MUS- Sound & Vision: Techniques in Research-Creation

MUS
4823H - Sound & Vision:
Techniques in Research-Creation

Date Posted: 06/19/2026

Req : 49002

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music

Department: Faculty of Music

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

This course offers students tools for analysis of and hands‑on training in audio and video recording, as well as curation of completed projects for researchers, performers, and composers. Based on the expanded canon of music documentaries, field recordings, podcasts, as well as participatory and community‑engaged multimedia creation, students are introduced to the theory and practice of audiovisual recording. Readings draw from music studies, media studies, sound studies, film studies, and visual anthropology.

Students are encouraged to incorporate projects from their respective programs into coursework, including community‑based research and iterative editing methodologies. Work in progress is presented for peer feedback, and upon completion in a final presentation with a written reflection piece. Students may also submit proposals for exhibition curation, with analyses and supplementary literature reviews.

Tuesdays from 3‑5 pm in the Winter term.

Months of contract:
January to April 2027.

• Doctoral degree in music.
• Experience in recording, documentary filmmaking, artistic curation, and festival/event production.
• Experience in post‑secondary institutions and community music projects/organizations is preferred.
• Ability to advise and mentor graduate students on a wide range of research‑creation projects.

• Define course objectives and prepare course materials.
• Provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations.
• Teach and coordinate all classes as scheduled.
• Administer and evaluate student assignments.
• Prepare and submit final grades in accordance with policy.
• Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.

A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae;  to apply.

Closing Date: July 13, 2026

Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Music Theory

Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

80 Queen’s Park

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2

SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity‑deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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