POSITION:

Coordinator. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Part-time, 33% position.

DUTIES:

Coordinate all aspects of LSU Opera scheduling, production management, community outreach, public relations, marketing, publicity, and office management. Assume responsibilities for opera budget planning in collaboration with the college business manager and opera personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree and theatrical or opera production experience.   

APPOINTMENT DATE:

August 2008

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The LSU School of Music serves over 450 music majors with approximately 50 faculty and 75 graduate assistants.  It sponsors nearly 300 recitals, concerts, operas, and lectures each academic year.  Degrees offered include the PhD (with concentrations in composition, music education, musicology, and music theory), DMA (concentrations in choral conducting, performance, wind conducting), MM, BM, BME, and BA (Liberal Arts).

LSU has an enrollment of over 30,000 students and is located in Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana and a city with a metropolitan area population of approximately 500,000.  The city supports a symphony orchestra, a ballet company, and a professional theatre.

DEADLINE:

Screening will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.  April 28, 2008 or until a candidate is selected.

APPLICATION:

Candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae (including e-mail), and names with contact information for three references: