School of Music and Dance Lecturer Pool 2024-2025

Description

The School of Music and Dance in the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University is accepting applications for their part-time lecturer pool.  

We welcome applications from prospective temporary faculty with expertise or experience in the following areas:

• Dance Techniques, Applied Dance Techniques, Contact Improvisation, Dancemaking, Dance Education, Yoga, Dance History 
• Music History, Musicology, Music Theory, Music Composition, Music Education, Music Topics, Class Piano, Class Guitar, Aural Skills, Audio, Music Technology, Ensemble Direction (various), Private Instruction (various), Mariachi, Conducting
• Audio Lecturer
• Conducting Lecturer
• Somatic Lecturer

Temporary appointments may be either full- or part-time. Appointments from the part-time pool are often made just prior to the start of the academic term, so applicants must be available on very short notice. The Fall term begins mid-August and end late-December; the Spring term begins mid-January and ends mid-May.  Opportunities for teaching during the Summer Sessions may also be available. Initial appointments are typically one semester or one academic year, to be renewed contingent on satisfactory evaluations and continuing availability of work. Applications will remain in our applicant pool during the academic year you apply.

Qualifications

Criteria 

• Graduate degree in music or dance and/or commensurate professional experience (terminal degree preferred)
• University teaching experience
• Demonstrated currency in subject matter
• Professional activity in the field

Audio Lecturer - Audio lecturer applicants should: have extensive professional experience in
audio engineering, live sound reinforcement, and music production; be proficient in industry-
standard software and hardware used in audio production, such as ProTools, Ableton Live, etc.;
possess a strong understanding of acoustics, signal flow, digital signal processing, and audio
equipment operation; be familiar with emerging trends and technologies in the audio industry,
such as immersive audio, virtual reality, and interactive audio; have the ability to design and
deliver curricula that cover a wide range of audio topics, including sound recording, mixing,
mastering, and live sound techniques; possess excellent communication and interpersonal
skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to students with varying
levels of expertise; have a demonstrated ability to mentor and support students in their academic and professional development and a commitment to fostering an inclusive and
supportive learning environment that values diversity and encourages creative expression.

Conducting Lecturer – Conducting lecturer applicants should: possess a graduate degree in
music (conducting degree preferred); have professional experience as a conductor with
amateur/professional ensembles or in educational settings; have experience teaching
conducting (university teaching experience preferred); possess excellent communication and
interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively teach students with varying levels of expertise;
be committed to creating an inclusive and supportive classroom rehearsal environment. The
successful candidate will be expected to teach one section of conducting in alignment with a
second section also taught by another conducting faculty member that semester.

Mariachi Lecturer – Mariachi Lecturer should have extensive professional performative
experience in mariachi arts; have university experience teaching mariachi music; possess
historical knowledge regarding mariachi performance and culture; be familiar with emerging
trends in mariachi arts; have earned a graduate degree; possess excellent communication and
interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively teach students with varying levels of expertise;
be committed to creating an inclusive and supportive classroom rehearsal environment.

Somatic Lecturer – Somatic Practitioner with experience teaching groups; ISMETA registered
and/or completion of ISMETA-approved certification program; experience teaching in higher
education and/or in the arts.

Yoga Lecturer – Background in dance or extensive experience working with dancers; minimum
200-hour Yoga Certification (or equivalent) required; ISMETA registered and/or completion of
ISMETA-approved certification program OR evidence of formal training in somatic practices.

Dance Techniques – Professional experienc