Job Description / Duties

The Lebanon Valley College Department of Music invites applications for the position of assistant professor of voice beginning in August 2026. This is a full-time, nine-month, three-year renewable position with potential for tenure-track conversion after the initial renewal period.

Candidates should be experienced performers and educators, prepared to teach courses in song interpretation, song literature, and diction, as well as private voice lessons for both majors and non-majors in a variety of styles, including classical, musical theatre, and contemporary commercial music. Candidates should have functional piano skills for the private studio. The successful candidate will also work to support the growth of the department’s opera and musical theatre programs.

SA voice is preferred, though TB voices will be strongly considered. The department seeks a colleague who is eager to contribute to the continued success and future development of a nearly 50-student voice area, known for producing graduates who excel as performers, educators, and arts leaders.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Qualifications include a minimum of a master’s degree, demonstrated performance ability, and evidence of a collaborative and student-centered teaching philosophy. Applicants should submit: a cover letter addressing professional experience, professional interests in teaching, and ability to meet job requirements; a curriculum vitae/résumé; two current video performances and the contact information for three professional references. Please submit all materials through Career Center | Recruitment. Review of candidate materials will begin February 1 and continue until the position is filled.

Additional Information

Lebanon Valley College is committed to excellence through its employment practices and welcomes applicants with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. The College is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and staff and promotes a culture of accountability, student centeredness, professionalism, inclusiveness, respect, and empowerment.

Contact Information

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Employer Profile

Lebanon Valley College, founded in 1866, offers 50 majors in the health professions, sciences, business and digital media, arts and humanities, and education. Hands-on learning, internships, and research are emphasized. LVC offers five direct-entry (bachelor’s to master’s) programs in Accounting/MBA 3+1, Athletic Training 3+2, Clinical Mental Health Counseling 3+2, Engineering 3+2, and Speech-Language Pathology 3+2, and a nationally recognized six-year Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. There are over a dozen graduate degrees, including an MBA and master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Education, Exercise Science, and Intelligence and Security Studies.

Close faculty-student relationships and mentoring are hallmarks of the LVC experience on its beautiful 370-acre campus. The College encourages student participation in athletics—with 40% competing as NCAA Division III student-athletes in the Middle Atlantic Conference—and student leadership and involvement in over 90 clubs and organizations, many of which are community-service focused. LVC offers generous financial aid and guaranteed merit scholarships that exceeded $52 million in 2023-24. Career success is integrated into the curriculum through the Edward and Lynn Breen Center for Career and Professional Development starting during the first year on campus.

Located eight miles from Hershey, Pennsylvania, this college of 1,600 undergraduate and 400+ graduate students produces alumni who attend prestigious graduate and professional schools and are employed by top companies and school districts.