F0199 -Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Drama & Theatre - Musical Theatre / Resident Conductor & Music Director

Title: F0199 -Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Drama & Theatre - Musical Theatre / Resident Conductor & Music Director

State Role Title: F0199 -Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Drama & Theatre - Musical Theatre / Resident Conductor & Music Director

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location:  Norfolk State University

Agency Website:  

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Norfolk State University's (NSU) Department of Visual and Performing Arts Drama & Theatre Division, invites applicants for a tenure-track full-time Assistant Professor of Drama and Theatre in the discipline of Musical Theatre; the selected candidate shall begin August 2024. Review of applications begins November 9, 2023, and the position remains open until filled.

The successful candidate will:

• Teach 6 credit hours per semester in Voice and Diction, Applied Voice, Special Projects, Intro to Theatre and/or other areas as qualified. 
• Maintain high levels of professional development, research and creative activities, and service. 
• Serve as the rehearsal accompanist, music director & conductor for productions as assigned for 6 hours of release time including serving as Keyboard 1 conductor/player as well as voice and speech coach for productions as assigned. 
• Produce cabarets and recitals with student performing. 
• Regularly attend afternoon, evening, and weekend rehearsals and performances.

Minimum Qualifications

• M.F.A. in Musical Theatre or related field or doctorate in Collaborative Piano/Vocal Coaching or related field.
• Experience conducting musical theatre productions.
• Ability to sightread music, read charts, transpose, and accompany musical theatre productions.
• Experience with African-American theatrical works
  

Preferred Qualifications

• University-level teaching experience in voice
• Ability to supervise university crew and students
• Excellent leadership and personnel management skills with a collaborative and open attitude
• Membership in discipline-specific professional unions and organizations
• Skill and ability to serve as dialect coach for productions
• Training and experience with composing and/or arranging works in the musical theatre style

Additional Considerations

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or résumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.

Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to University employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Candidates may show interest by submitting via online at , and include :

• Commonwealth of Virginia State Application.
• Cover letter
• CV (with a list of lighting and sound consoles/programs that the candidate is familiar with)
• Requirements below must be saved into one file and attached as "other" to the state application Syllabi and a list of courses taught
  • Syllabi and list of courses taught
  • Diversity Statement
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Transcripts of highest degree (unofficial transcripts accepted, however official transcripts are required for finalists)
  • Three letters of recommendation (signature required prior to hire)
  • Online portfolio which can include video performances of musical theatre productions, student projects, etc.  Link to the portfolio can be shared as an attachment to the state application.

EEO Statement

NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

About Norfolk State University

Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. The University is a top-ranked Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen online & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant expenditures, has an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC conference championships in the last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.

About the City of Norfolk

The home of the largest Naval Base in the world, Norfolk is 1 of the 7 cities that make up what Is referred to as the Hampton Roads Region, an area that includes Virginia Beach & Colonial Williamsburg.  Norfolk has big-city amenities and attractions of arts and culture, and cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard.  There are numerous & accessible parks, riverfronts, lakes, festivals, & beaches; all favorable for weekend getaways and an easy commute to NSU.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 7578238160

Email: Emailed material is not accepted.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways  for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.