Lecturer of Opera Theatre, College of Music, Fall 2024 Location:
Knoxville, TN
Open Date:
Apr 1, 2024
Description: Lecturer, nine-month non-tenure-track appointment beginning August 1, 2024.
Oversee multiple aspects of the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre (UTOT) in collaboration with the UTOT Music Director. Responsibilities include directing and producing two full-staged operas during the academic year, management of the opera budget, teaching a graduate-level course on acting/stagecraft, participation in/organization of professional, educational, and community outreach events, and participation in other activities as a member of the voice area faculty.
Web Page: The University of Tennessee College of Music offers a broad and comprehensive professional music program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The College has approximately 60 faculty members and approximately 350 music majors.
General Information:
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the state's flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement with society. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The university welcomes and honors people of all races, creeds, cultures, and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity. The university intends that its graduates will promote the values and institutions of representative democracy, and be prepared to lead lives of personal integrity and civic responsibility. Knoxville's cultural resources include a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a professional jazz orchestra, theatrical productions, ballet and modern dance, art galleries, and museums. Within an hour's drive is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with its scenic beauty and wide variety of recreational activities, plants, and wildlife. The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who can contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
Qualifications: Required: Masters Degree or equivalent in professional experience. Substantial experience as an opera director is required, including work with Young Artist programs or in an academic setting. Experience managing budgets and overseeing theatrical productions. Commitment to provide students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a secure technical foundation in dramatic skills through curricular, and workshop classes as well as through production preparation. Demonstrated excellence as a collaborator with colleagues in both the professional and academic setting.
Preferred: Experience in a university/conservatory setting.
Application Instructions: Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a list of at least three references (including name, title, email address and phone number), and links to videos of representative work via our application system in Interfolio. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee ******** or or . Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or or .
