Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The University of Maryland School of Music invites applications for the position of Director of the Maryland Opera Studio (MOS). The successful candidate will conduct at least one full opera production per year; provide vocal coaching for the MOS students; teach classes specific to their areas of expertise; set policies and procedures for the MOS in collaboration with other MOS faculty in consultation with colleagues across the School of Music; oversee the MOS curriculum in collaboration with other faculty; choose repertoire for productions, scenes, new readings, concerts in collaboration with faculty of the Voice/Opera Division and the School of Music; collaborate with faculty of the Voice/Opera Division on the MOS admissions decisions and recruitment of students; mentor and engage the MOS, conducting and collaborative piano students; participate in the activities and governance of the Conducting and Ensembles Division and the Voice/Opera Division; foster an environment of collaboration within the School of Music and engage with the campus-wide Arts for All Initiative; collaborate with the Director of the School of Music on the MOS budget matters and the hiring of the MOS guest artists and adjunct faculty. The Director of the MOS must be willing and available to meet these responsibilities on-campus on a regular and ongoing basis.

The successful candidate will maintain an active and visible professional profile; build professional relationships with local, regional, and national artistic institutions; cultivate an inclusive, welcoming, and healthy learning environment for students, faculty, and staff; and actively participate in the culture of service to the School of Music, the College of Arts and Humanities and the University.

The School of Music seeks a candidate with an established national/international reputation with significant experience in opera conducting, coaching and teaching. An advanced degree in music and/or commensurate professional experience is required. Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity in teaching, performance and service is expected.

We seek candidates whose research, teaching,and service have prepared them to contribute to diversity and inclusion. Applicants areasked to summarize their leadership efforts, and past or potential contributions todiversity in their Statement of Contributions to Diversity. Contributions might includeleadership in teaching, mentoring, research or service towards building an equitable anddiverse scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of individuals
from historically underrepresented groups.

In addition to the documents listed, applicants should provide links to at least three samples of operatic conducting with an orchestra featuring a variety of musical styles with the conductor in view (minimum of 20 minutes of video) .

This search is contingent upon the availability of funds.

The University of Maryland School of Music is a comprehensive arts institution housed in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, a state-of-the-art complex with six performance venues, classrooms, and the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. The School of Music offers B.A., B.M., M.A., M.M., Ph.D., and D.M.A degrees. Located within minutes of the Nation’s Capital, the University is linked by mass transit to the homes of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the major military service bands. Celebrated performance venues include the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museums, the National Gallery, and the Corcoran and Kreeger Museums. World-class research facilities near the campus include the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (which also houses Smithsonian Folkways Records), the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the National Archives and the National Archives II. We assert and celebrate the value of the arts to the mission of the university. The School of Music is strongly committed to access, diversity, equity and inclusion as a means of achieving and sustaining excellence.

Links: music.umd.edu; theclarice.umd.edu; arts.umd.edu

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.