Job Description / Duties

The appointee will teach, develop and coordinate all aspects of the Collaborative Piano Curriculum, as well as successfully work within the collaborative piano field, both nationally and internationally. The MM, DMA, and Specialist degrees contain classes that are vital to students in both Piano and Voice, including voice literature and aria preparation work. The successful appointee may also be given the possibility of conducting in the opera program at the University of Michigan. The appointee will be expected to: demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence; continue to develop and maintain a visible national and international profile as a pedagogue. The appointee will also be expected to participate in faculty governance, attend faculty meetings, and serve on faculty and university committees as appropriate.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Required: DMA or equivalent professional experience in Collaborative Piano; demonstrated experience in coaching of both pianists and singers; demonstrated potential for rigorous but responsive curricular development; demonstrated organizational ability; demonstrated ability to empower, advocate for, and value a broad range of students of diverse identities and experiences, as shown through pedagogy, mentoring, and related activities.

Preferred: Demonstrated connection to and participation in national and international organizations; demonstrated interest in practical research and advancing the field.

Rank: Associate or Full Professor, Tenure Track

Additional Information

To Apply: Materials are only being accepted via Interfolio. Required documents to be uploaded are: letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of professional and teaching activity, and a list of at least three current references with contact information. The School of Music, Theatre & Dance situates diversity as a core value and is dedicated to promoting access, equity, and inclusion for all individuals. In your application, please include a statement that describes how your research, creative activities, teaching, and/or service in the past, present, and/or future will advance the School's commitments. Please ensure you upload documents to the position for which you are applying and not to your personal Interfolio account.

Deadline: Review of materials will begin October 1, 2023. Materials need to be received by September 15, 2023.

Contact Information

The Department of Piano and Department of Voice has an opportunity for an Associate/Full Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty position. Please visit Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/125907 for a full job description and qualification requirements.