Job Announcement: Assistant Professor

Summary:

Lewis University's Department of Music seeks an active and charismatic faculty member to begin the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a fulltime non-tenure track Professor of Practice position, and the starting rank is Assistant Professor.

Candidates should have a completed Masters Degree in music and have an active career with extensive professional experience as a performer in contemporary pop music. The candidate must also have a very strong music technology background with extensive documented experience in music production, recording, and live sound.

We seek a strong teacher with college teaching experience who is committed to student success and teaching.

The candidate for this position will take a leading role in recruiting students to our innovative Music Industry and Computer Science+Music (CS+) programs. Candidates with college teaching experience are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be able combine academic training and professional experiences with a breadth of knowledge of contemporary musical practice. The candidate will be instrumental in helping to shape and develop the music program at Lewis University.

Depending on expertise, the candidate may teach and develop a broad range of contemporary music courses on topics including music production and recording, live sound, history of jazz, world music, music theory, music for film/tv, music media, game audio, and applied instrument or voice lessons. Directing and developing contemporary music ensembles are also possibilities depending upon the candidate's skills, interests, and qualifications.

The candidate is expected to take an active role in recruiting, and we seek candidates with a demonstrated commitment to working with marginalized communities and with students holding a range of worldviews.

Lewis University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups / visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. Lewis University is committed to building a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Located in the Chicago area, Lewis University is a comprehensive, Catholic university, where the traditions of liberal learning, values and preparation for professional work come together with a synergy that gives the university its educational identity and focus. Founded in 1932, Lewis is a dynamic, coeducational university offering more than 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 35 graduate programs, and two doctoral programs. Lewis is one of many schools sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, an international Roman Catholic teaching order.

For more information about the Department of Music at Lewis University, visit http://www.lewisu.edu/music

Responsibilities:

Responsible to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, respectful collaboration and active support of the University’s Mission and Catholic and Lasallian higher education.

Teach courses related to contemporary pop music and music technology. The teaching load is 24 credit hours per academic year.

Take a leading role in recruitment initiatives

Pursue scholarly activity related to musical expertise

Availability to hold office hours and meet with other faculty members and department chairs or directors when necessary

Serve as a model of professionalism and act as a resource for students within the teaching-learning environment

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters Degree. Strong technology skills and college teaching experience preferred. Strong commitment to teaching and recruitment.