Professor, Sound Design

As a sound design professor, you will prepare talented students for creative careers in sound design through professional, positive, and engaging courses using a curriculum that models the aesthetics, tools, and workflow of commercial media production. Responsibilities include adherence to all duties and expectations outlined in the SCAD Faculty Handbook, which encompasses coursework preparation, syllabus design and approval, office hours, midterm grade reviews, and more.

Among other responsibilities, you will provide students with extra help sessions, extended learning opportunities, and field trips outside of regular class hours.

In this role, you will join a faculty of experienced professionals, whose contributions include credits on major films and TV shows like Reservoir Dogs, Die Hard, Two and a Half Men, Futurama, Ocean's Eleven, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. You will model professionalism, fulfill all grading and academic documentation requirements, and record attendance. Among other duties, you will assist with all academic assessment and institutional effectiveness efforts.

Occasionally, you may support departmental and university-wide initiatives by attending both in-person and virtual events, such as faculty councils, admission activities, accreditation support, curriculum development, and exhibitions, among other duties. Professors must fulfill teaching assignments determined by contact hours as specified in the Employment Agreement.

• Degree in sound design or a related field
• Experience in or knowledge of related professions

• Teaching experience at the collegiate level

• Less than 10%

• Current résumé and/or CV
• Cover letter
• Portfolio or its equivalent
• Unofficial academic transcripts

• Academic and professional credentials to teach sound design

Only complete packages will be considered. An unofficial transcript of your highest degree awarded, a cover letter, and a résumé or CV are required.

As noted in the Employment Agreement.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and minimum qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and/or meet the minimum qualifications.