Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Artificial Intelligence

University of Wisconsin Madison
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
21 North Park Street (Show on map)
Nov 13, 2024
Job Summary: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music invites applications for a new full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Music Technology and Artificial Intelligence. We are looking for an innovative researcher and teacher who can connect principles of contemporary music technology with the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence, especially as it relates to creativity and the digital landscape. We welcome applications from both researchers and creative practitioners. Our new colleague will partner with the music faculty to develop new curriculum in digital music technology for undergraduates, graduates, and non-majors. Through our new strategic plan, we are envisioning recording technology, music production, and artificial intelligence integrated throughout the student experience. We foresee new curricular offerings coming to life including the potential development of new degree programs and multidisciplinary collaborations. Candidates will teach a variety of music technology and music-related AI courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Applications from individuals in a wide variety of music-related AI specializations are welcome. The successful candidate will participate in efforts to infuse modern technological innovations into the broader music curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students, in support of our ongoing determination to deliver a discipline-leading 21st century curriculum. We are looking for a colleague whose research and teaching contribute substantially and boldly to one or more of our School of Music strategic priorities: Modern Transformation, New Musics, Music Education, and Maintaining and Enhancing our Core Strengths. Our new colleague will join a world-class research university deeply investing in Artificial Intelligence through the RISE-AI initiative, designed to bring more than 50 new faculty members to campus in addition to regular hiring initiatives. More at https://rise.wisc.edu/rise-ai/. The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science, that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community. Responsibilities: In addition to pursuing a program of research and publication consistent with a tenure-track or tenured appointment, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute vigorously to the School of Music's educational mission, and to assist in recruiting a diverse population of undergraduate majors and graduate students. The candidate appointed to the position will teach both undergraduate and graduate-level courses. The general teaching load is four courses per year, two courses in one semester and two in the other. Other responsibilities to include advising and mentoring graduate students, serving on degree committees and on other committees at the departmental, college, and university levels. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of L&S, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college's commitment to diversity among all aspects of their teaching, research, and service. The selected candidate will participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Education: Required Master's Degree in Music. Degree must be obtained by start of appointment. Qualifications: Candidates for the positions must be actively engaged in research or creative activity in music technology and artificial intelligence, broadly construed. The successful candidate will have or show promise for a strong scholarly or creative record to be appointed to a tenure-track position at a top public research university. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive. Work Type: Full Time: 100% It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Anticipated Begin Date: AUGUST 18, 2025 Salary: Negotiable ACADEMIC (9 months) Additional Information: With 33 faculty, 26 full- and part-time instructional staff, and 24 administrative and technical staff, the Mead Witter School of Music is a comprehensive, leading school of music serving approximately 360 undergraduate majors and graduate students in BA, BS, BM, MM, MA, DMA, and PhD degree programs. We offer a full complement of degrees in music performance, composition, jazz studies, and music education. For further details, please visit music.wisc.edu. Our community is committed to pursuing musical and scholarly excellence and to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collegial environment. Our new strategic plan centers four priorities that will drive our trajectory under the guiding umbrella of Tradition and the Future: Modern Transformation; New Musics; Music Education; and Maintaining and Enhancing our Core Strengths. The College of Letters & Science is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all of us (students, staff, and faculty) can thrive. Our is a community in which we all are welcome. Most importantly, we strive to build a community in which all of us feel a great sense of belonging. There is no excellence without diversity in all its forms; diverse teams are more creative and successful than homogeneous ones. We are better when we are diverse and when we acknowledge, celebrate, and honor our diversity. In acknowledging and honoring our diversity, we also assume a responsibility to support and stand up for each other. How to Apply: This position is being posted simultaneously with PVL 306206; but please note that only one (1) vacancy exists. Applicants should submit to one and only one PVL. Having two position vacancy listings allows the Search & Screen Committee to better consider candidates with degrees from different fields for this position. Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Applicants with a minimum of a Masters in Music or similar field should apply using this posting (PVL#305682); Applicants with a PhD in Computer Science or similar field should apply using PVL 306206. Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under job number 305682. Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. Applications must be submitted by October 22, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain posted until filled. To apply, please upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and research statement of up to three pages that outlines current research and/or practice in artificial intelligence as it relates to music, and a vision on how you plan to advance such endeavors. Additional materials may be requested from candidates at a later date. References will be requested only of those selected as a finalist. Please do not send any additional materials beyond the letter, CV, and research statement at this time. Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant's dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials should showcase the applicant's ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans, reflection, and related documentation. This portion of application materials must be created by the applicant and may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others. Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/ Contact: Wendy Johnson wsjohnso@wisc.edu 608-263-4018 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Official Title: Assistant Professor(FA040) Department(s): A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/MEADWITTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC Employment Class: Faculty Job Number: 305682-FA The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 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