Job Title Visiting Lecturer/Director of 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 Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), a member of the Texas A&M University System, welcomes applicants for a/an Visiting Lecturer/Director of Mariachi to begin Fall 2025. TAMIU is a Hispanic Serving Institution with over 8,000 students located in Laredo, Texas, a vibrant and bicultural city with a population of about 250,000. The university advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service, and with an intentional focus on student success and research excellence. For more information, please visit https://www.tamiu.edu/ . This is a non-tenure track visiting 1-year position with the potential for renewal depending on job performance and evaluation. Primary duties will include coaching and mentoring undergraduate college music students in the mariachi ensemble(s); planning and maintaining an active concert agenda for TAMIU Mariachi Internacional and planning the Mariachi Festival; teaching music classes depending on the candidate's qualifications and; providing service to the department, college, and university. Duties also include supervising music students with community projects as needed; recruiting students for the mariachi program and music programs; other duties as assigned by the Department Chair as needed. This position requires face-to-face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is the cultural hub for the Laredo community, housing the disciplines of Visual Art, Dance, Music, and Theater. Our mission is the commitment to excellence in the development future artists with a sensitivity to our cultural context. Required Qualifications The successful candidate must hold a earned Master's degree in Music with an emphasis on mariachi education. Candidate must be active as a mariachi musician with at least five years' experience in coaching. Candidate must have the ability to coach and mentor undergraduate college music students in the mariachi ensemble(s); the ability to collaborate with colleagues in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, as well as the general public; and the ability to interact effectively and professionally with students and the general public. We strongly encourage candidates with prior experience teaching at a university and in building mariachi programs. We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package including health insurance, retirement benefits, and life insurance. Additional pay is available for summer teaching. Financial support for professional development opportunities, such as attending academic conferences, is also provided. Moving expenses are covered in whole or in part by the university. Application Process The first review of applications will be 2/17/2025 and continue until the position is filled . The completed employment application must include: + Letter of interest or cover letter that addresses qualifications + Current curriculum vitae + Unofficial transcripts specifying conferred degrees + Names and contact information of three current professional references + Please provide a link to professional recordings featuring work of your own AND coaching students. Applications must be submitted online at https://www.tamiu.edu/adminis/ohr/employment/ . INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT : During the application process, you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents, and submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials. The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time. The page "My Experience" has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Applications received by Texas A&M International University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. “See resume” is not an acceptable entry in the job application. 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. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.