The Department of Music at Simpson College seeks an accomplished teacher of voice to teach studio voice, Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, and coordinate departmental recruitment to begin in August 2024. We seek a dynamic teacher fully engaged in the field who is demonstrably knowledgeable of vocal pedagogy, diction, literature, and performance and who will contribute to the department’s offerings in solo, choral, and operatic performance for undergraduates.
As Coordinator of Departmental Recruiting, the successful candidate will promote the full scope of the music program with clarity, creativity, and enthusiasm. The candidate will possess the organizational, networking, communication, and collaborative skills necessary to raise the profile of the department and to coordinate a team-based recruitment effort between Admissions and the Department of Music.
One-year appointment, renewable contingent on funding.
The Simpson College Department of Music has a full accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music since 1946. Its program has long been recognized for its excellence and production quality, with many graduates performing professionally both nationally and internationally. It confers the Bachelor of Music degree in Performance and Music Education and the Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Simpson College encourages innovative teaching and seeks colleagues who will help its students of all ages develop critical intellectual skills, nurture values which foster personal worth, and individuality for the purpose of living lives of leadership within a creative, diverse and just community. Successful applicants must demonstrate a commitment to cultural diversity and inclusive teaching practices that will contribute to a campus climate that supports equity and diversity.
Simpson College is a small liberal arts college with a dedicated group of faculty, staff and students. Simpson’s main campus is in Indianola, Iowa, a part of the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. Additional facilities are located in West Des Moines. The Des Moines area has a population of over 600,000, and economic growth has outpaced the U.S. as a whole in recent years. In addition, the cost of living is well below the national average. To learn more about Simpson College, please visit: www.simpson.edu
Qualifications
Doctorate in voice (or ABD) and/or commensurate professional experience.
Demonstrated success as a teacher of voice.
Soprano or mezzo-soprano preferred, other voice types considered.
Recruiting and/or administrative experience is advantageous.
Application Instructions
A complete application will include a cover letter, a curriculum vita, graduate transcripts, contact information for references, a statement of teaching philosophy, a one-page Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement indicating how you will address DEI issues through teaching, scholarship, and/or service in accordance with Simpson College’s mission and values statements (simpson.edu/about-simpson-college/mission-philosophy) and links to video recordings of teaching and performing.
Review of applications will begin June 3, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
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