The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences invites applications for a full-time Special Faculty/Lecturer position in the Department of Fine & Performing Arts to begin mid- September 2024. This position will specialize in Music Technology. The candidate hired into this position will receive a one-year appointment for AY2024-2025 with the option for renewal based on performance, funding availability and department need.

The position will anchor the Bachelor of Arts in Music Technology degree, which is designed to provide training for students who are aiming for a professional career in the music industry as creative entrepreneurs, performers, songwriters, engineers, and producers. This program embraces a dynamic and contemporary music curriculum that offers hands-on learning experiences for music professions in sound design, audio engineering, mastering, song writing, composition, and music production. This degree is nationally accredited and includes courses from Entrepreneurship and Design to provide relevant training in this emerging field. The program is a part of the Fine and Performing Arts department within the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which offers opportunities for creative interdisciplinary course work and research.

The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities involving a variety of Music Technology courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the department. A typical workload for this position will include 45 credits per academic year, subject to department needs. Release time for service work to the department is negotiable. Such duties can include productions studio maintenance, operations and proficiency training. Support for audio recording, editing and archiving. Teaching responsibilities may include the following: Participate in developing new courses, both in-person and online; Supervise internships; Advise Music majors; Engage in curriculum review and revision of existing courses; Explore the creation of new courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the Music major. The candidate should be ready to teach face-to-face and online course offerings. Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

The faculty member hired for this position will be welcomed into an academic community dedicated to cultural diversity, community engagement, and social justice.

In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/ .

Eastern Washington University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, staff, students, and academic program offerings and to strengthening diversity throughout the institution. Eastern Washington University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged.

About Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. EWU's 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington's second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy-efficient Catalyst building, the SIERR building which is a hub for research, development and advancement of health sciences, and at Riverpoint, a campus shared with Washington State University. In addition, EWU programs can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region and the state through its wide array of bachelor's and master's degrees in over 100 fields of study, as well as applied doctorates in physical therapy and educational leadership, offering accessible pathways to career success and personal development to students of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

Eastern Washington University has been recognized for its commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and succeed by Colleges of Distinction , a nationally trusted resource guide for college-bound students. The honor recognizes Eastern as a '22-'23 College of Distinction (CoD).

Money magazine recently named EWU as one of its Best Colleges in America 2023 .

Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place-the knowledge that comes from the land.

Diversity Statement

EWU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.

Conditions of Employment

The candidate hired into this position will receive a one-year appointment for AY2024-2025 with the option for renewal based on performance, funding availability and department need.

The required start date for this position is 09/16/2024. To be considered eligible for appointment into the position, applicants must be available and able to start in the position no later than 09/16/2024.

This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value; as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16. The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.

All new employees must comply with EWU Immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR before beginning work at EWU . Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Upon hire you must complete required DEI , Hazing, and Harassment and Title IX training. You can access the online training at https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/orientation/ or complete the training in person or via Zoom. In person and Zoom training opportunities will be posted on InsideEWU and are listed on Human Resources' https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/training/ .

Physical Demands

None anticipated.

Essential Functions Analysis forms ("EFA") describe the physical and mental demands associated with our positions. You may access this document at the link provided below:
EFA for Lecturer - Music Technology.

Pre-Placement Physical
No
Hearing Test
No
Medical Monitoring Post Hire
No
Protective Equipment

University, local, regional and state mandates for public and personal protection should be followed as needed.

Required Qualifications

• A graduate degree in Music Technology or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated evidence of publications and/or conference presentations. Peer-reviewed work preferred.
• Demonstrated evidence of work or research with music industry from an entrepreneurial approach.
• Demonstrated evidence of collaborative work in creative or research-related interdisciplinary environments.
• Demonstrated evidence of recruiting students, with particular focus on those transferring from a community college.
• Demonstrated evidence of successful teaching in music technology with reference to syllabi and course evaluations.
• Demonstrated high degree of interest, ability, and/or experience promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal accessibility, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference may be granted to candidates who offer one or more of the following preferred qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Music Technology, or a closely related field.
• Professional-level Audio Recording and Sound Design Programming Skills
• Active involvement in professional community engagement and/or ties to the local music community.
• Expertise in studio production, recording, and audio engineering.
• Experience working with first generation students and under-represented groups.
• Experience mentoring students in studio/lab work and in live concert productions.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Flexibility
• Collaboration
• Collegiality
• Strong Communication
• Teamwork
• Strong Time Management

Work Schedule Type
Other
Work Schedule

Schedule will vary from quarter to quarter to fulfill position's responsibilities. Assignments may include evening or online classes.

Posting Date
05/17/2024
Open Until Further Notice
Yes
Closing Date

Screening to Begin
06/03/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants

It is strongly recommended that you print a copy of these instructions and the position posting before you begin to complete the online application, as the instructions will not be viewable once you begin the application process.

Applications are open and accepted until recruitment is closed. Screening of applications will begin on June 3, 2024, and will continue to be screened until recruitment is closed. All materials will be held in strictest confidence; references will not be contacted until candidates have been notified.

Submit your application materials through our online faculty applications portal located here:
https://jobs.hr.ewu.edu. If you are unable to submit through the applicant portal, please contact Human Resource Services at (509) 359-2381. Position is open until further notice; screening will begin June 3, 2024. All materials will be held in strictest confidence; references will not be contacted until candidates have been notified.

Required documentation includes all of the items listed below:

• Cover letter: please describe how you meet each of the required and preferred qualifications
• Curriculum Vitae
• Evidence: Attach evidence of effective teaching to include teaching evaluations if available for the most recent two years. Student evaluations should not include the original evaluation materials but should be limited to 3rd party summaries.
• Evidence: Attach statement of recruiting activities.
• Evidence: Attach statement of curriculum innovation, e.g. syllabi.
• Diversity Response - As an equal opportunity employer with a multicultural staff and student population, we are interested in how your qualifications prepare you to work with diverse faculty, staff, and student populations representing various cultures and backgrounds that may be different from your own. Please describe how you will apply an approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal access, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public.
• List of Professional References: please include a list of at least three references including names, title, organization name, phone numbers, email addresses, and their connection to you.
• Additional optional links: if you have additional documents that serve as evidence of how you meet the qualifications. Upload those items to the optional links labeled Other Document #1 and Other Document #2. This should include an audio file representing technical/creative work.

Job Duties

% of Time
100
Responsibility / Duty

Teaching Responsibility

Teaching: typical workload for this position will involve 45 credits per academic year and the candidate may be required to teach other courses that fulfill the need of the Department and Program according to the expertise of the candidate hired into the position. Release time for service to the program is negotiable.

Teaching includes the following additional related responsibilities as defined in the faculty CBA :

• Meet all scheduled classes
• Plan, organize and inform students of course content, texts, readings, assignments, attendance regulations and methods of evaluation including grading scales
• Schedule and attend office hours
• Turn in grades according to established deadlines

Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.

Teaching Responsibilities during AY24-25:

The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities involving a variety of Music Technology and general music courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the department. Teaching responsibilities may include the following:

• Participate in developing new courses, both in-person and online;
• Supervise internships;
• Advise Music majors;
• Engage in Accreditation reviews;
• Engage in curriculum review and revision of existing courses;
• Explore the creation of new courses based on the candidate's expertise and the needs of the Music major.
• Courses taught may include: 3D Audio, Audio Engineering Aural Skills, Creative Coding (Max/ MSP ), a Makerspace course, Case Studies in Music Industry, Recording Arts, Sound Design and Mastering.

Essential Function Indicator
Yes