Job Number: FAC431 APPLY HERE
Work Type: Tenure-Track
Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Categories: Communications
Job Title
Recording Industry (Music Business), Tenure-Track Faculty
Department
Recording Industry
University Expectation
MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.
Salary
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Job Summary/Basic Function
The Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for two Music Business full-time, tenure-track faculty positions (#145020 and #145130) at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The start date for the positions is August 1, 2024.
The successful candidates will teach courses in various areas of the music business, including Survey of the Recording Industry, Concert Promotion and Touring, Record Label Operations, Digital Strategies, Branding, Artist Management, Venue Management, Marketing, History of the Recording Industry, Intellectual Property Law and other specialized popular music topics (i.e. Hip Hop History and Culture, History of Country Music). A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to accomplish group goals, documented excellence in teaching, research or creative activities, and university service is expected.
Required Education
A terminal degree in recording industry or a closely related field is required by the appointment date. A master’s degree in recording industry or a closely related field with five (5) years of industry experience will be considered in lieu of a terminal degree.
Documents Needed to Apply
To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and statement of research or creative activities (as appropriate to the discipline) as separate attachments at the time of online application.
Special Instruction to Applicants
For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.
If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Charlie Dahan at Charlie.Dahan@mtsu.edu.
