Job Description / Duties

Position Description: The field of specialization for this position is open. This position will also serve as the Stage Director for the Vocal Performance Program.

Responsibilities: Teach and advise undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students; direct departmental productions (i.e. operas and musicals); participate in advancement and administration of the program and department in service to the University; participate in faculty meetings, serve on committees, and provide other service to the University.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Qualifications: Candidates with a record of stage direction for opera and/or musical theatre at the professional level, with or without academic experience are highly encouraged to apply. A master’s degree or higher terminal degree will be taken into consideration in conjunction with a high level of professional and academic experience.

Additional Information

Applications: Candidates should apply online with a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of reference at https://apply.interfolio.com/37566

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For best consideration, submit materials by no later than December 1, 2016. Additional information about the position can be obtained from the search committee chairs – Dianna Heldman (dianna.heldman@nyu.edu) or Ana Flavia Zuim (afz1@nyu.edu)

Salary: negotiable

Contact Information

Dianna Heldman (dianna.heldman@nyu.edu)
Ana Flavia Zuim (afz1@nyu.edu)

Employer Profile

NYU Steinhardt has one­of­a­kind integration of education, communication, health, and the arts, with eleven departments, seventeen research centers and institutes, 292 full­time faculty and close to six thousand students. We are committed to substantially increasing the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups as we strive to create the most intellectually diverse, inclusive, and equitable institution that we can. The Vocal Performance Program has approximately 175 full­time students who are studying for undergraduate, master’s, advanced certificate, and doctoral degrees in musical theatre performance, classical voice performance, and vocal pedagogy. We are looking for candidates who augment and extend the current strengths of the program.

NYU's dynamic Global Network University includes NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, and international programs and academic centers around the world. NYU Steinhardt faculty may have the opportunity to engage in research and teaching at these global study and research sites.

NYU is an EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Employer.