Job Description / Duties

Northern Illinois University (NIU) School of Music seeks a full-time Instructor to teach undergraduate and graduate voice, direct the Opera Theatre Workshop and the annual Opera production and engage in recruitment.

Teach undergraduate and graduate voice, direct the Opera Theatre Workshop and the annual Opera production and engage in recruitment.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Minimum Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in music with professional experience, outstanding performance and teaching skills, and evidence of creative collaboration with diverse colleagues and students. Applicants should be able to demonstrate and document a commitment to collegiate student success, particularly for first-generation and traditionally under-represented groups.

Preferred Qualifications:
Terminal degree or equivalent professional achievement, experience teaching voice incorporating current trends and best practices in a wide range of vocal styles (e.g., classical style, bel canto, musical theater, jazz, popular and/or world music, gospel), experience directing opera and/or musical theatre productions, and evidence of successfully recruiting music majors.

Additional Information

For full consideration, applicants should submit application materials to
https://employment.niu.edu/postings/78319
by June 30, 2024.

Required Documents:
Resume/CV
Letter of interest
Transcripts (unofficial with official upon hire)
List of 5 references
Links to recent performance videos
Statement of teaching philosophy that addresses the curricular needs of the 21st century collegiate vocal student
2 videos of the candidate teaching students of different levels.

Applicants submitted after June 30, 2024 are welcomed but will be considered as needed.

Salary: $48,814.02

Contact Information

https://employment.niu.edu/postings/78355

Employer Profile

The School of Music is a vibrant facet of the NIU campus that prides itself on strong support of first-generation undergraduate students, providing readily available resources for faculty-directed study and research opportunities. The distinguished faculty are Fulbright Scholars, Grammy Award Winners, Chamber Music America and MacArthur Foundation Grants recipients, residents at Jazz at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, guest conductors at Avery Fisher Hall, and commercial recording artists who perform regularly at significant international and national venues. NIU faculty in voice and opera regularly work with professional opera companies, vocal ensembles, and as soloists with professional orchestras. NIU Choral Ensembles have appeared on multiple national, regional, and state conventions. The university is located approximately 65 miles from downtown Chicago and is a short drive from the vibrant western suburbs.

NIU is a student-centered, regional public research institution with a diverse, international student body contributing to the advancement of knowledge for the benefit of the people of the region, the state, the nation, and the world. With this vision, the mission of the university is to promote excellence and engagement in teaching, learning, research, scholarship, creativity, artistry, outreach and service. NIU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2: Higher research activity and community engagement institution.