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Opera Vocal Coach Full-time Non-tenure Track Faculty Appointment in Vocal Arts
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Position Number: 5214225
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Position Type: Business - Accounting

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

BOYER COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DANCE

NOTICE OF FACULTY VACANCY

POSITION: Opera Vocal Coach

Full-time non-tenure track faculty appointment in Vocal Arts

RANK/SALARY: Instructor, Assistant, or Associate Professor, non-tenure track

Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Boyer College of Music and Dance seeks a vocal coach with professional performance and university teaching experience. Duties include: serve as principal coach for two mainstage operas and opera workshop classes; coach graduate voice students in audition repertoire; work closely with graduate students in the collaborative piano/opera coaching degree program. Possible additional responsibilities may include teaching courses in diction, operatic literature, collaborative piano/opera coaching, and/or other areas of within the applicantâ€™s expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications should include:

Completed doctoral degree and/or professional experience preferred

University teaching experience required

Coaching experience in a professional opera company and/or university opera program preferred

Demonstrated ability to play and coach standard operatic repertoire

Extensive knowledge of and ability to teach English, French, Italian, and German Diction for singersÂ

Outstanding keyboard and collaborative skillsÂ

Commitment to working effectively with Templeâ€™s diverse population

APPOINTMENT DATE: July 1, 2024

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REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS: Begins Immediately and continues until position is filled.

APPLICATION Email a letter of application and a current curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Paul Rardin, Search Committee Chair

c/o: Dr. Beth Bolton

email: bbolton@temple.edu

Please be sure the file name for your application and CV begins with your last name and includes the position name, e.g.: Smith.Temple.VC.App.pdf or Smith.Temple.VC.CV.pdf.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADDITIONAL MATERIALS UNTIL REQUESTED.

Prepare to send the following additional materials if requested at a later date:

3-5 confidential letters of recommendation directly from the referee

3 additional names of references with phone numbers and e-mail addresses

Samples of course syllabi

Examples of published work or links to online recordings of the candidateâ€™s performance work and teaching

Temple Universityâ€™s Boyer College of Music and Dance is located on the Universityâ€™s main campus in the culturally rich and diverse city of Philadelphia. Fall 2023 enrollment included 721 music and dance studentsâ€"448 undergraduate and 273 graduate students served by 60+ full-time faculty and approximately 100 affiliate faculty. The College offers BM, MA, MM, MS, MMT, DMA, and PHD degree programs in music and BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD degrees in dance.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.

WOMEN AND MINORITY CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.