Faculty, Assistant Professor of Commercial Music

Location : Main Campus - Orem
Job Type: FT Faculty
Job Number: FY2605587
Division: VP Academic Affairs
Department: Music
Opening Date: 02/24/2026
Closing Date: 7/23/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
Required Documents Needed to Apply: Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae

Portfolio (Web Link)

Evidence of Degree (copy of transcript or diploma

Other
Applicant Support:

Position Announcement

The Utah Valley University (UVU) Department of Music invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Commercial Music position. UVU is especially interested in candidates who make contributions in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

The successful candidate will be an insightful and engaging educator who cultivates and sustains a rigorous learning environment.

Applicants should upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, digital portfolio, contact information for three references, and evidence of degree (copy of transcript OR diploma). The digital portfolio should include works completed within the last three years, including teaching videos and compositions, final mixes and performance recordings (audio and video).

The Department of Music includes 250 undergraduate students pursuing commercial, education, and music performance degrees with seventeen full-time faculty and forty-five adjunct instructors. The department is a unit within the School of the Arts and is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The School of the Arts opened the stunning Noorda Center for the Performing Arts in 2019, which houses classroom, studio, production, rehearsal, and performance spaces, including a state-of-the-art 900-seat concert hall.

The Noorda is home to a robust concert season from School of the Arts student and faculty performers as well as an extensive professional performing arts series. With over 40,000 students, Utah Valley University is the largest university in Utah.
Summary of Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include courses in music technology, commercial composition/arranging, recording studio techniques, and supervision of the required internship program and other courses assigned by the department. Produce creative/scholarly activity that contributes knowledge to the commercial music field. Engage in relevant department, school, and university service which can include committee assignments, student recruiting, auditions, juries, and other contributions to the university and service region.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Doctorate degree in music, ABD accepted. Demonstrable ability to teach music production, including commercial writing/arranging, engineering, and recording studio techniques. Demonstrable knowledge of commercial music pedagogy from a producer, composer, or performer perspective. Must present a digital portfolio which includes works completed within the last three years, including teaching videos and compositions, final mixes and performance recordings (audio and video).
EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Utah Valley University's dedication to exceptional care offers quality service and benefits to employees while staying committed to meeting the needs of a diverse workforce.

UVU is pleased to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that supports employees and their family's overall physical and mental health, protects their income in case of unforeseen illness and life events, and assists in building financial security for retirement and the future.

Highlights from Utah Valley University's benefits package include:

• Medical network and plan options with low employee premiums
• Employer HSA contribution for those that elect the university's High-Deductible Health Plan
• Other tax advantage, reimbursement account options (i.e. Flexible Spending Account & Dependent Care)
• Dental and vision plan options
• Incentivized wellness program
• Employer paid basic life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability (LTD) coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan with an employer contribution of 14.2% based on employee's compensation (100% vested on first day of full-time employment)
• Undergraduate tuition remission benefit waiving up to 18 credit hours (each semester) for employees and their eligible dependents (spouses & children dependents unmarried and up to age 26)
• Generous leave package which includes sick, vacation (staff only), and personal leave; 13 paid holidays; paid medical maternity and parental leave

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