Head Vocal Coach and Conductor of Opera, Assistant Professor of Music
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Music
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Nov 22, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 8198
Position ID:: 183335

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:

The Department of Music at Binghamton University (State University of New York) seeks to hire a full-time, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Music specializing in Vocal Coaching and Opera Conducting beginning on September 1, 2025.

The Department offers the Bachelor of Music degree in performance, the Bachelor of Arts (in performance, composition, or musicology), and the Master of Music degree with concentrations in conducting, opera/voice, composition, instrumental performance, music history and literature, and collaborative piano. A constituent member of the newly founded School of the Arts, the department boasts vibrant training programs in opera, composition, conducting, instrumental performance, and jazz. Our diverse faculty shares commitments to inclusive programming and antiracism.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic vocal coach with high-level piano skills and a broad knowledge of repertoire and language with Opera conducting experience at the University or professional level. The responsibilities of this position include:

• Serve as Head Vocal Coach for the Voice and Opera program in coordination with the Voice faculty. Provide weekly private coaching to Graduate and Undergraduate performance majors.
• Conduct Fall and Spring Opera productions including attending all room staging and onstage rehearsals in collaboration with the Opera Director. Supply supplemental coaching of singers cast in opera productions.
• Teach graduate-level Vocal Literature class each semester.
• Maintain an active profile in vocal collaboration and conducting (e.g., creative activities, research) that engages the discipline at national and international levels
• Collaborate with Voice faculty and Guest Artists in recitals.
• A commitment to recruiting students, promoting the opera program and experience with community engagement is desired.
• Actively participate in faculty governance, attend faculty and departmental meetings, and contribute to committees at both the departmental and university levels.
• Additional areas of teaching may be determined depending on departmental needs and the candidate's specific interests, expertise, and qualifications.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent professional experience with a significant national and/or international profile as a Vocal Coach/Collaborative Pianist.
• Thorough knowledge of languages, diction, and operatic and art song literature.
• Experience preparing opera performances at the university or professional level.
• Record of excellence teaching students at the highest professional level.
• Experience teaching academic music courses (e.g., Vocal Literature) as instructor of record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate or ABD status at time of appointment.
• Experience assisting and/or conducting opera performances at the university or professional level.
• Evidence of leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.

This position is part of Binghamton's multiyear cluster hire initiative in Arts Practice, Performance and Research in the 21st Century.

https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/faculty/cluster-hire.html

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.

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

Application Instructions:

Please submit the following application materials via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=183335

• a cover letter describing the candidate's qualification for the position
• a detailed curriculum vitae
• the names and contact information for three references

Please do not send recordings or any other additional materials at this time. References and additional materials may be sought for applicants as they advance through the search process.

Application review will begin on January 10, 2025, but the position will remain open until filled.