Job Description / Duties

●Provide individual instruction for voice majors and teach related courses as necessary.

●Capacity to recruit, teach and mentor a diverse student body of the highest quality.

●Participate in departmental auditions, advising examinations and meetings as scheduled.

Qualifications / Required Skills

● Demonstrated ability and accomplishment as a dynamic studio teacher for all voice types.

●Significant professional, ongoing performance experience.

●Appropriate academic credentials and/or professional experience.

●Understanding of and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging and the mission of Oberlin College

Additional Information

The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty position in Voice for the 2021–22 academic year.

*This is a three-quarter-time (0.75 FTE) position. The final FTE may potentially be adjusted upward, depending on the successful candidate’s interest and availability, and the teaching needs of the Division.

To Apply: Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and contact information for three references online via
< https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/9782>. Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. Those received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.

Salary: Oberlin College offers a competitive compensation package with excellent benefits.

Contact Information

Oberlin Conservatory
Office of the Dean

To apply: https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/9782

Employer Profile

The Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating conservatory, and the only major music school in the country linked with a preeminent liberal arts college. Students are enrolled in undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Music in performance, composition, electronic and computer music, jazz, music history, and historical performance. The Conservatory also offers Performance and Artist Diplomas in performance areas, an Artist Diploma in Piano Technology, and a postgraduate program in Recording and Audio Production.

The Vocal Studies Division, which includes members of the Voice and Opera departments, Conducting and Ensembles Division, and Keyboard Studies Division, specializes in training undergraduate singers through private voice instruction, opera productions, choral ensembles, and vocal coaching. Previous graduates enjoy distinguished careers, winning major competitions and appearing regularly in the world’s most important venues. Interested students also have the opportunity to engage in Oberlin’s legacy of excellence in music education and social justice by taking classes in the Division of Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement (PACE).