Job Description / Duties

The successful candidate will teach individual voice lessons to music majors and minors along with additional courses in the Music Department as needed. Opera Workshop, Vocal Pedagogy, and Diction are most likely but others possible as needed and teaching load allows.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Doctorate in vocal performance and/or pedagogy required. Teaching experience in voice required and the ability to teach additional fields within music preferred. Demonstrated successful teaching required; demonstrated successful artistic and professional achievements preferred.

Additional Information

AN EEO/ADAAA COMPLIANCE EMPLOYER
As represented in MSU Texas’ Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plan, the university holds that a strong institutional environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion fuels scholarship, respect, innovation, and social justice – all values of our core liberal arts principles and identity. The successful candidate will be expected to participate and support the values of the institutional DEI Strategic plan.

This position is designated as security sensitive and requires the finalist to complete a criminal background check.

Starting Date: August 2023

Closing Date: When Filled

Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Please submit the following materials by January 31, 2023 to Ross.Cleveland@msutexas.edu for full consideration:

Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position;
Current curriculum vitae;
Complete contact information, including email addresses, of three professional references; and
Hyperlinks to video samples of both performance and teaching. The hyperlinks for professional work must direct the committee to websites, shared drives, or other internet-based sites for easy access. Do not send physical CDs, thumb drives, or physical musical scores. Submission materials will not be returned.

Contact Information

Mailing Address
Ross Cleveland, Secretary
MSU Texas
Music
3410 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099

For More Information:
Ross Cleveland
(940) 397-4267
940-397-4909
ross.cleveland@msutexas.edu

https://msutexas.edu/academics/finearts/index.php

Employer Profile

Midwestern State University, a Texas public university with nearly 5,900 students, is a proud member of the Texas Tech University System. MSU Texas is centrally located between Dallas and Oklahoma City in Wichita Falls (population 103,000). MSU is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) and is committed to excellence in teaching.

Visit us online at msutexas.edu