Texas Tech University

Associate Professor of Music/Director of Opera. This 9-month faculty position provides artistic leadership and stage direction for Texas Tech University Opera Theater’s operatic and musical theater productions in addition to instruction of area-specific courses.. The successful candidate will join a cohort of voice, choral, and orchestral faculty who are active performers and educators at a national and international level and who have produced alumni who perform and teach globally.. Ability to recruit and retain a talented and diverse cohort of students to programs within the School of Music and College of Visual and Performing ArtsDemonstrated record of professional research/creative activity relevant to opera/musical theatre direction.. Ability to work across schools within the College of Visual and Performing Arts to collaborate with theatre and dance faculty to produce operatic and musical theater productions.

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<div><center><img></center> Associate Professor of Music/Director of Opera Lubbock 31412BR School of Music Position Description Contributes to the university's mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit. Major/Essential Functions This 9-month faculty position provides artistic leadership and stage direction for Texas Tech University Opera Theater’s operatic and musical theater productions in addition to instruction of area-specific courses. The successful candidate will join a cohort of voice, choral, and orchestral faculty who are active performers and educators at a national and international level and who have produced alumni who perform and teach globally. The successful candidate will actively participate in the School, College, TTU, and broader Lubbock community by engaging in activities such as: 1) committee work and academic support services such as undergraduate and graduate reviews; 2) recruiting activities for the School of Music; 3) thesis and dissertation committee work; 3) curriculum review and development; 4) supervision of student organizations; 5) participation in sponsored off-campus activities and other forms of community engagement. Candidates who have very strong records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply. Service duties include program-building, as well as commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the department, college, university, and community is expected. Required Qualifications Academic degree as defined by the academic unit and as appropriate for the position held. Demonstrated record of effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed publication and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the discipline or field of study, to the candidate’s intellectual and artistic development, and to the quality of the academic enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic and creative activity Preferred Qualifications <ol><li>Earned terminal degree.</li><li>Masters degree in music or a related field with academic specialization or professional experience in stage direction.</li><li>Record of a minimum of three years of relevant professional activity and/or research that demonstrates emerging or established national/international recognition in the field operatic stage direction.</li><li>A minimum of two years of teaching experience at the college level directing opera or equivalent professional experience.</li><li>Demonstrated and ongoing commitment to equitable, inclusive, and antiracist pedagogy that serves diverse student populations.</li><li>Ability to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in opera, opera literature, and stage direction.</li><li>Ability to recruit and retain a talented and diverse cohort of students to programs within the School of Music and College of Visual and Performing Arts</li><li>Demonstrated record of professional research/creative activity relevant to opera/musical theatre direction.</li><li>Ability and desire to direct student research, coordinate student internships, and to perform service duties including, but not limited to, recruiting, program-building, curricular review, and programmatic assessment.</li><li>Ability to work across schools within the College of Visual and Performing Arts to collaborate with theatre and dance faculty to produce operatic and musical theater productions.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to form partnerships within and outside of the university, regionally, nationally, and internationally. </li><li>Pursuit of external grants in support of research or creative activity, when appropriate and available in the faculty member’s field, is encouraged.</li></ol> To apply, visit <a>workattexastech.com</a> As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized applicants, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples. <img> Copyright ©2022 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. <a>Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency</a> jeid-e5bd54a601611b41b26168db3c0df418</div>

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