Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer of Music Recording Engineering

Title: Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer of Music Recording Engineering

Employee Classification: Senior Lecturer (Continuing)

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Music

Department: UNT-Jazz Studies-134330

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding. 

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

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Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and University of North Texas Health Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.  

Department Summary

The University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music is America’s largest public-university music program and one of its most respected. UNT offers fully accredited degrees from the bachelor to doctoral levels and is home to the world’s first jazz studies degree program. Faculty include internationally acclaimed artists and scholars in commercial music, composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, music business, music education, music history, music theory, and performance. The college presents more than 1,000 concerts and recitals annually. UNT music alumni can be found around the globe in impressive, award-winning careers across a wide range of music professions. For more information about the UNT College of Music, please see https://music.unt.edu/.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, and/or Yoruba.

Position Overview

The UNT College of Music invites applications for a professional-track faculty appointment (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in Music Recording Engineering. This is a renewable, benefits-eligible, 3–4 year appointment and is non-tenure-track. The successful candidate will shape and lead one of the nation’s premier immersive audio training and production environments within a top-tier comprehensive college of music.

Teach courses in recording engineering and commercial music, including sound engineering (advanced microphone techniques, signal flow, immersive workflows, session management, mastering), mixing and mastering, album production, and Dolby Atmos for theatrical media (film, installations, games). Service on graduate committees (MA, MM, MBA, doctorate) as needed.

Provide strategic and operational leadership for scheduling, maintenance, calibration, infrastructure development, equipment/software inventory, and long-term technical planning for the Spec’s Charitable Foundation Research and Recording Lab (recently completed) and a soon-to-be-completed Dolby Atmos 7.2.4 mixing/mastering lab designed for advanced immersive production across film, large ensemble recording, installation, and emerging media formats (expected completion August 2026).

Participate fully in academic and professional activities, including service assignments, across the campus and the profession.

Supervise the credentialling of student w