Job Description / Duties

Hope College invites applications for Full Time, non-tenure track voice (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Contralto) teaching position for its highly regarded undergraduate BA, MUED and BMP voice programs to start August 2020. Over the past two decades, 100% of the undergraduate voice majors seeking graduate study were accepted into programs at University of Michigan, Eastman, Curtis, Manhattan School of Music, Ohio State University, Indiana University, University of Northern Iowa, the University of North Texas, et al.

Responsibilities: Primary duties include teaching Applied Voice, English/Italian, German and French Diction, and Musical Theatre Workshop; additional courses as needed. The candidate should have experience teaching classical and musical theatre vocal technique. In addition, piano skills adequate for studio teaching, vocal jazz and contemporary vocal techniques are desirable. Candidate will be expected to develop a high profile in professional organizations, e.g., National Association of Teachers of Singing and Michigan School Vocal Music Teachers Association.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Doctorate or M.M. in Vocal Performance. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in the fields of voice teaching and performance.

Additional Information

Applications are accepted at http://www.hope.edu/employment/faculty. As part of the online application candidates will upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate study, statement of teaching philosophy and competencies, and a response to the Mission of Hope College. In addition, the names and contact information for three references will be entered into the application. Those references will be contacted upon application to submit a letter of recommendation. No recordings at this time. Full consideration will be given to those applications that have been submitted by November 15, 2019.

Contact Information

Please email jobs@hope.edu if you have any questions.

Employer Profile

Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community. Hope offers an academically rigorous, co-educational and residential education to 3,150 undergraduate students from more than 39 states and 34 countries. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America since its founding in 1866, Hope College is known for its invitational ecumenical Christian atmosphere, friendly campus community, and well-balanced academic and co-curricular offerings. Hope's beautiful campus is located just steps from award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan, and fewer than seven miles from Lake Michigan.

At Hope College, accomplished faculty and staff mentor students to recognize the interconnectedness of the world, affirm the God-given dignity of all persons, and cultivate the skills, perspectives and habits that help them flourish inside and outside the classroom. Recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship, Hope provides exceptional professional preparation and life-changing educational experiences that equip students for success after graduation. The college has consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges and is featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives.

Hope College is financially sound, with more than 50 consecutive years of balanced budgets, an endowment of approximately $225 million and no deferred maintenance, and over $140 million invested in the construction of new facilities during the past 12 years. Since 2015, the college has completed three new buildings -- Kruizenga Art Museum (2015), the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts (2015) and the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center (2017). The next facility to be built will be a new home for the college's Campus Ministries programs, which is slated for completion in fall 2019.

In 2015, Hope College launched its 10-year strategic plan, Hope for the World: 2025, which consists of six goals, focused on: academics; Christian formation; global engagement; community; reputation and influence; and value. Developed by the campus community, the strategic plan supports the college's mission, "to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith."

Hope College seeks to be a community that affirms the dignity of all persons as bearers of God's image. Accordingly, the college is committed to being a place where all experience a sense of belonging. Students of all faiths -- and no faith -- are welcome at Hope, as are students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. In 2017-18, 18 percent of the student body identified as a race other than Caucasian. On Hope's campus, there is broad understanding that, in order to best prepare students for lives of leadership and service in a global society, the college must have diversity among its faculty and staff. Sixteen percent of Hope's tenure-track faculty are from underrepresented groups, coming from both the U.S. and abroad. In the last five years, 41 percent of faculty hires have been from underrepresented groups.


About Holland


Holland, Michigan is located in the heart of West Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa. The city is known for being a friendly college town, a beautiful vacation destination, and annual host of both the Tulip Time Festival and Tulipanes Festival. With a city population of 33,000, Holland resides within the greater Holland-Zeeland area populated by 100,000 -- 30 minutes from Grand Rapids, 2.5 hours from Ann Arbor and Chicago and 3 hours from Detroit. Holland features a picturesque downtown just steps from the Hope College campus -- home to restaurants, cafés, shops and a popular farmer's market -- as well as miles of sandy beaches, nationally ranked school districts and charming parks throughout the surrounding area. In recent years, Holland has earned recognition for being one of the "Best Beach Towns to Live In" (WalletHub, 2018), "Prettiest Towns" (Architectural Digest, 2018) and "Best Cities for Global Trade" (Global Trade Magazine, 2017) as well as the #1 "Best Small City to Start a Business" (WalletHub 2018). The City of Holland has also earned several top honors for the "America in Bloom" competition, including awards for "Environmental Efforts" and "Coolest Downtown." The Holland area is strengthened by its diversity, with people of color comprising 33% of the city's population. The Latino community is particularly vibrant, accounting for 24% of Holland residents. For more about neighborhoods, recreation, businesses and life in Holland, visit the city's "Live in Holland Michigan" website.

Hope College seeks to be a community that affirms the dignity of all persons as bearers of God's image. It is Hope College policy not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, family status, genetic information, height, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or weight, except in the event of a bona fide occupational qualification. Hope College is an equal opportunity employer.