Associate Professor Sound Recording Technology

Description:

Responsibilities:

The DePaul University School of Music seeks a dynamic, innovative recording engineer/educator to be the next Director of DePaul's Sound Recording Technology (SRT) program, one of the premier audio programs in the country. We offer an opportunity to assume leadership of a program that is featured prominently in the School's new Strategic Plan, to be implemented beginning in 2025.This is a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The Director’s responsibilities include oversight and adaptation of the curriculum; teaching much of the core coursework and coordinating adjunct faculty; strategizing with our Admissions and Marketing team to increase enrollment of qualified students by 30% within 5 years; collaborating with Music Education faculty on our new SRT Music Education track; working with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the scheduling of SRT classes; and reviewing applications to the program. The Director works closely with the Production and Facilities staff to schedule and maintain the SRT suite.

Instructional responsibilities include teaching audio theory; organizing and supervising recording sessions with students; and creating compelling recording experiences that enhance student learning.

Applicants should be prepared to teach:

• Signal flow and analog consoles
• Digital Audio Workstations, digital audio theory and signal processing
• Microphones and microphone recording techniques
• Film and television audio post-production
• Basics of immersive audio