The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach any of the following areas:

Music and technology involving CNMAT technologies and Max/MSP programming.

Special topic courses involving software programming for musical applications of computers.

Music courses focusing on music perception and cognition.  Music appreciation courses with an emphasis on music software and lab-based learning.

The Music Department offers these courses as a series every year as part of the elective undergraduate curriculum. Qualified candidates may be eligible to teach more than one of these courses. Responsibilities include classroom teaching, holding office hours, grading class assignments, directing final projects and classroom performances.

Minimum Basic qualifications: PhD (or international equivalent degree), by the time of application.

Additional Qualifications: (by they start date): For courses involving programming in Max/MSP, the ideal candidate will have experience in the Max/MSP programming environment and the CNMAT tools, including odot and the CNMAT Externals.  For courses in Music Perception and Cognition, the ideal candidate will have experience teaching music cognition, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.

Preferred qualifications:  For courses involving programming in Max/MSP, the ideal candidate will have experience with CNMAT's Pedagogical tools for Music and Technology. For courses involving Music Perception and Cognition, the ideal candidate will have published articles and/or a dissertation in the field of Music Perception and Cognition, Acoustics, or Psychoacoustics and be a practicing musician or composer.  Have experience teaching in a Department of Music.

 Annual, Full-time Salary: $56,381-$62,232; commensurate with experience.  Appointments range from 33% to 100% time.

To apply, please go to the following link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02492

All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html).

Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in April, spring semester in October, and summer semester in March.  The posting will remain open until March 10, 2021 to accommodate department needs and may be renewed based on need and funding.  You will need to apply to a new search pool If you would like to continue to be considered after that time.

Please note: The use of a lecturer pool does not guarantee that an open position exists. See the review date specified in AP Recruit to learn whether the department is currently reviewing applications for a specific position.  If there is no future review date specified, your application may not be considered at this time.

The Department seeks candidates whose teaching, performance and service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion and to increasing the participation of individuals from groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

Please direct questions to Kris Andrews, Academic HR Analyst, at musichr@berkeley.edu, Department of Music, 104 Morrison Hall #1200, Berkeley, CA 94720-1200.  Questions about the application process can be directed to Kris Andrews, Academic HR Analyst, at musichr@berkeley.edu.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.  For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.