Faculty Position Available: Lecturer in Vocal Studies
The Department of Music at Stanford University invites applicants for the position of Lecturer in Vocal Studies, beginning in Fall 2021. This is a full-time Lecturer position with benefits.
The ideal candidate for this position is a dynamic, creative colleague who possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills, has a proven record of teaching group classes as well as individual lessons to students from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines, has a demonstrated record of performance success, enjoys working collaboratively in a highly rigorous liberal arts environment, and will actively contribute to a campus community that promotes cultural diversity and multicultural understanding.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Teach weekly voice classes to students from a wide spectrum of experience and ability
- Teach weekly applied studio voice lessons at the intermediate or advanced level to music majors, minors and non-majors as needed
- Teach courses in areas appropriate to the appointee’s qualifications and departmental needs
- Participate in assessment of studio juries
- Participate in weekly applied students voice class
- Participate in evaluating supplemental materials and auditions for yearly admissions applicants
- Maintain a presence on campus, attending on-campus performances and participating in performance activities such as concerts, faculty recitals and other faculty events
- Serve on the Performance Committee and attend faculty and committee meetings
- Work collaboratively with faculty colleagues and contribute to the long-range goals of the vocal program
Qualifications/Required Skills
- Master's degree or professional experience as teacher and/or performer equivalent to the terminal degree
- Documented experience and success teaching voice in an accredited higher education institution or in a professional setting
- Enthusiasm and commitment to teaching group voice classes to a wide range of students from all academic disciplines and who encompass varied degrees of experience and ability
- A demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in approach to teaching/learning and in professional activities
- Documented success teaching students of diverse backgrounds at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Familiarity with languages generally encountered in the vocal and choral literature
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- High degree of organization
- Professional distinction and documented success as a singer
Application Instructions
Please submit the following materials in PDF or Word format by June 15, 2021 to:
Mario Champagne, Ph.D.
Director of Finance and Operations
marioch [at] stanford.edu (marioch[at]stanford[dot]edu)
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- One-page educational philosophy
- Personal diversity statement
- Phone and email contact information for three (3) references
- 2 video links showing performances in contrasting styles by the candidate
- 1 video link of the candidate in a teaching situation, if available