Loyola Marymount University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Vocal Studies and Opera in its National Association of Schools of Music accredited Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program. The department seeks an active and wide-ranging scholar, teacher, and musician to direct LMU's Sinatra Opera Program and teach its principal credit-bearing class, Opera Scenes/Workshop. The department seeks a candidate with documentation of engaging and critically informed opera rehearsal techniques and artistically distinctive opera performances, the ability to develop tone and blend in ensembles comprising current undergraduate music majors/minors and current non-majors, a breadth of knowledge of operatic repertoire that supports practical application of vocal, acting, and costume/technical design in all style periods, and evidence of potential to develop a national reputation through scholarly and creative research. Other teaching will include Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, and The Vocal Experience (Voice Class in the University Core Curriculum). Ability to teach the Baroque and Classical eras in the upper-division Music History sequence and Alexander Technique desirable; background in piano accompanying also desirable. Position Qualifications Qualified applicants must have a completed DMA in Voice or related Vocal Performance area. DMA in Opera will be considered. University-level teaching and period opera directing/design experience required, preferably full-time. The position will begin on August 16, 2026. The ideal candidate will be active in recruitment for the Department of Music in general. Applicants must be able to add to and complement the work of the current Music faculty in areas such as departmental administration, student performance evaluations across a diverse and growing range of styles, collaborations, and auditions. Demonstrable effectiveness in stewarding budget lines and in music administration desirable. The Music program consists of six full-time tenure-track/tenured positions, two fulltime clinical positions and 20+ part-time faculty. This faculty is dedicated to supporting a liberal arts curriculum and excellent undergraduate training in Music. A strong candidate will value the university's mission and its commitment to the dialogue between faith and culture, and be culturally sensitive to the ideals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
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