Job Description / Duties

The School of Music in the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Voice to begin September 1, 2025.

In line with TTU’s strategic priorities to engage and empower a diverse student body, enable innovative research and creative activities, and transform lives and communities through outreach and engaged scholarship, applicants should have experience working with diverse student populations at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels within individual or across the areas of teaching, research/creative activity, and service.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Required Qualifications:
1. An earned doctorate in vocal performance or a closely related field is required before the position’s start date.

2. Evidence of professional performance experience and professional activity and/or a research profile that demonstrates the ability to emerge as a leader in the field of Vocal Performance.

3. Evidence of successful teaching of applied voice.

4. A comprehensive understanding of current research in vocal pedagogy and vocal literature

5. Demonstrated experience teaching a variety of voice-related classroom subjects, including Singer’s Diction, Vocal Repertoire, and Vocal Pedagogy. Graduate assistantships can count toward this experience if the student was Instructor of Record.

6. Ability to recruit and retain a studio of undergraduate and graduate students.

7. Ability to perform service duties including, but not limited to, recruiting, curricular review, programmatic assessment, and committee membership.

Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the required qualifications, individuals with the following preferred qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:

1. Performance experience as a soprano voice type is preferred.

2. Successful teaching at the university level.

3. Excellent organization and communication skills, demonstrating an ability to oversee a complex studio schedule.

4. Ability and desire to direct graduate research, including advising master’s and doctoral students and guiding the preparation and review of graduate-level projects (i.e., recitals, research documents, comprehensive exams).

5. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within and outside the university, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Additional Information

Instructions to Applicants:
Please include the following documents in your application:

1. A cover letter highlighting your experience related to the qualifications and functions listed in this position description.

2. Curriculum Vitae.

3. Links to 15-20 minutes of live performance videos, recorded within the last three years. Please list the venue, date, and repertoire.

4. A Teaching Philosophy that addresses your implementation of the current trends in vocal repertoire and vocal pedagogy into your studio teaching of both graduate and undergraduate students.

5. List of five references, including name, title, institution, email address, phone number, and a brief description of your professional relationship with the reference.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Contact Information

To apply, visit https://www.depts.ttu.edu/music/aboutus/employment.php

Dr. Alice Anne Light, Search Committee Chair
aa.light@ttu.edu

TTU Human Resources, Talent Acquisition
hrs.recruiting@ttu.edu

Employer Profile

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.