Professor of Practice - Musical Theatre Voice/Music Direction/Collaborative Pianist
The Department of Theatre & Dance at Auburn University invites applications for an appointment as Professor of Practice of Musical Theatre, beginning in the fall of 2023.
This is a nine-month, non-tenure track, full-time teaching faculty position in the AU Musical Theatre BFA program. The position may be renewed annually and is essential to the operation of our department and production season. The successful candidate will join the faculty of a strong B.A./B.F.A., National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) accredited, undergraduate department within the College of Liberal Arts. Responsibilities include musical direction of at least one departmental musical a semester, applied voice lessons with between 10 and 15 students a semester, active participation in the production process, advising on music theatre repertoire, co-teaching a musical theatre acting course on occasion, and providing accompaniment for departmental classes, showcases, auditions, musical theatre production rehearsals, and performances.
The Department of Theatre & Dance strives to create an environment wherein diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice are championed, practiced, embodied, and celebrated. We reiterate our commitment to help model and build an actively anti-racist, inclusive future and to enact the creation of such communities on our stages and in our classrooms.
Your potential co-workers come from diverse professional and academic backgrounds. The department has faculty that continue to work professionally in the field and that regularly contribute to all kinds of scholarly discourse nationally and internationally. You would join a collective of faculty that specialize in experimental performance, site-specific dance, social justice work, Shakespeare studies, musical theatre, and popular performance amongst a variety of other research areas.
Competitive salary (range of $60,000-$70,000) and benefits, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Starting date will be August 16, 2023.
Auburn University is a comprehensive land grant, R-1 institution, one of the largest in Alabama, with an enrollment of nearly 28,000 students, within easy driving distance of Atlanta, Birmingham, and Montgomery. Auburn is home to the Gogue Performing Arts Center (GPAC), a professional performance venue that offers exciting opportunities for visiting artist workshops and other collaborations. The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a B.A. in Theatre, as well as B.F.A. degrees in Acting, Music Theatre, Design/Technology, and Production Management. The department is housed in a dedicated theatre facility including a 365-seat house with proscenium thrust stage, a black box, flexible studio theatre, large dance studio, fully equipped shops, design studio, music studio, smart classroom, and computer lab.
Auburn University is an EEO/Vet/Disability Employer
