Job Description / Duties

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for a 50% special faculty/lecturer position in the Department of Music to begin mid-September, 2021.

The Music Department is seeking a colleague with a strong commitment to students, collegiality, and community partnerships. This Lecturer’s primary focus is preparing students not only for their own vocal performance but also for the real-life application of their skills in the workforce post-graduation. Not all voice majors will pursue a career in vocal performance. For this reason, the successful job candidate must possess adequate experience and knowledge of the many careers available to students with a degree in vocal music. Past graduates of EWU’s music program can be found in various positions, including but not limited to: public and private school music education (all grade levels), college educators, liturgical leadership (performing and conducting), music therapy, music theatre direction at the community and professional level, community choir direction, guest artists, guest conductors/clinicians, festival adjudicators, composers, and authors. Evidence of applicant’s continuing pursuit of updates in Vocal Science, openness to teach healthy vocal production in all singing styles, and flexibility in practical application of teaching methods will also be considered.

The faculty member hired for this position will be welcomed into an academic community dedicated to cultural diversity, community engagement, and social justice.

Teaching: a typical workload for this position will involve 22.5 credits per academic year, subject to department needs. Responsibilities could include teaching courses in the areas of Applied Voice, Choirs, Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, Aural Skills/Sight-singing and Opera Workshop.

Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Key Requirements include:
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) or Equivalent Vocal Performance
• College level teaching experience
• Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, of our students, faculty, staff and the public.

Additional Information

The candidate hired into this position will receive a one-year appointment for AY2021-2022 with the option for renewal based on funding availability and department need.

Please see our web posting for more information, including a full position description, complete list of required and preferred qualification, as well as application instructions: https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu/postings/7077.

Screening of applications will begin on August 3, 2021.
Eastern expands opportunities for personal transformation through excellence in learning.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

Contact Information

https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu/postings/7077

Employer Profile

Eastern Washington University is a regional, comprehensive public university located in Cheney and Spokane, Washington, with programs offered throughout the state and online with an enrollment of over 12,000 students. Eastern is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington reporting to its own Board of Trustees.

Eastern’s 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 11,000 residents 16 miles southwest of the state’s second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the Brand new Catalyst building and on the Riverpoint Campus which is shared with Washington State University. Eastern also offers program throughout the state based on the needs of the community. Eastern offers an array of bachelor’s and master’s degrees and one applied doctorate in physical therapy. EWU offers 135 fields of study, 9 master’s degrees, 12 graduate certificates, 39 graduate programs, 1 educational specialist degree, and 1 applied doctorate to more than 10,000 enrolled students.