Assistant/Associate Professor of Music - Applied Voice (Tenure-track)

Description

The School of Music at DePauw University invites applications for a tenure-track position in applied voice beginning August 2023 at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Any voice type is welcome. We strongly encourage applicants who are musically versatile and can perform and teach in several styles, such as Western classical music, musical theatre, CCM, etc. A commitment to undergraduate pre-professional voice teaching within a liberal arts environment, inclusive pedagogy, and contributing to a forward-thinking and innovative culture are essential.

The School specifically seeks candidates to teach undergraduate applied voice and voice-area courses. Primary responsibilities include building and maintaining a voice studio (e.g., recruiting); providing excellent, versatile vocal instruction in a wide range of musical styles and traditions; and, emphasizing vocal health and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Responsibilities may also include teaching other voice area courses such as diction for singers, vocal pedagogy, scenes course, and solo vocal literature, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and the needs of the School of Music. Funding is available for professional development and research with undergraduate students.

School of Music faculty seek a colleague who is dedicated to:

• Excellence in college teaching and working with students to improve their musicianship;
• Active engagement in the recruitment of a diverse student body of vocalists;
• Being an outstanding and versatile performer, musician, and vocal music pedagogue;
• Ideals of equity and diversity, employing inclusive pedagogy and valuing diversity of student identities, scholarship, learning and creative performance;
• A student-centered, small campus environment and appreciative of the values of a liberal arts education; and,
• Working collaboratively with others and building community.

In 2015, the DePauw University School of Music launched the 21st-Century Musician (21CM) Initiative. This involved a complete reimagining of the skills, tools, and experiences necessary to create musicians of the future—flexible, entrepreneurial professionals who explore diverse traditional/non-traditional performance spaces, cultivate new audiences, and utilize their art innovatively to impact and strengthen communities. DePauw is one of few programs nationally to require a multi-course entrepreneurial music curriculum. Within the next two years, the School of Music will become a part of a larger school incorporating disciplines in the creative and performing arts. In addition to developing artistic excellence in their discipline, music students will encounter frameworks for interdisciplinary exploration, collaboration, and innovation. All faculty members have an opportunity to help shape this vision.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• M.M. required
• Evidence of professional-level voice performance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in music
• College-level teaching experience
• Record of success in recruitment
• A secondary area of expertise/interest including, but not limited to:
  • Performance in multiple genres (classical, new music, jazz, global musics, musical theatre, etc.)
  • Improvisation
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Expertise in creativity/design thinking/innovation
  • Community-based projects
  • Skills in another art form

DePauw University is a leading, nationally-recognized liberal arts university dedicated to educating just over 1,700 highly talented, motivated, and diverse students from across the country and around the globe. For 185 years, DePauw has created an atmosphere of intellectual challenge and social engagement that prepares students for lifelong success. DePauw’s Gold and Bold 2027 Strategic Plan includes launching a new School of Business and Leadership and a new school that focuses on Creative practice. To help us launch these schools, we seek a cohort of faculty with experience at a range of institutions, including international institutions, HBCUs and HSIs. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, about a 45-minute drive west of Indianapolis, DePauw is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association . DePauw has an ongoing commitment to diversity and seeks to strengthen our institution through equitable and inclusive practices. Please see this profile for more information about DePauw University.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit through Interfolio a letter of application summarizing qualifications; a teaching statement describing pedagogical approach with specific examples; CV; and, 3-5 web links to video recordings of recent unedited performances of solo repertoire that highlight versatility with a range of musical styles. Candidates should be able to demonstrate, in application materials, a commitment to fostering an engagement with a diversity of ideas and experiences, which promote an inclusive environment in the classroom and at the University. Review of applications begins October 28 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by this date will be assured of full consideration. Please contact Caroline Jetton, Associate Dean of the School of Music, at cjetton@depauw.edu with any questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

DePauw University, in affirmation of its commitment to excellence, endeavors to provide equal opportunity for all individuals in its hiring, promotion, compensation and admission procedures. Institutional decisions regarding hiring, promotion, compensation and admission will be based upon a person’s qualifications and/or performance without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender, gender identity or gender expression, except where religion, gender, or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification.

DePauw University’s goals and commitments are best served if the institution reflects the diversity of our society; hence, DePauw seeks diversity in all areas and levels of employment and abides by all local, state and federal regulations concerning equal employment opportunities. The University admits, hires and promotes individuals upon their qualities and merits.

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