Job Description / Duties

Northern Illinois University (NIU) School of Music seeks a full-time Instructor to teach undergraduate and graduate voice, lead the Opera Scenes, provide vocal support for the annual Opera production and engage in recruitment.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Minimum Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in music with professional experience, outstanding performance and teaching skills, and evidence of creative collaboration with diverse colleagues and students.

Additional Requirements
Applicants should be able to demonstrate and document a commitment to collegiate student success, particularly for first-generation and traditionally under-represented groups.

Preferred Qualifications
Terminal degree or equivalent professional achievement, experience teaching voice and other relevant curriculum at the collegiate level, and evidence of successfully recruiting music majors.

Additional Information

Application Procedure
Prospective applicants should visit https://employment.niu.edu/postings/93185 Instructor of Voice – School of Music to create an application profile and submit the following materials by July 9, 2026:

• Letter of interest
• Resume/C.V.
• Transcripts (unofficial with official upon hire)
• List of 5 references
• Links to recent performance videos,
• A statement of teaching philosophy addressing the curricular needs of 21st-century collegiate vocal students
• Two videos demonstrating the candidate teaching students at different levels

Applications submitted after July 9, 2026 are welcomed but will be considered as needed.

Quick Link to Applicant

https://employment.niu.edu/postings/93185

Salary: $42,000 to $55,000

Contact Information

https://employment.niu.edu/postings/93185

Employer Profile

The NIU School of Music is a vibrant facet of the NIU campus that prides itself on strong support of first-generation undergraduate students and provides readily available resources for faculty-directed study and research opportunities. Its distinguished faculty include Fulbright Scholars, Grammy Award winners, recipients of Chamber Music America and MacArthur Foundation grants, artists who have performed at leading venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall., and commercial recording artists who perform regularly at significant international and national venues.

Voice and opera faculty maintain strong professional connections, working with opera companies, vocal ensembles, and orchestras. NIU choral ensembles have been featured at national, regional, and state conferences and conventions.

Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, regional public research institution with a diverse and international student body. The university is committed to advancing knowledge and serving the broader community through excellence in teaching, research, creativity, and service. NIU is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2: High Research Activity institution and is located approximately 65 miles from downtown Chicago, with convenient access to the cultural resources of the city and surrounding suburbs.