Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Voice
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Theatre
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Oct 22, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 13558
Position ID:: 182339

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

Job Description:

Binghamton University seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Theatre Department's burgeoning musical theatre BFA program. The ideal candidate will have achieved distinction as a voice teacher, vocal pedagogue, and/or musical theatre performer/teaching artist, and will continue their creative research as they work towards tenure and promotion.

Binghamton offers both a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre and a Bachelor of Arts in theatre with concentrations in acting/directing, design/tech, and dance. The BFA in musical theatre is a four-year progression of classes that gives students a foundation in acting, singing, and dancing: the three skills at the heart of this art form. Because Binghamton students are notable for their high-achieving academic record, students in both programs seek to explore dramaturgical and artistic depth. In addition to performance courses in a wide range of techniques, students audition for main stage and studio productions ranging from the classical to the contemporary, including musicals, plays, and dance productions.

The successful applicant will teach approximately 12 hours of lessons per week, including studio voice lessons and vocal technique for musical theatre students. This requires an effective vocal technician invested in the success of their students through teaching healthy and science-based technique and who has the ability to connect with students from a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender identities. The position will require attendance at occasional rehearsals, teaching or co-teaching regular workshops as part of a weekly seminar series, and coordination of administrative responsibilities related to vocal offerings, in addition to fulfilling other service obligations, recruitment, and community outreach as appropriate to a tenure-track appointment. This person may also teach other courses depending upon their specialties and areas of interest.

We seek applicants who would demonstrate the following in their teaching and artistic practice:

• Inclusive teaching and mentorship that will help make singing and musical theatre accessible to a broad range of students
• Empowering all gender identities and expressions, including trans and non-binary singers
• The ability to provide students with objective, supportive critique and actionable feedback
• Expertise in vocal health
• Ability to work with singers across many musical styles relevant to the current musical theatre landscape
• A commitment to the collaborative process, including with students, colleagues, and other artistic team members
• Development of a national or international reputation as a practitioner and/or scholar

The ideal candidate will be an artist and/or scholar whose teaching, creative activity, and professional experience will contribute to the diversity, equity, access, and inclusivity goals of the Department of Theatre and seek to address questions of interest to historically under-represented or underserved communities. Their research agenda should support and enhance the Department's offerings by increasing its range, depth, and diversity of curriculum, with the goal of leading to successful tenure.

Salary: 77, 000 +DOE

Requirements:

Required Qualities:

• Master's degree (MM, MVP, MFA, MA) or other relevant advanced degree, awarded by August 18, 2025
• Knowledge in and demonstrated application of contemporary vocal science research, vocal technique, and vocal pedagogy
• Knowledge of current trends in musical theatre and musical theatre-adjacent performance styles, techniques, and performance practices
• Demonstrated success teaching college students and/or professional performers
• Experience teaching singing in the diverse repertoire and styles common in contemporary musical theatre (such as pop, rock, classical, soul, jazz, funk, R&B, hip-hop, rap, country, etc.)

Preferred Qualities:

• Additional training in vocal pedagogy as it relates to musical theatre and/or contemporary commercial music
• Previous university-level teaching experience
• Sufficient piano skills in order to facilitate private voice lessons without the assistance of an accompanist
• A research or creative portfolio that will help the candidate progress towards tenure, whether that be in performance, publication, production, or another research field

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

All applicants should submit the following materials via the university's applicant tracking system, Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=182339

• a curriculum vitae,
• a statement of teaching philosophy, and a 15-minute teaching video.
• names and contact information for three references who can speak to the candidate's teaching abilities and/or work as a vocal technician, entered individually through the Interview Exchange system. References will only be requested for candidates who advance through the selection process.

Review of applicants will begin on January 15, 2025. The position will remain open until filled.

Binghamton University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer.