Assistant Professor of Theatre - Musical Theatre Voice

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Voice for its nationally renowned BFA Musical Theatre program beginning fall 2025. We seek a dynamic and accomplished artist-teacher with a strong commitment to excellence in musical theatre vocal performance, pedagogy, and scholarship. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to use and apply inclusive practices in educating diverse student bodies by providing voice training for the musical theatre artist, maintaining an active research and creative agenda, while contributing to the intellectual and artistic life of the school through teaching, performance, and service.

The BFA in Musical Theatre is a rigorous professional training program housed in the School of Theatre and College of Arts and Architecture. The mission of the program is to train students to successfully compete in the professional musical theatre industry, while providing a technical and artistic foundation for life-long creative output. Graduates of the program regularly perform on Broadway and around the country and world.

The College of Arts & Architecture is working to establish a culture of anti-racism and anti-oppression that embraces individual identities, fosters a culture of inclusion, and promotes equity through curricula, values, standards, ideals, policies and practices. The ideal candidate will provide evidence of their experience with and interest in contributing to these goals.

Position Summary:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to deliver voice training for the musical theatre artist, maintain an active research and creative agenda, while contributing to the intellectual and artistic life of the school through teaching, creative work, and service. Duties primarily include teaching private voice to BFA musical theatre majors. In addition to teaching the technique surrounding the voice for musical theatre, there is an expectation that the studio time includes ear training and musicianship. Other duties include teaching in a collaborative studio and coaching.

• Teaching:
  Teach voice lessons to undergraduate students in a variety of vocal styles and repertoires within musical theatre, and/or contemporary pop music. Additional teaching responsibilities may include related courses based on the candidate's expertise and the department's needs.
• Creative Activity:

Maintain an active research and/or creative agenda in musical theatre vocal performance, pedagogy, or related fields, with outcomes that contribute to the national and international visibility of the program. This may include solo and collaborative performances, recordings, publications, presentations, and other scholarly or creative work.

• Service:
  Engage in departmental, college, and university service, including committee work, recruitment activities, and community engagement. The successful candidate will contribute to the professional development of students and actively participate in the cultural and intellectual life of the campus and professional organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS/ REQUIRED SKILLS

• Professional experience in teaching musical theatre singing.
• Terminal degree or professional equivalent.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching all styles of musical theatre including pop, rock, country, and rap/spoken word.
• Piano skills appropriate to the private voice studio environment.
• Evidence of effective teaching at the college or university level, including curriculum development, inclusive practices in educating diverse student bodies, and working with a diverse faculty and staff.
• Evidence of working collectively to cultivate a culture that supports success and enables all members of the community to thrive.
• A well-defined and promising research/creative agenda with the potential for national and/or international recognition and grant funding.
• Passion for remaining current in the field regarding evolving styles.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the musical theatre repertoire.

ABOUT SCHOOL OF THEATRE

The School of Theatre houses Penn State Centre Stage (PSCS), the professional theatre training program in Central Pennsylvania which presents theatrical productions by emerging artists. The School of Theatre offers several degrees including a BFA in Musical Theatre, BFA in Acting, BFA in Design, Tech, or Stage Management, a BA in Theatre, an MFA in Theatre, and a Theatre minor.

ABOUT PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE

Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture proudly serves as one of the major cultural centers between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The college is a comprehensive arts community committed to artistic and scholarly creativity, research, and the preparation of specialized practitioners in all of the arts and design disciplines; to undergraduate general arts courses for all students; and to community engagement in its programs.

ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) [http://www.psu.edu] is a comprehensive, multi-campus research university serving all regions of the Commonwealth, as well as the nation and the world in instruction, research, creative activity, and service roles that require responsiveness to and support from society's public and private sectors. As a land-grant university, Penn State is responsible for providing a wide array of programs in the professional and technical disciplines, as well as a balanced offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences. Penn State shares with other major research universities the traditional responsibilities to discover, develop, preserve, and disseminate knowledge.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

To apply for this position, upload the following materials:

• Cover letter addressing qualifications and fit for the position. Address in your cover letter how equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging relate to your academic, research, creative activity, and/or service experience.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Teaching philosophy, including your approach to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the classroom.
• Samples of research/creative work (e.g., recordings, published articles).
• Contact information for three professional references.

Applications received by December 2, 2024, will receive priority consideration, but the search will continue until the position is filled.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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