Description

Position Summary

The Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position as Choral Conductor and Faculty Director of Opera Choruses; both senior and accomplished junior applicants will be considered. The successful candidate will be able to inspire student conductors and singers with a wide variety of skill sets in a highly active and professionally oriented educational environment.

Responsibilities: Rehearse and prepare opera choruses for as many as five productions annually with the internationally recognized IU Opera & Ballet Theater, including conducting in performance when required and preparing students cast in bit parts from the chorus. Teach private lessons for and mentor graduate choral conducting majors and train graduate opera chorus masters. Serve as choral department liaison for operatic creative and technical teams, including faculty and/or guest directors, choreographers, stage managers, etc. Serve as the choral department representative on the Opera Committee and the Opera Casting Committee if assigned.

Additional duties may include teaching one or more of the following courses: university choral ensembles (concert choirs); graduate and/or undergraduate choral conducting technique; choral rehearsal techniques; graduate seminars in choral literature; score reading; other courses in an area of expertise applicable to the candidate.

Participation in doctoral committees, school-wide committees, and in department service and recruitment activities is expected.

Basic Qualifications

The committee seeks conductors with high artistic standards, proficiency in languages and diction appropriate to the operatic repertory, sophisticated technical skills, and awareness of current research on matters of style, performance practice and musical sources. The successful candidate will demonstrate a deep knowledge of choral literature and will be highly experienced in the preparation of opera choruses. Established national/international reputation as performer and/or teacher in the case of senior applicants, and a promising, emerging national reputation as a performer and/or teacher in the case of junior applicants. Terminal degree in music preferred; equivalent professional experience will be given equal consideration.

Department Contact for Questions

Cecilia Bass, Office of the Executive Associate Dean: (812) 855-5541 ceciflem@iu.edu

Additional Qualifications

Experience directing opera choruses in the professional world and proof of a broad and positive reputation in the opera community. Preferred candidates will also have significant experience in the performance of choral repertoire appropriate for the concert stage or worship space, including either large choral-orchestral works or a cappella chamber choir literature as appropriate in either/both sacred and secular genres.

Salary and Rank

Commensurate with qualifications and experience. The committee will consider both junior and senior applications, and may recommend appointment at the level of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Special Instructions

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate's eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

A complete application consists of a letter of application and curriculum vitae, along with contact information for three professional references. A message with instructions about uploading letters of reference will be sent automatically to each of your reference providers upon the submission of your application. Please do not send videos or recordings at the time of application; these may be requested at a later date. If you need assistance in completing your application, contact: Cecilia Bass, (812) 855-5541 ceciflem@iu.edu

Deadline: Applications received by December 1, 2025 will be assured full consideration, however the search will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.