Univ of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music seeks an experienced teacher of musical theatre and Resident Music Director for its celebrated BFA Musical Theatre program to begin in August of 2022. The tenure-track appointment will be at a salary commensurate with credentials within college guidelines. Initial appointment is three years and the faculty member is then eligible for reappointment. The Department of Musical Theatre is comprised of approximately seventy (70) students, with seven full-time faculty and ten adjunct faculty. Collaborating with the Department of Theatre Design and Production, the Department of Ensembles and Conducting, and others, the Department of Musical Theatre annually presents at least three musicals, and various other offerings inclusive of new works staged readings, lab shows, cabarets, and concerts.

Duties for this position will include teaching undergraduate courses such as Vocal Coaching Levels 1-4 in the BFA program for Musical Theatre, teaching Assistant Musical Director and Musical Theatre Orchestra courses in the Masters of Music program for Conducting. The successful candidate will also act as the Departmental Music Supervisor, Resident Music Director, and will music direct as part of the production season.

Prior to the effective date of the appointment, the successful candidate must have received a Bachelor’s degree in the field of Music Directing, Musical Theatre or a related field, and a total of four years of experience. Such experience must encompass four years of professional experience as a music director as well as two academic years of university level teaching experience in musical theatre, which, can, but need not, be contemporaneous to the professional experience.

Application review will begin on January 14, 2022, though applications will be accepted until the position is filled.