Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer of Sound/Audio Engineering

University of North Texas System • Denton, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The 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.

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, multi-year appointment (3–4 years) and is not tenure-eligible. The successful candidate will shape and lead one of the nation’s premier immersive audio training and production environments within a top-tier comprehensive music school.

Requirements

• Earned Master’s degree in audio engineering, music technology, recording arts, composition/media arts, or a related field, or bachelor’s degree in music or music business with significant professional recording engineering experience, including demonstrated expertise in immersive (Dolby Atmos) production workflows.
• Proficiency with DAWs and post-production tools (e.g., Pro Tools Ultimate, Logic, Nuendo), Dolby Atmos workflows, Dante, and studio maintenance practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Earned Doctorate.
• Demonstrated record of industry engagement and/or collaborative production across genres and media formats.
• Substantial portfolio of commercial, academic, or independent recording credits, including large ensembles.
• Experience leading a recording facility or academic lab and supervising/mentoring staff.
• Experience teaching immersive/interactive media audio (film, XR, game audio).
• Professional certifications (Avid, Dante) and experience with audio infrastructure, calibration, and console/outboard maintenance.

Responsibilities

• 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, digital orchestration, and Dolby Atmos for theatrical media (film, installations, games), with emphasis on scoring, editing, and delivery integration.
• 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 newly constructed 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos mixing and mastering environment designed for advanced immersive production across film, large ensemble recording, installation, and emerging media formats (expected August 2026), including ongoing assessment and strategic growth of immersive initiatives.
• Participate fully in academic and professional activities, including service assignments, across the campus and the profession. Collaborate across divisions to support interdisciplinary projects in scoring, sound design, and immersive audio.
• Coordinate student recording projects and supervise student engineers and graduate assistants.
• Oversee recording support for ensembles, guest artists, and faculty projects, including post-production and archival workflows.
• Serve as liaison for technology planning, budgeting, vendor relations, and equipment upgrades.
• Develop industry partnerships and experiential learning opportunities (guest artists, internships, certifications).
• Advise student capstone/practicum projects and juried portfolios.
• Contribute to assessment, recruitment, and outreach initiatives.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior