Faculty Director of Opera Choruses and Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Music; Choral

Overview

The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position as Choral Conductor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses; both senior and accomplished junior applicants will be considered. The successful candidate will be able to inspire student conductors and singers with a wide variety of skill sets in a highly active and professionally oriented educational environment.

• Rehearse and prepare opera choruses for as many as five productions annually with the internationally recognized IU Opera & Ballet Theater, including conducting in performance when required and preparing students cast in bit parts from the chorus.
• Teach private lessons for and mentor graduate choral conducting majors and train graduate opera chorus masters.
• Serve as choral department liaison for operatic creative and technical teams, including faculty and/or guest directors, choreographers, stage managers, etc.
• Serve as the choral department representative on the Opera Committee and the Opera Casting Committee if assigned.
• Additional duties may include teaching one or more of the following courses: university choral ensembles (concert choirs); graduate and/or undergraduate choral conducting technique; choral rehearsal techniques; graduate seminars in choral literature; score reading; other courses in an area of expertise applicable to the candidate.
• Participation in doctoral committees, school-wide committees, and in department service and recruitment activities is expected.