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Lecturer - Vocal Music

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Lecturer - Vocal Music

About Eastern Washington University:
Eastern Washington University is a regional, comprehensive public university located in Cheney and Spokane, Washington, with programs offered throughout the state and online with an enrollment of over 12,000 students. Eastern is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington reporting to its own Board of Trustees.

Eastern’s 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 11,000 residents 16 miles southwest of the state’s second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the Brand new Catalyst building and on the Riverpoint Campus which is shared with Washington State University. Eastern also offers program throughout the state based on the needs of the community. Eastern offers an array of bachelor’s and master’s degrees and one applied doctorate in physical therapy. EWU offers 135 fields of study, 9 master’s degrees, 12 graduate certificates, 39 graduate programs, 1 educational specialist degree, and 1 applied doctorate to more than 10,000 enrolled students.

Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place—the knowledge that comes from the land.

Job Summary:
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for a 50% special faculty/lecturer position in the Music Program housed in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts to begin mid-September, 2022.

The Music Department is seeking a colleague with a strong commitment to students, collegiality, and community partnerships. This Lecturer's primary focus is preparing students not only for their own vocal performance but also for the real-life application of their skills in the workforce post-graduation. Not all voice majors will pursue a career in vocal performance. For this reason, the successful job candidate must possess adequate experience and knowledge of the many careers available to students with a degree in vocal music. Past graduates of EWU's music program can be found in various positions, including but not limited to: public and private school music education (all grade levels), college educators, liturgical leadership (performing and conducting), music therapy, music theatre direction at the community and professional level, community choir direction, guest artists, guest conductors/clinicians, festival adjudicators, composers, and authors. Evidence of applicant's continuing pursuit of updates in Vocal Science, openness to teach healthy vocal production in all singing styles, and flexibility in practical application of teaching methods will also be considered.

The faculty member hired for this position will be welcomed into an academic community dedicated to cultural diversity, community engagement, and social justice.

Teaching: a typical workload for this position will involve 22.5 credits per academic year, subject to department needs. Responsibilities could include teaching courses in the areas of Applied Voice, Choirs, Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, Aural Skills/Sight-singing and Opera Workshop.

Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening diversity throughout the institution. Eastern Washington University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

Please note: this recruitment will be closed to further applications as of Midnight Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Required Qualifications:
  • DMA or Equivalent Vocal Performance
  • College level teaching experience
  • Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, of our students, faculty, staff and the public.


Preferred Qualifications:
Preference may be given to candidates who offer one or more of the following preferred qualifications:
  • Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, or Baritone voice types
  • Significant teaching accomplishments and vocal performance
  • Accomplishments as a conductor
  • Accomplishments in outreach and recruiting activities


Other Skills and Abilities:
  • Flexibility
  • Collaboration
  • Collegiality
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management


Job Duties:
% of Time: 100
Responsibility / Duty: Teaching: typical workload for this position will involve 22.5 credits per academic year and the candidate may be required to teach other courses that fulfill the need of the Department and Program according to the expertise of the candidate hired into the position.

Teaching includes the following additional related responsibilities as defined in the faculty CBA:

  • Meet all scheduled classes
  • Plan, organize and inform students of the course content, texts, readings, assignments, attendance regulations and methods of evaluation including grading scales
  • Schedule and attend office hours
  • Turn in grades according to established deadlines



Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

Teaching Responsibilities during AY22-23:

Fall 2022 (8 credits)
  • Applied Voice Lessons (6 credits)
  • Reading Comprehension for the Singer (1 credit)
  • Aural Skills/Sight-Singing ( 1 credit)

Winter 2023 (8 credits)
  • Applied Voice Lessons (6 credits)
  • Vocal Song Literature I (1 credit)
  • Aural Skills/Sight-Singing (1 credit)

Spring 2023 (7 credits)
  • Applied Voice Lessons (5 credits)
  • Vocal Song Literature II (1 credit)
  • Aural Skills/Sight-Singing (1 credit)

Actual workload will be based on the needs of the department. Additional or alternative courses, if required by the program, to be based on the expertise of the candidate. Also, the candidate may work as quarterly faculty in addition to the 50% Lecturer position.
Essential Function Indicator: Yes



Conditions of Employment:
The candidate hired into this position will receive a one-year 50% appointment for AY2022-2023 with the option for renewal based on funding availability and department need.

The required start date for this position is 09/16/2022. To be considered eligible for appointment into the position, applicants must be available and able to start in the position no later than 09/16/2022.

This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value; as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16. The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.

All new employees must comply with EWU immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR and proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before beginning work at EWU. Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Salary Information: The expected salary upon hire is $26,814.50.

Posting Date: 08/01/2022
Open Until Further Notice: No
Closing Date: 8/13/2022
Screening to Begin: 08/09/2022

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Submit your application materials through our online applications portal provided below. If you are unable to submit through the applicant portal, please contact Human Resources Services at (509) 359-2381.

To apply, visit https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu/postings/9105

EWU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.




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Organization

Eastern Washington University is a student-centered, regionally based, comprehensive university. Its campus is located in Cheney, within the Spokane metropolitan area, with additional learning centers in the region and elsewhere in Washington State. Its mission is to prepare broadly educated, technologically proficient, and highly productive citizens to attain meaningful careers, to enjoy enriched lives, and to make contributions to a culturally diverse society.

Eastern Washington University will achieve its mission by providing:

  • an excellent student-centered learning environment;
  • professionally accomplished faculty who are strongly committed to student learning;
  • high-quality integrated, interdependent programs that build upon the region's assets and offer a broad range of choices as appropriate to the needs of the university's students and the region; and
  • exceptional student support services, resources, and facilities.

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