Job Description

Job Location: Main Campus - Edmond, OK

Position Type: Faculty

Job Category: OTRS Classified

College Overview:

The College of Fine Arts and Design is a center of excellence for the arts and design, as well as a center of innovation for improving and promoting arts education. Founded in 2001, the college combines the experience of Oklahoma's oldest public educational institution with groundbreaking thinking about the role of the arts in the 21st century. The College of Fine Arts and Design nurtures leadership qualities in students, thus expanding the scope and qualities of their career opportunities. The institution's emphasis is on student-centered education. This commitment to excellence provides students the opportunity to interact and work closely with our more than 100 outstanding full and part-time faculty members who are dedicated to developing the artist, scholar, creative professional, educator, citizen and leader as a whole. With more than 200 performing and visual arts events every year, the college provides students from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to come together to view exhibits, attend special events, experience performances, take classes and discuss their work , and ultimately learn to both specialize and think from a global perspective. The College of Fine Arts and Design currently has six academic units, the Department of Art, Department of Dance, Department of Design, Department of Theatre Arts, School of Music and the Academy of Contemporary Music and specialized accreditations from National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). For further information see our website .

School of Music Overview:

The UCO School of Music has a current faculty of 32 full-time (of which 24 are tenured or tenure-track positions) and approximately 35 part-time faculty, combined with a full-time professional staff of 8. There are approximately 300 students enrolled in degree programs that include the BA, BM, BME, and MM, within the framework of six divisions: Jazz Studies, Musical Theatre, Piano, Strings (Orchestras), Vocal Arts (Choirs and Opera), and Winds/Percussion (Bands). The University of Central Oklahoma and our curricular offerings are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. For additional information, please see our website at .

Job Description

The University of Central Oklahoma School of Music seeks a full-time Artist-in-Residence to teach musical theatre courses and direct musical theatre productions at the undergraduate and graduate level. The successful candidate will have experience performing and directing musical theatre at the professional level as well as an earned degree in Musical Theatre, Theatre, or music awarded by a regionally accredited or internationally recognized institution in the field specified in the position announcement. Excellent communication, problem-solving, desire to collaborate, and organizational skills are a requirement of this position. This is a temporary position for the 2025-26 school year only.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Professional experience performing in musical theatre productions.
• Professional experience as a stage director, music director, and/or choreographer in musical theatre productions.
• Ability to teach in a classroom and/or dance studio setting.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate students effectively.
• Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to work effectively and patiently with students.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience as a college teacher.
• Special recognition as a performer or director.

Required Education and Experience:

• A bachelor degree in music, musical theatre, or theatre.
• A strong background in musical theatre performance and direction.
• Evidence of professional performing experience.
• Evidence of professional work as a stage director, music director, and/or choreographer in musical theatre.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 3 years of college teaching experience.
• A masters degree in music, musical theatre, or theatre.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Required Application Materials:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of transcript for highest degree earned
• List of at least 3 references

Application Priority Date:

June 30, 2025

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