General Description

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University seeks a full-time, ranked faculty member in Music for New Media (MFN) beginning July 1, 2025. The new faculty member will teach and recruit students for the BM in Music for New Media and MM in Film and Game Scoring degree programs. Peabody's New Media programs prepare students for careers at the intersection of music and storytelling, whether in film scoring, composing soundtracks for video games, writing music for film or TV, or composing for virtual and augmented reality experiences while exploring emerging technologies such as AI.

Responsibilities 

The new faculty member will teach MFN courses and applied composition lessons and advise advanced students on their capstone projects. MFN faculty share oversight of the studios, which may include managing hardware and software tools. Peabody faculty contribute to curriculum, program development, and institutional improvement through committee work. Faculty are also expected to maintain an active profile in scholarship, composition, or performance.

Salary Range

• The expected academic base salary range for an Assistant Professor is 60,000 to 70,000.
• The expected academic base salary range for an Associate Professor is 70,000 to 80,000.
• The expected academic base salary range for a Professor is 80,000 to 95,000.

The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training, and skill level.

About The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University

The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University advances a dynamic, 21st-century model of the performing arts, building on its rich history of innovation and leadership as the first conservatory in the United States. Comprising both a Conservatory for undergraduate and graduate studies and the Preparatory, Baltimore's largest community performing arts school, Peabody empowers musicians and dancers from diverse backgrounds to create and perform at the highest level. Courses of study range from classical and jazz performance, composition, ballet, and modern dance to cutting-edge programs in acoustics, recording arts and sciences, and music for new media, taught by world-renowned faculty alongside the Conservatory's signature Breakthrough Curriculum, a career development framework that prepares citizen-artists to help shape the future of the field and serve their communities. A division of Johns Hopkins, one of the world's preeminent research universities and medical institutions, Peabody provides opportunities for interdisciplinary studies through its dual degree program and important initiatives in both arts-in-healthcare and clinical care for performing artists. A leading voice at the intersection of art and education, Peabody is also a convener of critical discourse, providing platforms for a broad range of artistic perspectives to engage with current issues and critical ideas in the cultural sector. To learn more about the Peabody Institute, visit peabody.jhu.edu.

Qualifications

The successful candidate should document experience as a professional composer for film, television, and interactive media such as video games. The position requires demonstrated proficiency with software commonly used in professional scoring for picture (linear/narrative and interactive).  The candidate should also have experience teaching at the post-secondary level. Faculty must demonstrate training in music composition, music technology, film and media, or a related field. A graduate degree is strongly preferred.

Application Instructions

Applications should include a cover letter and a Curriculum vitae with three professional references. A review of applications will begin on January 1, 2025.

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About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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