Job Description / Duties

Westminster Choir College of Rider University (Princeton Campus) invites applications for a part-time Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Department of Piano and Voice to start in August of 2016. All voice classifications will be considered.

Duties: The successful candidate’s primary responsibilities will include teaching applied voice. Depending on background and experience, other teaching responsibilities may include courses in diction.

Westminster Choir College of Rider University has an international reputation for excellence in voice, choral performance, and music education, and sacred music offering Baccalaureate degrees in voice performance, music education, sacred music, and the Bachelor of Arts in Music, as well as Master’s degrees in voice performance and pedagogy, voice pedagogy, music education, sacred music, piano, organ and choral conducting. The College draws its students from some 30 states and 10 foreign countries. The College occupies a beautiful, suburban campus in Princeton, New Jersey. It is located within easy driving distance of Philadelphia and New York City.

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and it embraces a diversity of programs, ideas and people. Candidates who understand the value of diversity in education are highly desirable.

All applicants must complete an on-line application at http://www.rider.edu/hr. “Employment Opportunities”; “Create Online Resume” Position 335411; and attach letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and names of three professional references with contact information. Deliberations will begin July 10, 2016. Review of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, Vietnam-era/disabled veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other non-job related criteria.

Qualifications / Required Skills

Qualifications: The successful candidate must hold a master’s degree in voice performance or voice pedagogy by September of 2016 and demonstrate significant professional experience as well as successful teaching experience of undergraduate and graduate students in a college or university setting. Significant performance and teaching experience may be considered in lieu of the master’s degree. Exemplary musicianship, innovative pedagogical skills, and evidence of ongoing performance or scholarship are required. Candidates with experience working and teaching in culturally diverse environments are welcomed.

Contact Information

http://www.rider.edu/hr

Employer Profile

Westminster Choir College of Rider University has an international reputation for excellence in voice, choral performance, and music education, and sacred music offering Baccalaureate degrees in voice performance, music education, sacred music, and the Bachelor of Arts in Music, as well as Master’s degrees in voice performance and pedagogy, voice pedagogy, music education, sacred music, piano, organ and choral conducting. The College draws its students from some 30 states and 10 foreign countries. The College occupies a beautiful, suburban campus in Princeton, New Jersey. It is located within easy driving distance of Philadelphia and New York City.