Assistant Professor - Career Track in Teaching Subtrack Composition and Digital Media

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

November 1, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

158-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Assistant Professor - Career

Business Title:

Assistant Professor - Career Track in Teaching Subtrack Composition and Digital Media

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

Position Term:

9 Month - Summer

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The School of Music at Washington State University (WSU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor, Career track, in the teaching subtrack, faculty position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Composition and Digital Media. This position is a fixed-term, nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. We seek applicants with expertise in electronic music and media scoring (film, video games, or related areas) who can contribute to both the creative and academic missions of the School of Music. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2026.

Job Duties
The successful candidate will teach courses in electronic music composition and media scoring (including film, and video games) and will also contribute to the undergraduate music theory and aural skills curriculum. Additional responsibilities include advising and mentoring student composers, supervising composition recitals and contributing to ongoing curriculum development. Other duties will be assigned by the Director of the School of Music based on the successful candidate’s strengths. The candidate is expected to increase the visibility of WSU’s music composition program, assist with the recruitment of new music majors, and build and maintain an active record of creative activity in composition and digital media at the regional, national and international levels. The workload percentages are as follows: 80% teaching, 10% research, and 10% service.

Additional Information:

Annual Salary: $45,000 - $50,000 | In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Completed a terminal degree in composition or related areas by the time of appointment.

• Demonstrated record of or potential for maintaining an active creative profile in composition and digital media (e.g., commissions, performance and recordings of your works, or interdisciplinary collaborations)

• Proven or potential for successful teaching and instruction in electronic music, sound design and media scoring

• Ability to teach music theory and/or aural skills

• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three or more years of teaching experience at the collegiate level

• Demonstrated experience teaching music theory and/or aural skills

• Experience in advising and mentoring graduate and undergraduate student composers; supervise recitals, theses, and creative projects

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

About Pullman Campus -

Washington State University is a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution.  This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away