TT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR of VOICE / UMKC CONSERVATORY / Music Div
About the role
At the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory, we take pride in collaboration across the divisions of music, dance, and theatre, and in advancing the integration of art forms through performance, teaching, and creative work. Our integrated arts approach intentionally brings together multiple disciplines to deepen learning, expand artistic practice, and enrich audience experiences.
Building on the Conservatory's strengths in classical voice, opera, and art song, and its integrated programs in theatre, dance, and emerging media, this position strengthens a distinct need in the Voice area: a teacher and performer whose work is grounded in sound vocal technique and pedagogy, with demonstrated ability to extend that technical foundation into musical theatre and contemporary-commercial styles.
The successful candidate will value foundational voice building as the basis for stylistic flexibility while preparing singers to perform successfully across multiple genres. The position is intended to enhance existing degree programs rather than establish a new one. It does not create a musical theatre major or degree. Instead, it broadens students' access to contemporary vocal skills and styles within the Conservatory's established voice and music curricula, supports the new undergraduate certificate in Musical Theatre, and complements existing strengths in classical voice, opera, choral, and cross-genre performance. The goal is to prepare singers as versatile artists with broad, modern skills for a range of 21st-century careers.
The UMKC Conservatory invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Voice with an emphasis in musical theatre and contemporary-commercial styles, beginning Fall 2027. We seek a versatile teacher and performer with expertise in sound vocal technique and pedagogy who can also lead students into musical theatre and contemporary-commercial practice, including belt, mix, and a range of contemporary styles. The successful candidate will understand foundational voice building and vocal pedagogy as the basis for stylistic versatility, preparing singers to move fluidly among classical, musical theatre, and contemporary