Assistant Professor - 9 MONTH

Closing Date:

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a metropolitan research university that provides an accessible, quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities. At UA Little Rock, we prepare our more than 8,900 students to be innovators and responsible leaders in their fields. Committed to its metropolitan research university mission, UA Little Rock is a driving force in Little Rock's thriving cultural community and a major component of the city and state's growing profile as a regional leader in research, technology transfer, economic development, and job creation.

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Required Education and/or Experience:

• MFA, MM, DMA, PhD or other terminal degree in music or a related field.

• Experience teaching at the university level

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• Experience teaching singing in a diverse repertoire

• Experience teaching singing in styles common in contemporary musical theatre

• Experience advising students in college curriculum

Job Duties and/or Responsibilities:

• Teach private studio voice lessons

• Teach Diction and Vocal Pedagogy

• Teach other courses for the music program as assigned

• Advise voice students in the Bachelors of Applied Music

• Collaborate with Literary and Performing Arts faculty and staff on joint productions

• Work positively with faculty, staff, students, and the community

• Maintain active membership in professional music organizations

• Contribute to the discipline through guest clinics, workshops, concerts, publications, presentations, or other scholarly or creative efforts

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to maintain a high-quality voice studio through recruiting, engaged teaching, and local, regional, and national performance activities

• Ability to support learning of both classical and non-classical literature in service of student learning goals

• Ability to teach bel canto alongside modern vocal pedagogy

• Ability to work with a diverse group of students, with varying levels of expertise and formal musical education

• Knowledge of current trends in musical theatre and musical theatre-adjacent performance styles, techniques, and performance practices

• Knowledge of contemporary trends in music curriculum

• Excellent organizational and collaborative skills

• Demonstrated strong English verbal and written communication skills

• Self-motivated, responsible, and able to work with minimal direct supervision

• Computer literacy

• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, collaboration, collegiality, and inclusion

• Ability to recruit for the Music program and build student initiatives

Additional Information:

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Sitehttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

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Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.