Visiting Assistant Professor in Music, Voice

IndySHRM; Indiana; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University South Bend seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music, specializing in Voice, starting August 2025. The role involves teaching voice lessons, overseeing musical education programs, and engaging in scholarly activities. Candidates should possess a doctorate and experience teaching applied voice, with a strong commitment to enhancing student performance opportunities.

Qualifications

• Doctorate required.
• Experience teaching applied voice at undergraduate level.
• Opera performance experience required.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate applied voice lessons.
• Oversee voice area and coordinate affiliate voice studios.
• Recruit voice majors and grow the program.

Skills

Teaching applied voice

Classroom teaching

Opera performance

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Doctorate

Job description

Position Summary

The IU South Bend Department of Music Department is comprised of a dedicated community of artists, scholars, and students. As part of the Raclin School of the Arts, we offer students a personalized interdisciplinary experience. We are proud of our talented, internationally known faculty and small-class settings. At IU South Bend, music students can pursue their interests in performance, composition, music education, and/or music technology through our degree and diploma offerings, including our Bachelor of Music in Performance or Composition, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Master of Music in Performance or Composition, and our Performance and Artists Diplomas. We pride ourselves on being a place where our students and faculty can develop their full potential.

The department is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Music, specializing in Voice, to start on August 1, 2025. The responsibilities include:

• Teaching a full-time load per semester (twelve credit hours), with 25% FTE reassigned time for scholarly and creative activities following campus policies. This includes undergraduate and graduate applied voice lessons and related courses such as opera workshop, diction, song repertoire, and vocal pedagogy, as assigned by the Music Department Chair. Note that faculty may need to teach during evenings, weekends, off-site, and/or online.
• Overseeing the voice area, coordinating various affiliate voice studios, including those serving the Music Theatre program. This includes providing input on curricular decisions related to the voice area, including the Bachelor of Music Education - Choral Concentration, and fostering performance opportunities such as studio concerts, opera scenes productions, and supporting the campus's partnership with the South Bend Lyric Opera ( SBLO ).
• Recruiting voice majors and growing the program.
• Developing a research trajectory as a tenure-track faculty member and disseminating scholarly and creative activities through performance, presentation, and/or publication relevant to their specialty.
• Serving the department, college, campus, and community by regularly attending and participating in faculty meetings, vocal juries, performance exams, and serving on relevant committees.

Review of applications will begin on March 30th and will continue until the position is filled.

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Basic Qualifications

Required Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate
• Experience teaching applied voice at the undergraduate level
• Classroom teaching experience
• Opera performance experience

Preferred Basic Qualifications

• Experience teaching applied voice at the graduate level
• Documented evidence of successful studio and classroom teaching
• Experience developing and overseeing an academic vocal program for undergraduate and graduate students
• Experience with a variety of teaching methods and curricular perspectives to serve diverse student populations
• Enthusiastic collaborator with clear communication and effective organization skills

Department Contact for Questions

Ryan Olivier at [e-mail]

Special Instructions

Interested candidates must submit the following items for consideration:

• A letter of application that addresses the candidate's qualifications [ LETTER OF APPLICATION ]
• A CV that lists the potential for growth in the areas of performance, research, creative activity, or other scholarly activities. [ CURRICULUM VITAE ]
• A teaching statement (or philosophy) [ STATEMENT OF TEACHING PHILOSOPHY ]
• Links to 3 unedited video recordings of recent performances (preferably in an opera or a solo recital) [ URL ]
• Contact information (phone and email) for at least three references [ LIST OF REFERENCES ]
• Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts [ TRANSCRIPT ]