Music, Voice - Full-Time, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Job Details

College Overview:

The College of Fine Arts and Design is a center of excellence for the arts and design, as well as a center of innovation for improving and promoting arts education. Founded in 2001, the college combines the experience of Oklahoma's oldest public educational institution with groundbreaking thinking about the role of the arts in the 21st century. The College of Fine Arts and Design nurtures leadership qualities in students, thus expanding the scope and qualities of their career opportunities. The institution's emphasis is on student-centered education. This commitment to excellence provides students the opportunity to interact and work closely with our more than 100 outstanding full and part-time faculty members who are dedicated to developing the artist, scholar, creative professional, educator, citizen and leader as a whole. With more than 200 performing and visual arts events every year, the college provides students from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to come together to view exhibits, attend special events, experience performances, take classes and discuss their work , and ultimately learn to both specialize and think from a global perspective. The College of Fine Arts and Design currently has six academic units, the Department of Art, Department of Dance, Department of Design, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Music and the Academy of Contemporary Music and specialized accreditations from National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). For further information see our website http://www.uco.edu/cfad.

School of Music Overview:

The UCO School of Music has a current faculty of 32 full-time (of which 24 are tenured or tenure-track positions) and approximately 35 part-time faculty, combined with a full-time professional staff of 8.  There are approximately 300 students enrolled in degree programs that include the BA, BM, BME, and MM, within the framework of six divisions: Jazz Studies, Musical Theatre, Piano, Strings (Orchestras), Vocal Arts (Choirs and Opera), and Winds/Percussion (Bands). The University of Central Oklahoma and our curricular offerings are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.  For additional information, please see our website at http://music.uco.edu.

Job Description:

The University of Central Oklahoma seeks a full-time Assistant Professor of Voice (tenure track) to teach applied voice at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will excel at teaching applied voice in multiple styles, including classical and contemporary commercial technique with a special focus on musical theatre.  The successful candidate will also recruit and retain students, support student research and creative activity, and contribute to a collaborative faculty.  They may teach other courses depending on expertise including:  Opera Workshop, Opera Production, Singing Diction, Art Song Literature and other voice-related courses as appropriate.  It is preferred but not required that candidates will have a tenor singing voice.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in the field of applied vocal teaching in both classical and contemporary commercial vocal technique, including teaching musical theatre styles and belting.
• Ability to perform in both classical and musical theatre styles as a singer.
• Ability to teach effectively in a classroom setting.
• Ability to conduct research/scholarly/creative activities and provide service to the School of Music as needed/assigned.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students effectively.
• Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to work effectively and patiently with students.
• Ability to recruit and retain students.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Tenor voice preferred.
• Some piano skills are preferred.
• Additional area(s) of musical expertise, which could include stage directing, music directing, vocal pedagogy, collaborative piano, or choral conducting.

Required Education and Experience:

• A doctoral degree in music.  ABD may be considered.
• A strong background in vocal performance and pedagogy.
• Evidence of professional performing experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of college teaching experience, including evidence of teaching applied voice at the collegiate level.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 5 years of college teaching experience.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Required Application Materials:

Cover letter

Curriculum Vitae

Copy of transcript for highest degree earned

List of at least 3 references

Application Priority Date:

April 21, 2025