Lecturer, School of Music: Music Industry & Emerging Technologies

Working Title:
Lecturer, School of Music:
Music Industry & Emerging Technologies

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Position Type:Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status:Full-Time

FLSA Status:Exempt:
Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division:College of Visual and Performing Arts

Department:100028 - School of Music

Pay Band:

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position?No

Is this a grant-funded position?No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position?No

Beginning Review Date:11/5/2026

We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

The School of Musicseeksan innovative, forward thinking, and collaborative colleague to teach andestablisha comprehensive music technology program which situates existing and developing technologies within fields of music (e.g., composition, education, performance, theory, etc.). Successful candidates will demonstrate strong musicianship withintheirmediumand havebroadexpertisewithina variety of established and emerging technologies. This position is a full-time, 10-month renewable term appointment (non-tenure track) at the rank of Lecturer beginning in August 2027.

Primary teaching responsibilities might include courses on the cultural relevancy of music technology across disciplines, audio recording and sound mixing techniques, music technology within specific genres (e.g.,EDM,hip hop,film,game),commercial music,or the use of artificial intelligence in music, for example.

The candidate will have the freedom to design courses within their area/s of expertise with the eventual goal of a Music Technology concentration.

The successful candidate will prepare students forthe current varied and evolving professional landscape. Areas of knowledgemightinclude music production, recorded and live sound management, studio and stage sound production, mixed media technologies,immersive/3-D audio,generative music,and the use of artificial intelligence in music, among other music-technological fields.

• Teach courses in music technology.
• Work collaboratively with allSchoolof
  
  Musicfacultyto integrate music technology learning across the curriculum.
• Collaborate outside of the School of Music, includingwithinthe College of Visual and Performing Arts, and the University.
• Support and contribute to all aspects of the School of Music including recruitment and retention of students as well as curriculum and program development.
• Additional duties related to the…