Assistant Professor-Theatre and Dance- Musical Theatre Vocal Performance

About the role

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track Musical Theatre Vocal Performance, Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance, Holland College of Arts and Media, Southeast Missouri State University. Position begins fall 2027. Faculty member will join a 22-person theatre and dance faculty and staff, teaching 12-credit hours per semester in musical theatre class, private voice, theory, score study, performance, and musical theatre history; serve as music director for select main stage musicals; recruit, mentor, advise BFA musical theatre and acting majors; potentially serve in a leadership role in the BFA program; serve on department and university committees; continue outside professional endeavors. Program maintains approximately 200 BFA and BA majors; operates as part of Holland College of Arts and Media in River Campus facilities; university is NAST-accredited; musical theatre program nationally ranked.

Responsibilities

• Teach equivalent of 12 credit hours per semester in musical theatre class, private voice, theory, score study, performance, and musical theatre history.
• Serve as music director for select main stage musicals.
• Recruit, mentor, advise BFA musical theatre and acting majors.
• Potentially serve in a leadership role in the BFA program.
• Serve on department and university committees as assigned.
• Continue outside professional endeavors.

Qualifications

• MFA in Musical Theatre or Acting; or MM or DMA in Vocal Pedagogy or Vocal Performance with an emphasis in Musical Theatre and/or significant professional experience (degree from regionally accredited or internationally accredited/government certified university).
• Experience teaching in a college or university program as a graduate assistant, instructor, assistant professor or above.
• Proven record of successful teaching private and class voice at the university level.
• Evidence of ability to teach music theory and musical theatre score study and history.
• Evidence of ability to teach musical theatre performance.
• Evidence of ability to serve as music director of large-scale musicals.
• Evidence of leadership ability.
• Proven record of significant professional experience as an actor/singer/vocal coach in musical theatre.
• Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and retain musical theatre majors.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage university and outside professional committees.
• Demonstrated commitment to collegiality when interacting with others within the University community.