Job Description / Duties

The School of Music at Texas State University seeks an engaging, creative, collaborative, and dedicated teacher/scholar to serve as a tenure-line Assistant Professor of Voice.

The successful candidate will be expected to
• Teach undergraduate and graduate applied voice lessons.
• Prepare student degree recitals.
• Instruct courses in diction for singers, vocal literature (art song and opera), and/or vocal pedagogy.
• Maintain a record of scholarly/creative activity and make substantive professional contributions to the field of voice performance.
• Participate in faculty meetings, committees, and service activities.
• Recruit and retain a full studio of undergraduate and graduate voice students.
• Other duties assigned by the Director of the School of Music.

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Doctorate in vocal performance or related field (must be completed by August 16, 2026), or equivalent professional experience.
• Documented ability and success in training voices of all types and developmental levels at the collegiate level.
• Experience teaching diction, song literature, opera literature, and/or vocal pedagogy.
• A record of achievement in vocal performance and demonstrated potential for further professional growth.
• Potential for success in student recruitment.
• Experience working with individuals from varied backgrounds.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Tenor voice type preferred, but all voice types considered.
• Experience in curriculum development and innovation.
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills, and an ability to work collaboratively.

Additional Information

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered (https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/54269).

For full consideration, please submit the following items by October 15, 2025:
• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Contact information (mailing address, phone number, and email address) for three references.
• Links to videos of at least five selections from a live performance(s) within the past three years.
• Official or unofficial transcripts of the last degree earned or in progress.

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts for all earned university degrees.

Contact Information

music@txstate.edu

Employer Profile

Texas State University celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2024, growing from a teacher-preparation institution into a thriving, comprehensive research university. More than 44,000 students explore ideas, create, and collaborate on two campuses in Central Texas, as well as online and extended campuses. Students come from 227 counties in Texas, 48 states, and 87 countries: 43% of undergraduate students are first-generation. Texas State University also is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

Our vibrant School of Music comprises approximately 575 undergraduate and graduate music majors pursuing degrees in music education, performance (classical, jazz, Latin music), sound recording technology, conducting, composition, musicology, music theory, and opera. Performance ensembles include choirs of various voicings, concert bands, mariachi, salsa, big bands, opera theater, orchestras, percussion, chamber groups, steel pan ensemble, jazz combos, Bobcat Marching Band, Bobcat Basketball Band, Gamelan Lipi Awan, Mysterium for New Music, Rock Ensemble, Bobcat Country, and Conjunto.

The San Marcos campus is situated in the picturesque Hill Country of Central Texas, alongside the crystal-clear waters of Spring Lake—the source of the San Marcos River. Our campus is located midway between Austin and San Antonio, just west of Interstate 35. Natural beauty, outdoor recreation, and a flourishing wine industry complement the boundless opportunities for classical, jazz, mariachi, salsa, country, rock, banda, blues, conjunto, bluegrass, and Western swing musicians in Central Texas.