COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

HOLLAND SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

Department of Music

 

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

 

POSITION:  Assistant Professor in Voice, Baritone. A tenure-track position in the Department of Music.  Review of applications will begin March 17, 2008.   Position remains open until filled.

 

DATE:  Position available August 1, 2008.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  Teach studio voice with additional responsibilities in opera workshop, music theatre, vocal pedagogy or other voice related courses.  The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent performance skills in opera, art song, and music theatre; and keyboard and foreign language skills appropriate to effective teaching in the applied studio.  A record of creative activity or scholarship required.

                                    

QUALIFICATIONS:  Doctorate preferred, masters plus significant performance experience required.  Strong professional performing experience including opera, art song, and music theatre is expected.  Ability to perform on faculty recitals, operas and musicals required.  Evidence of successful teaching and a record of creative activity required. Ability or potential to attract outstanding students of singing required.  A commitment to working with multicultural populations and awareness of issues affecting women and minorities required.

 

SALARY:   Commensurate with experience and qualifications.  Excellent benefits.

 

CONTACT:  Please send (hard copies only): letter of application, vita, copies of transcripts, recording (audio CD or video) of representative performances, three current letters of reference, and the addresses and phone numbers of five referees to: 

 

Dr. Leslie Jones, Chair of Voice Search Committee

Department of Music

Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts

Southeast Missouri State University

One University Plaza, Mail Stop 7800

Cape Girardeau, Missouri  63701 

Telephone:  (573) 651-2339

Fax:  (573) 651-2431

E-Mail:  ljones@semo.edu

 

THE SCHOOL:  The Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast is comprised of the departments of Art, Music and Theatre & Dance and Southeast Regional Museum.  Opened in the fall of 2007, the school is located at the new River Campus, a handsome facility of historically restored and new buildings overlooking the Mississippi River.  The river campus includes a 950 seat theatre/concert hall, flex theatre, recital hall, dance studio, art studios, art gallery, museum, as well as classrooms, practice rooms and faculty offices.

 

THE DEPARTMENT: The department of Music includes 19 full time and 4 adjunct faculty members which serve approximately 130 undergraduate and graduate majors. The department offers the Bachelor of Music in Performance degree (B.M.) with options in voice, winds, strings, keyboard or composition; the Bachelor of Music Education degree in either the vocal or instrumental track; or the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music. The musical arts flourish at Southeast.  The department supports 12 ensembles including orchestra, band, and choral groups; several small student ensembles and faculty chamber groups bear witness to the fertile creative climate.  Student soloists compete and perform regularly across the region, and many faculty maintain active performing schedules.

 

 

Southeast Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.