"Faculty Vacancy in Music Theater"

Job Details

The Music Theater Division at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music invites applications for a full-time music theater faculty position in voice. We are looking for a dynamic colleague to join our exciting, experienced team in this new program, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865, is the nation’s oldest continuously operating conservatory, and the only major music school in the country linked with a preeminent liberal arts college. Students are enrolled in undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Music in performance, jazz studies, composition, technology in music and related arts, recording arts and production, music theater, and musicology. Oberlin also offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Music in conducting, the Master of Music in performance on historical instruments, the Master of Fine Arts in piano technology, and artist diplomas.

The Oberlin Conservatory is situated just outside Cleveland, which boasts a vibrant professional theater community, including Playhouse Square, the second largest theater consortium in the United States, which houses the oldest regional theater in the country, the Cleveland Playhouse, the Great Lakes Theater, and numerous Broadway tours each year.

Successful candidates will:

• Provide individual vocal instruction, advise, and mentor a studio of Music Theater students.
• Serve on departmental, conservatory, and institution-wide committees as necessary.
• Participate actively in recruiting and auditioning.
• Collaborate on the New York Senior Showcase each year.
• Maintain an active professional profile by collaborating with departmental colleagues and the broader professional community, with the support of Oberlin’s generous leave policy, travel grants, and other forms of institutional funding.

Qualifications:

The search committee is especially enthusiastic to consider candidates who:

• Specialize in music theater vocal training and who also demonstrate a strong commitment to vocal health.
• Hold an MFA or MM in voice, or in music theater vocal pedagogy or a related field; or who have commensurate experience in teaching voice at the collegiate level.
• Maintain a vibrant, robust professional profile in regional, touring, Off-Broadway, and Broadway theater.

Please submit a resume or CV, cover letter, and the names of three references. Review of applications will begin on October 24, 2025 and continue until this position is filled. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled.