Job Description / Duties

The Music department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University is seeking an adjunct Applied Voice Instructor to begin teaching Fall 2021. The teaching load is the equivalent of up to 16 half hour student lessons per semester (depending on degree sequence) or up to the equivalent of half-time.

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), the Music Department includes 13 full-time faculty and 20 part-time faculty, offers major concentrations in music education (instrumental and vocal), performance, composition, liturgical music, and music studies, with over 500 students campus-wide participating in music.

Responsibilities:

Teach voice lessons to majors, minors, and non-majors (many of these students are involved in musical theater productions) and accompany lessons.

Mentor voice majors through a junior and senior recital, as well as attending the end-of-semester vocal juries.

Work collaboratively with faculty members of the Vocal/Choral area in the planning of events as they occur.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Required Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Vocal Performance
Demonstrated excellence in vocal pedagogy and instruction
Functional piano skills
Commitment to inclusive teaching practices and to equity, inclusion, and diversity in working with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior college teaching experience
Ability to teach Contemporary Commercial Music styles including mix and healthy belt

Additional Information

Applications may be submitted at http://employment.csbsju.edu
Candidates are asked to complete the faculty application and to submit the following application materials:

Cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications for the position
Curriculum vitae or resumé
A video of teaching and a recent performance
Statement of your teaching philosophy and active-learning pedagogies you employ. As part of your statement, please share how you will support inclusion for all students.
Unofficial copy of graduate transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire)
Contact information (phone and email) for three references

Contact Information

Questions may be submitted to employment@csbsju.edu
Application web site: http://employment.csbsju.edu

Employer Profile

The College of Saint Benedict, a liberal arts college for women, and Saint John's University, a liberal arts college for men, are located in the central lakes area of Minnesota, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of pristine forests, prairies, and lakes. The campuses are minutes away from Saint Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some CSB/SJU faculty and staff choose to reside locally, while others commute from the Twin Cities. Both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities offer a wide range of fine arts, cultural, dining, recreational, and sporting opportunities.

CSB/SJU are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition enlivened by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The schools are dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and religious experience at CSB/SJU. We welcome faculty who devote themselves with passion and integrity to their disciplines and to a transformative education of their students. Please view our brochure regarding Higher Education in the Catholic and Benedictine Tradition.

With a total enrollment of approximately 3,300 students, faculty members develop relationships with students in small classroom settings and have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects, experiential learning experiences, and study abroad programs. Recent initiatives to create a dynamic general education curriculum and to develop plans for a new teaching and learning center demonstrate strong institutional support for faculty development. For further information, see http://www.csbsju.edu.

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers.