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AY2024-2025 Music: 49830 Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice (Director of Opera Theatre)
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Position Number: 4815341
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Business - Management

AY2024-2025 Music: 49830 Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice (Director of Opera Theatre)
Meadows School of the Arts

Location: Dallas, TX
Open Date: Nov 22, 2023

Description:
The Division of Music in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice position serving as Director of Opera Theatre beginning August 2024. The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience producing opera at the collegiate, national, and/or international level. Knowledge of the standard and current operatic repertoire is essential to this position.

The Division of Music is a professional, comprehensive institution devoted to the advancement of performance and scholarship, the preparation of the next generation of music professionals, and service in the artistic life of our community, nation, and world. The faculty of internationally acclaimed artists, scholars, and educators care deeply about their students and work collaboratively to serve the mission of the Division.

Responsibilities:

1. Select and produce opera, light opera/musical theatre repertoire.

2. Teach related undergraduate and graduate courses, which may include opera literature, staging, acting, or additional music courses in accordance with individual areas of expertise and departmental needs.

3. Opera Theatre program recruitment and outreach.

4. Administrative duties include oversight of production budgets, collaboration with production/design faculty, staff, and students.

5. Serve on University and Division committees as needed, as well as participate in curriculum development where appropriate.

6. Participate in the cultural and intellectual life of the Division, School, and University.

7. Perform other duties as assigned. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree in an opera-related discipline or significant professional production or performance experience in the operatic idiom. Demonstrable record of experience and success directing opera at the university or professional level as well as artistic standing in the field. Ability to recruit and teach a diverse student body of graduate and undergraduate students. Knowledge of standard (operatic) repertoire, as well as emerging works. Professional and collegial collaboration with peers is an important qualification for this position.

Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of leading a successful university opera program. Demonstrated commitment to and/or success in working with diverse populations on campus and in the community. Evidence of leadership, communication, organizational, and management skills as demonstrated through successful recruitment and outreach efforts.

Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/128740

Upload the following to http://apply.interfolio.com/128740

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Links to recent video examples of productions or scenes programs

4. Contact information for three references

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by December 31, 2023. The committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or admissions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. SMU's commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX1 Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.