Assistant or Associate Professor
Company: The California State University
Location: Fullerton
Posted on: February 25, 2021
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Job Description:
Description:
College of the Arts
School of Music
Assistant/Associate Professor in Opera Studies
Fall 2021
The School of Music in the College of the Arts at California State
University, Fullerton, invites applications for a full-time tenure
track Assistant or Associate Professor in Opera Studies with an
appointment to begin Fall 2021.
California State University, Fullerton is a minority-serving
institution and an affirmative action and equal opportunity
employer with a strong commitment to increasing the diversity of
the campus community and the curriculum. CSUF fosters an inclusive
environment within which students, faculty, staff, and
administrators thrive. Individuals advancing the University's
strategic diversity goals and those from underrepresented groups
are particularly encouraged to apply.
CSUF faculty are committed teachers and scholars who bring research
and creative discovery to students in classrooms, labs, studios,
and individually mentored projects. They teach broadly in the
curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on
departmental and university committees. The primary
responsibilities of the person in this position will include the
development and teaching of opera studies to both undergraduate and
graduate students and directing the CSUF Opera program. This person
will also be responsible for producing creative/scholarly work
commensurate with the requirements for tenure. The successful
candidate will also be expected to contribute to and participate in
the life and development of the department, advise students, serve
on committees, and participate in their discipline and larger
university communities.
The Department
For over fifty years, the School of Music has been training
students for professions in the music field. CSUF, located 30 miles
from downtown Los Angeles in metropolitan Orange County, has a
legacy of alumni actively engaged within music professions
throughout Southern California, the United States, and
internationally. Fully accredited by the National Association of
Schools of Music since 1966, the School of Music is a comprehensive
unit in the College of the Arts and offers undergraduate and
master's degrees in music performance in classical, jazz, and
commercial music; as well as music education, conducting,
composition, music theory, piano pedagogy, and music history. The
School of Music serves approximately 400 undergraduate and graduate
students, with 21 full-time and 50+ lecturer faculty. For more
information about the school, please visit
http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/music/.
Position
The primary responsibilities of this instructional faculty would be
supervising, directing, musical coaching, and preparing the
school's opera productions, in addition to program outreach,
recruitment, and administrative duties, such as fundraising and
overseeing production budgets. Other responsibilities may include
teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in song and opera
literature, diction, and additional music courses in accordance
with individual areas of expertise and departmental needs. The
position requires working closely with applied voice and music
education faculty and staff to promote positive, sustained
relationships with regional high school and community college vocal
music programs and work collaboratively with area coordinators of
the Vocal, Orchestral, Jazz, and Keyboard programs. In addition,
the person in this position will be expected to participate in
advising students; engage in active peer-reviewed
creative/scholarly activities; participate in department, college,
university, and system-wide service; maintain office hours; and
work collaboratively and productively with colleagues. Positive
tenure and promotion decisions require excellent teaching; a record
of creative/scholarly activity in the discipline; strong leadership
contributions to the school, college and university committees and
to external professional organizations that serve the broader
discipline's communities.
Required Qualifications:
--- Terminal degree (MFA, DMA, Ph.D.) by the time of appointment,
or a significant national/international professional career in the
opera field
--- Evidence of leading a successful university opera program
--- Evidence of a broad and thorough knowledge of operatic
repertoire appropriate to both developing and pre-professional
artists
--- Evidence of leadership, communication, organizational, and
management skills as demonstrated through successful recruitment
and outreach efforts
--- Evidence of successful college-level teaching using systematic
instruction of song and opera literature classes, and foreign
language diction classes (utilizing the International Phonetics
Alphabet)
--- Evidence of the ability to balance excellent teaching, creative
activity/scholarship, and service
--- Experience in working collaboratively with colleagues and
communities
--- Demonstrated commitment to and excellence in teaching diverse
student populations, including first-generation college
students
Preferred Qualifications:
--- Evidence of experience working in a professional opera setting
as either a performer, opera coach, and/or opera director
--- Evidence of successful experience in a tenure track position at
a university or college
Application Procedure
A complete online application must be received by electronic
submission in order to receive consideration. To apply, please
visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php to complete the
required online Fullerton application, search for position 498298,
and provide the following required materials:
--- Letter of application responding to your experience related to
the required qualifications and discussing your teaching philosophy
and pedagogical practices with opera students
--- Curriculum Vitae
--- Candidate Statement on Commitment to Inclusive Excellence:
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity are fundamental to the mission of
CSUF. Diversity, as reflected in our student body, refers to the
variety of personal experiences, values, and viewpoints that arise
from differences of culture and circumstance. Such differences
include race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression, age, religion, language, differing abilities,
socioeconomic status, geographic region, and more. Please discuss
how you would include anti-racist and inclusive policies in your
teaching and pedagogy, to create a just and equitable classroom.
Explain how your experiences and/or qualifications enhance your
ability to contribute to the students, faculty, and staff who are
members of our diverse CSUF community.
--- A list of three references with relevant contact
information
Semi-Finalists will be asked to submit the following additional
information:
--- Links to recent recordings of opera productions and/or
rehearsals that you have led. For each of these performances
identify specifically what your role was with the production (e.g.
stage director, musical coach, diction coach, producer, conductor,
accompanist, etc.). Please provide Youtube links or access links to
online storage (e.g. Dropbox, Google Docs.); do not send actual
video files.
--- Additional material such as current course outlines, course
assignments, and rubrics may also be requested.
Finalists:
--- Finalists will be asked to submit three letters of
recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit
should you move forward to this phase of the search. On the
References page of the online application, enter information and
email addresses for three referents who will provide a confidential
letter of reference for your application. A request via email along
with information on uploading the letter will be sent. You will be
able to verify that each letter has been received by CSUF by
logging back into the recruitment system. Please do not submit
letters of recommendation until asked to do so.
Please do not send additional materials until requested to do so.
The finalists for the position will be contacted when to submit and
are required to submit all materials for full consideration.
Please direct all questions about the position to: Dale A. Merrill,
Dean, College of the Arts at dmerrill@fullerton.edu with "Opera
Search" in the subject line or call 657-278-3256.
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be
received by January 18, 2021. The anticipated appointment date is
August 16, 2021.
Additional Information
Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the
strength of the applicant pool.
Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications and is
subject to budgetary authorization and any California State
University System faculty contract increases. Summer research
grants, moving expenses, start-up funds, and a reduced teaching
load may be available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package
is available that includes: health/vision/dental plans; spouse,
domestic partner, and dependent fee-waiver; access to campus
child-care; and a defined-benefit retirement through the state
system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a
detailed description of benefits, please visit
https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated
reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting
Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in
CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be
completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally
offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete
the background check may affect the application status of
applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who
apply for the position.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants
with disabilities who self-disclose.
Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and
Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator
(http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php) California
State University
Office of the Chancellor
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