Adjunct Instructor of Electronic Music - Max/MSP

The School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for an adjunct Instructor of Electronic Music for the Spring 2025 semester.

We seek a colleague to teach the course Twisted Signals, a class in Max/MSP software for beginners to intermediate levels. This course presents an overview on manipulating and synthesizing sound, video, and control signals. Signals are the raw materials used in many forms of electronic art and design - electronic music, interactive art, video art, kinetic sculpture, and more. In these fields, signals are used to represent information about sound, images, sensors, and movement. By transforming and manipulating these types of signals, we are able to create powerful new tools for digital art, multimedia applications, music, responsive environments, video and sound installation, smart products, and beyond. In this course we will study Signal Processing from a practical point-of-view, developing tools that can be easily integrated into art-making using the graphical programming environment Max (a.k.a. Max/MSP/Jitter). The class presents a survey of Signal Processing techniques used in the sonic and visual arts, and will discuss the mathematical theories underlying these techniques. Students will be encouraged to combine, modify, and extend working examples of software to create original digital artworks.

The qualified candidate will have developed innovative pedagogies that blend theory with practice, scholarship, creative work, and performance.

The successful candidate will possess a Masters of Ph.D. in creative technology, computer music, sound art, or other relevant fields. Alternatively, sufficient professional experience in teaching and creative technology practice could also be considered favorably.

Application materials should include:

• Cover letter
• CV
• List of 5 references to be contacted.
• Sample syllabi, indicating whether the course has actually been offered.
• Evidence of record of successful teaching experience.