Job Description / Duties

The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at the University of Memphis seeks an experienced artist-teacher for a tenure-track faculty appointment in voice, to begin August 2022. The School of Music’s Vocal Arts Area is a highly collaborative, multidimensional area of the Performance Studies Division offering the BM, MM, AD and DMA degree programs. The accomplishments of candidates for this position must reflect their commitment to working with an inclusive student population, and their ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural academic goals of the university.

Responsibilities:
-Teach individual voice lessons at the undergraduate and graduate level.
-Teach area-related classes at the undergraduate and graduate level, such as vocal pedagogy, lyric diction, or song repertoire.
-Plan and supervise student recitals at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
-Organize and lead weekly voice studio classes.
-Commit to recruiting, mentoring, and teaching students from diverse musical backgrounds, especially first-generation college students.
-Recruit and maintain a studio that meets the needs of the School of Music.
-Advise doctoral committees and projects, and lecture-recitals.
-Contribute to the University of Memphis Voice Area’s visibility through engagement in significant professional activities including maintaining regional, national and international visibility in performance, external masterclasses, conference presentations, publications, services to the school/college/university/community, and mentoring students.

Qualifications / Required Skills

-Master’s degree with significant professional experience required, ABD or doctorate preferred.
-Baritone/Bass voices preferred; other voice types -considered with expertise teaching low voices.
-Teaching experience at the highest level of excellence at the graduate and/or professional level with a proven record of student successes.
-Demonstrated high level of national and/or international professional performance experience. Especially interested in candidates who are accomplished in performing across diverse musical styles and performance traditions.
-Demonstrated commitment to pedagogy and recruitment.
-A strong interest in and experience with community engagement, music entrepreneurship, music leadership, and/or other nontraditional career models is desirable.
-The accomplishments of candidates for this position must reflect their commitment to working with an inclusive student population, and their ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and collective mission, vision and operating standards of the School of Music.

Additional Information

Candidates should submit an application. Additional items required at time of application include the following:

-Cover letter
-Curriculum Vitae
-A document with links for the following:
(Videos containing performances 15 to 25 minutes in length. Recordings should be recent, within the last two years, demonstrate contrasting styles and be live and unedited. Video that demonstrates the candidate’s teaching abilities in applied teaching or a masterclass setting up to 20 minutes in length.)
-Complete contact information (address, phone, and email) for four professional references

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience

Contact Information

Professor Mary Wilson
Chair, Assistant Professor of Voice Search Committee
Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music
mary.wilson@memphis.edu

Employer Profile

The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music enjoys a proud 75-year history of producing successful and accomplished music professionals. Anchored in the culturally diverse and musically rich, cosmopolitan city of Memphis, the School’s inclusive program is purposely designed to inspire, train, and launch sustainable careers for musicians, scholars, and industry professionals of tomorrow. Instructing over 450 students in 26 degree areas, the School’s 70 full and part-time faculty are focused on student success in and outside the classroom. The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music also distinguishes itself as the only doctoral granting institution in the state of Tennessee. The Vocal Arts area which boasts almost 70 voice majors, populates four choirs, and produces two fully-staged operas with orchestra per year, in addition to a myriad of recitals, chamber music programs, opera scenes and various outreach programs. Faculty are actively involved in local, national, and international performance careers, providing students real-time, real-world perspectives as they begin to navigate their own professional music careers. The School’s immersive and forward-thinking curriculum along with broad community partnerships create unrivaled local and global opportunities for students and faculty. With the opening of the new Scheidt Family Music Center in 2022, the School will solidify its place as the most comprehensive school of music in the region. The 82,000 square foot Music Center boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including a 900+ seat concert hall. The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and is housed in the College of Communication and Fine Arts. www.memphis.edu/music

Founded in 1912, the University of Memphis welcomes more than 22,000 students to campus every year. Diversity is one of the University’s strengths. Students and faculty come from all over the world to be a part of the UofM experience. As an internationally recognized, urban public research university, UofM provides the highest quality education in one of the world’s most musically active communities.