PRODiG+ Postdoctoral Fellowship in Music Composition and Music-Creation Technologies

The Music Department at Binghamton University (State University of New York) is
seeking applicants for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellow through the SUNY's Promoting
Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth plus (PRODiG+) program with a
specialization in Music Composition and Music-Creation Technologies. The Fellow’s creative
activities and research will cut across a range of genres or media (e.g., digital production, music
and generative AI, concert music, film/theater/game music, popular forms, collaborative arts,
experimental forms, and/or arranging), and will complement and expand the current curricular
offerings in our growing and dynamic composition/music-creation program.

Beginning Fall 2027, the fellowship has a teaching obligation of one four-credit course (or an
individual-lesson-based equivalent) per year in digital-music creation/production or composition,
and the fellow will participate in programming and events related to the Binghamton Center for
New Music; it also comes with a highly competitive compensation package.

The Fellow will join a vibrant creative and intellectual environment. The Department of Music is
home to the Binghamton Center for New Music, which presents and hosts a wide range of
visiting artists and ensembles each year, and maintains a robust series of collaborations across
the arts and beyond. As a constituent member of the School of the Arts, the Department of
Music features close ties with faculty and students from a number of disciplines and provides a
creative culture in which collaborations across an R1 research university are deeply valued and
supported. The Fellow will be invited to curate new- and digital-music events, as well as interact
with graduate and undergraduate students in composition and performance, and will be actively
supported by departmental and School of the Arts faculty, a number of whom are likely to have
overlapping creative/research interests. The Music Department will strongly support the Fellow's
creative practice with the goal of converting their position to a tenure-track assistant
professorship at the conclusion of the fellowship, provided that the Fellow meets all milestones

The Binghamton University Music Department offers graduate and undergraduate degrees,
including the Master of Music degree with emphasis in Composition, Conducting, History &
Literature, Instrumental Performance, and Vocal Performance; the Master of Music in Opera,
the Bachelor of Music in Performance, and the Bachelor of Arts in Music. The department also
serves students from all majors across the university as part of Harpur College of Arts and
Sciences.

This is a two-year fellowship. During this period, the fellow will have a teaching load of one
course per year and will be expected to prioritize creative practice and professional
development. The goal is conversion to a tenure-track position in the Department of Music at
the completion of the fellowship. Following a successful conversion to a tenure-track position, the teaching load would expand to the department’s standard teaching load of 2/2, which also includes a lesson-based equivalency, as per standards set by the National Association of Schools of Music.

The PRODiG+ Fellowship is designed with two primary goals: (1) increasing the number and
share of excellent and diverse faculty committed to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and (2) strengthening the pathway for retention and support of these candidates. This Fellowship is for a 12-month appointment for two years (AY27-AY29). The fellow will collaborate with faculty members and receive enhanced support and mentorship. More information about the fellowship is available at https://www.suny.edu/prodig-plus/fellowship/

• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship (
  
  Note:
  
  if you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet the eligibility requirements for this position.)
• Have a PhD/DMA from an accredited institution by the date of appointment
• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the campus community. Such experience may include, but is not limited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; work,…