#Assistant Professor: Voice, Singing (Internal Only - Teaching and Service)

Department of Theatre, Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications

Competition No. 26.03.42

Category

Salary

Closing Date

Full-Time Tenure-Track

Appointments are made at Step 6 of the Assistant Professor salary table.

A review of applications will begin April 7, 2026, and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Category

Full-Time Tenure-Track

Salary

Appointments are made at Step 6 of the Assistant Professor salary table.

Closing Date

A review of applications will begin April 7, 2026, and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

##About Us

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.

Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 55 programs to more than 20,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

##Opportunity

The Department of Theatre in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval.

This internal competition is conducted under Article 33.5.7.10 of the Collective Agreement, where recruitment to the “Teaching and Service” stream is restricted to Members currently holding Sessional Extended appointments at the time of application in the Department of Theatre.

You will play an important role in the ongoing implementation of a new BFA in Music Theatre Performance and may have opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach students in the discipline of voice (singing). There is also potential to teach Voice Laboratory classes and interdisciplinary studies courses. The ability to work effectively in a student-centered, collegial environment is considered very important, and a vision towards developing new approaches to undergraduate music theatre voice education will be seen as an asset.

The Department of Theatre is situated within the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications of MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. Our students train in Allard Hall, a new state-of-the-art building that is part of MacEwan University’s downtown campus. MacEwan Music Theatre Performance has been part of the city’s vibrant arts community since the early 1970s, and its newly developed 4-year BFA program builds on its reputation as one of the finest post-secondary music theatre training programs in Canada.

Candidates will hold a minimum of a Master's degree or equivalent professional experience and will demonstrate experience in and a commitment to undergraduate teaching. The successful candidate will have a commitment to innovative pedagogy and teaching practices.

You should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching dossier with your application. Three (3) letters of reference, quoting the competition number and candidate name, should be sent directly from referees to careers@macewan.ca Reference letters will be accepted until April 7, 2026.

You will be required to ensure that MacEwan University has copies of your official transcripts.

Questions about this opportunity may be addressed to Dawn Sadoway, Chair of the Department of Theatre via email at sadowayd5@macewan.ca.

##How to Apply

To apply, please head to our MacEwan University Opportunities Page, select the job opportunity and click Apply Now. If you require assistance, please contact us at careers@macewan.ca.

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This position is included under the Faculty Association collective agreement.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.