Job Description / Duties

The University of North Dakota Department of Theatre Arts and Department of Music seek applicants for the position of Instructor in Voice and Music Director, non-tenure-track, beginning August 16, 2014. This appointment is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal depending on need and availability of funds. Primary duties are teaching voice lessons to students in the BFA in Musical Theatre degree program and serving as Music Director for one musical production per year. Duties may also include teaching voice lessons to undergraduate music majors and/or courses related to music and musical theatre.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Minimum qualifications: Earned Master of Fine Arts or Master of Music degree. Demonstrated record of successful college-level experience teaching voice lessons to musical theatre and music majors. Demonstrated record of success as a music director for musical theater productions.

Additional Information

Electronic submissions only. Submissions must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a list of at least three references (include addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses), video recordings of performances (include at least musical theatre and classical music styles) and teaching (also include both musical theatre and classical styles), and academic transcripts (unofficial copies acceptable in initial application). Send all materials to Janice Hoffarth <janice.hoffarth @und.edu> with “Theatre/Music Search Committee” in the subject line. Inquiries should be sent to Ali Angelone <ali.angelone@email.und.edu>. For videos, send links for viewing (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, etc.), do not send video files.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications

Contact Information

Send all materials to Janice Hoffarth <janice.hoffarth @und.edu> with “Theatre/Music Search Committee” in the subject line. Inquiries should be sent to Ali Angelone <ali.angelone@email.und.edu>. For videos, send links for viewing (YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, etc.), do not send video files.

Employer Profile

The Department of Theatre Arts has 6 full-time and part time faculty, and serves 36 theatre arts majors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of Music has 29 full-time and part-time faculty, and serves 170 music majors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The University, an accredited institutional member of NAST and NASM, is located in Grand Forks, the center of a growing metropolitan area of 97,000 people. The University of North Dakota is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For additional information, visit the Department of Theatre Arts at http://arts-sciences.und.edu/theatre-arts/ and the Department of Music website at www.undmusic.org.