Job Title
Part-Time Faculty: VOC110-516.13: Applied Music-Jazz/Commercial Music Voice Lessons (Fa26 &Spr27)
Commitment to On-Campus Experience
Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus. Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.
Pay Range
$56.65 - $66.95 per lesson hour
Pay Determination
Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months’ salary unless otherwise specified.
Hours
Fall Semester and Spring Semesters 2026-2027.
Lesson hours determined on an individual basis.
Office hours required.
Unionized Position Code
UA
Job Description
The Setnor School of Music within the College of Visual and Performing Arts seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach Jazz/Commercial Voice Lessons during the Fall and Spring semesters, 2026-27.
Artist/Part-Time Instructor of Jazz/Commercial Voice Lessons.
About The College of Visual and Performing Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University is committed to the education of cultural leaders who will engage and inspire audiences through performance, visual art, design, scholarship, and commentary. We provide the tools for self-discovery and risk-taking in an environment that thrives on critical thought and action. To learn more about the college, our distinguished faculty, and our program, please visit our websites at www.syr.edu, www.vpa.syr.edu.
Qualifications
Relevant academic credentials and experience including:
- A minimum of a master’s degree in music (jazz or commercial voice performance or equivalent experience preferred).
- Experience teaching studio voice at the collegiate level.
- Jazz/Commercial Music/Musical Theater Performance credentials.
- Significant piano skills required including the ability to accompany vocal students on piano (with swing, Latin, RnB, and other modern feels) when delivering instruction.
Job Specific Qualifications
- The candidate should have strong attention to detail, knowledge of course content, and demonstrated pedagogical ability, as well as the ability to relate well in a classroom and one-on-one environment with college-level students.
Responsibilities
- Being present and instructing weekly lessons during Fall and Spring semesters.
- Set up lesson schedule.
- Attend jazz faculty orientation meeting, and jazz faculty meetings throughout the semester (approximately 3 per semester).
- Collaborate to build and maintain the jazz/commercial voice studio, including participation in Setnor School of Music recruitment events.
- Develop and/or update a class syllabus.
- Prepare student assignments.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours.
- Present instruction based on the competencies and performance levels of the course.
- Meet all designated class periods.
- Participate in end-of-semester juries.
- Participate in fall/spring audition days.
- Submit completed mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.
- Grade student assignments and exams in timely manner.
- Provide departmentally sanctioned forms for completed student evaluations.
- Build a positive rapport with students and other faculty.
- Support student performances at major jazz & commercial music events where possible.
- If you are unable to meet your class due to illness or emergency, you should exercise your best effort to reschedule the class or to obtain a substitute.
- You must also notify the department chair of your absence and of your plan to cover the class.
Physical Requirements
N/A
Application Instructions
In addition to completing an online application, please attach a resume/curriculum vitae and cover letter.
About Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University’s 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
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Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
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