Lecturer - Music Technology (Fine & Performing Arts Department)

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for a full-time Special Faculty/Lecturer position in the Department of Fine & Performing Arts to begin mid- September 2024. This position will specialize in Music Technology. The candidate hired into this position will receive a one-year appointment for AY2024-2025 with the option for renewal based on performance, funding availability and department need.

The position will anchor the Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology degree, which is designed to provide training for students who are aiming for a professional career in the music industry as creative entrepreneurs, performers, songwriters, engineers, and producers. This program embraces a dynamic and contemporary music curriculum that offers hands-on learning experiences for music professions in sound design, audio engineering, mastering, song writing, composition, and music production.

This degree is nationally accredited and includes courses from Entrepreneurship and Design to provide relevant training in this emerging field. The program is a part of the Fine and Performing Arts department within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which offers opportunities for creative interdisciplinary course work and research.

The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities involving a variety of Music Technology courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the department. A typical workload for this position will include 45 credits per academic year, subject to department needs.

Release time for service work to the department is negotiable. Such duties can include productions studio maintenance, operations and proficiency training. Support for audio recording, editing and archiving.

Teaching responsibilities may include the following: Participate in developing new courses, both in-person and online; Supervise internships; Advise Music majors; Engage in curriculum review and revision of existing courses; Explore the creation of new courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the Music major. The candidate should be ready to teach face-to-face and online course offerings. Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

The faculty member hired for this position will be welcomed into an academic community dedicated to cultural diversity, community engagement, and social justice.

The expected salary upon hire is $53,629. In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement.

In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/.

Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening diversity throughout the institution. Eastern Washington University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.