Teaching Assistant Professor

The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks candidates for a Teaching Assistant Professor position in our vibrant and expanding program in hip hop and beat-making. The successful candidate will teach courses such as Beat Making Lab, Rap Lab, Introduction to Music Technology, Hip Hop Ensemble, and related topics to students with a wide range of musical backgrounds and interests. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who seek to support our curricular innovations in this area and build connections with our audio engineering and music technology offerings.

The Department of Music at UNC-Chapel Hill offers a BMus and BA in Music and an MA and Ph.D. in Musicology for undergraduate and graduate students. Our educational mission is to teach music majors and non-majors, to connect the study of music to the larger understanding of the world, and to guide graduate students as researchers and teachers. We serve the public by presenting performances and academic lectures by students, faculty, and guest artists and scholars. We offer over one hundred concerts and recitals each year, and our facilities include a state-of-the-art auditorium with recording (audio and video) capabilities as well as lighting and sound systems. Our 60 full-time and part-time faculty teach approximately 2500 students during the academic year and another 200 during summer school. Through our teaching, research, and creative activities, we share music's multiplicity of forms and meanings, connecting the study of music to the larger understanding of societies, and affirming music's importance as an expression of humanity.

The Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks candidates for a Teaching Assistant Professor position in our vibrant and expanding program in hip hop and beat-making. The successful candidate will teach courses such as Beat Making Lab, Rap Lab, Introduction to Music Technology, Hip Hop Ensemble, and related topics to students with a wide range of musical backgrounds and interests. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who seek to support our curricular innovations in this area and build connections with our audio engineering and music technology offerings. This is a full-time, teaching-track (non-tenure-track) position with an initial 3-year appointment and the possibility of renewal and promotion. The selected candidate will be expected to teach three courses per semester or an equivalent teaching load, and hold service responsibilities appropriate to the position.

Candidates should have a terminal degree in a relevant field. Bachelor's degree in a relevant field will be accepted for candidates with equivalent professional experience.

Teaching experience at the college level preferred. Competency in digital audio workspaces; experience with beat-making, music production, and managing a studio workspace. Experience with the broadly conceived performance practices of hip-hop culture, including DJing and emceeing.

Please include a teaching statement; teaching evaluations are not required at this time. Please submit a list of references; references will be contacted at a later date to submit letters of recommendation.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.