Applied Voice/Commercial Music (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)

Applied Voice/Commercial Music (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)

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You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

The Search Committee will accept applications until finalists are selected. Online applications must include a cover letter that specifically addresses position qualifications and duties, a current vita, copies of undergraduate and graduate degree transcripts (upload as one document), and a one-page PDF document with active links to no more than three recent performance videos. Please supply contact information for three references who may be contacted to provide recommendations. Review will begin immediately and continue until finalists have been selected.

Position Information

Posting Number: F-0922

Position Title: Applied Voice/Commercial Music (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor)

College/Unit: College of the Arts & Media

Home Department: School of Music

Employee Group: Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year

Employment Status: Full-Time

Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year)

Position Begin Date: 08/18/2025

Position Summary

• Recruit and train undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing for professional careers in singing in all genres of the music industry – musical theatre, pop, opera, and future music educators;
• Be proficient in healthy vocal pedagogy techniques for belting and jazz techniques, in addition to standard classical vocal techniques;
• Additional classroom assignments made based on the strengths of the candidate and the needs of the School of Music.

Required Qualifications

• MM in Vocal Performance or MM in Musical Theatre; DMA preferred (ABD considered);
• Outstanding performance skills;
• Successful college teaching experience;
• Qualifications to teach applied voice to students pursuing all genres of the vocal profession – musical theatre, commercial voice, classical, opera, pop, and rock;
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• DMA preferred (ABD considered).

Address inquiries to:

Dr. Eric Tucker, Commercial Voice Search Committee Chair
School of Music
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Phone: (989) 774-3281
Fax: (989) 774-3766

About the Department

The School of Music is located in a state-of-the-art 119,000 square foot facility with a 500-seat concert hall housing a 61-rank Casavant organ, a 100-seat recital hall, MIDI technology labs, recording facilities, music resource center, and 79 practice rooms. The School of Music has 38 full- and part-time faculty and an enrollment of 350 undergraduate and graduate majors and minors.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

EEO Statement

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight.