California State University calls applications for the Vacancy for Associate Professor in the USA. Interested candidates can apply for the position now. The category of the position is Fine and Applied Arts – Music.

Job Title: Associate Professor in Opera Studies

Duties

The primary professional responsibilities of this instructional faculty member are to teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in song and opera literature, diction and additional music courses in accordance with individual areas of expertise and departmental needs. Additionally, other responsibilities include supervising, directing, and musical coaching and preparation for the school’s opera productions in addition to program outreach, recruitment, and administrative duties such as fundraising and overseeing production budgets.

Furthermore, the position requires working closely with applied voice and music education faculty and staff to promote positive, sustained relationships with regional high school and community college vocal music programs and work collaboratively with area coordinators of the Vocal, Orchestral, Jazz, and Keyboard programs. In addition, the University expects the candidate to participate in advising students.

 Qualifications

Required

For the Vacancy for Associate Professor in the USA, the candidate should meet the given criteria

• Terminal degree (MFA, DMA, Ph.D.) by the time of appointment, or a significant national/international professional career in the opera field
• Also, the evidence of successful college-level teaching using systematic teaching of song and opera literature classes, foreign language diction classes (utilizing the International Phonetics Alphabet)
• Furthermore, the evidence of leading a successful university opera program
• Also, of a broad and thorough knowledge of operatic repertoire appropriate to both developing and pre-professional artists
• Additionally, the candidate should have leadership, communication, organizational, and management skills as demonstrated through successful recruitment and outreach efforts
• Evidence of the ability to balance excellent teaching, scholarship, and service.
• Likewise, the experience in working collaboratively with colleagues and communities
• Additionally, he/she should have demonstrated commitment to and excellence in teaching diverse student populations, including first-generation college students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of experience working in a professional opera setting as either a performer, opera coach, and/or opera director.
• Likewise, the incumbent should have a successful experience in a tenure track position at an accredited university or college.

Required Documents

• Letter of application responding to the experience related to the required qualifications and discussing teaching philosophy and pedagogical practices with opera students
• Also, Curriculum Vitae
• Furthermore, Candidate Diversity Statement

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