty, Music Theory and Composition

Job Description Summary:

The ACC Music Department is seeking a full-time Instructor of Music Theory and Composition to provide leadership in teaching Music Theory courses (Theory, Sight Singing and Applied Composition Lessons).

Additional course teaching assignments are dependent on the qualifications of the candidate and departmental needs.

Teaching duties may require multiple instructional modalities (F2F, online, hybrid, etc.).

A successful candidate will also work with the music faculty on developing a comprehensive vision for the department, matters of curriculum, standards, and accreditation.

Desired candidate will be an active member of professional music organizations.

This position is a 10.5 month contract and starts in January 2026.

The ACC Music Department is housed within the thriving Division of Arts and Digital Media.

This position will serve as a Music Theory and Composition Instructor.

The department has a long history of preparing professional music educators, composers, and performers for transfer to four year institutions.

We foster a music curriculum serviced by a group of dedicated and passionate teachers.

ACC offers transferable degrees for performance, music education, and commercial music.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Music Theory to the student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Serve as a mentor to students in the Music program.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
• Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.
• Serve on college-wide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.

Additional Duties

• Coordinate Music Theory and Sight Singing course curriculum
• Teach Applied Composition lessons

Technology

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Attend and participate in college-wide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

• Master’s degree in Music or Music Education; or
• Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Music.

SACSCOC requirements may differ depending on the courses taught within the discipline.

Preferred Work Experience

• Experience as an instructor of Music Theory and Composition in a higher education institution.

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from various backgrounds and abilities.
• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.
• Experience using technology as an instructional aide where appropriate to enhance learning.
• Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.
• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.
• Commitment to a culture of care for all.
• Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students with a wide range of skills and backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations from the local community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.
• Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, including possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of student information.
• Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underserved students.

Application Requirements

Document Requirements

1.

Upload the following documents to your application:

• Unofficial/copy of transcripts
• Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Résumé
• Cover letter - explaining interest in the position

2.

Request official electronic transcripts to be sent directly from the institution to ahrtranscripts@austincc.edu.

This email address must be entered as the recipient.

Please do not select “Austin Community College” from a menu.

It will not be received by ACC Human Resources.

If you need assistance, please contact your university’s registrar’s office.

If official electronic transcripts are not an option, a hardcopy can be mailed to the following address:

ACC Human Resources

Attn: Prisca M Baker

6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 3000, Suite 3.2224

Austin, TX 78752

Photocopies of transcripts or transcripts stamped issued to student are not accepted.

Working Conditions

• Work is routinely performed in a classroom or laboratory setting.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, and reaching for extended periods of time.
• Work safely and follow safety rules.
  
  Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
  
  Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range

$63,444 - $94,781 (Based on a 10.5 month contract to start Spring 2026)

Number of Openings

1

Job Posting Close Date

October 6, 2025

Clery Act: As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes.

If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer: The above description is an overview of the job.

It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs.

ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice.

Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.