Open Rank Faculty: Music For New Media

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

10d • $65,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University seeks a full-time, ranked faculty member in Music for New Media (MFN), effective July 1, 2027. The faculty member will teach and recruit students for the BM in Music for New Media and MM in Film and Game Scoring programs, which prepare students for careers at the intersection of music, technology, and visual storytelling across film, television, and games.

The successful candidate will help shape the programs’ response to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and prepare students to work creatively, critically, and ethically with tools and methods transforming composition, production, collaboration, and the broader media industries. The role includes teaching MFN courses, conducting applied composition lessons, and advising advanced students on capstone projects. MFN faculty share oversight of the studios and contribute to departmental operations, including program administration and management of hardware and software tools. Peabody faculty contribute to curriculum and program development and institutional improvement through committee work. Faculty are expected to maintain an active profile in scholarship, composition, or performance.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a professional composer for film, television, and interactive media such as video games.
• An active professional record in media composition and strong compositional praxis.
• Fluency with modern scoring technologies and virtual orchestration.
• Demonstrated proficiency with software commonly used in professional scoring for picture, both linear/narrative and interactive.
• Post-secondary teaching experience.
• Training in music composition, music technology, film and media, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with interactive scoring, game engines, and audio middleware is highly desirable but not required.
• A graduate degree is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach and recruit students for the BM in Music for New Media and MM in Film and Game Scoring programs.
• Teach MFN courses and conduct applied composition lessons.
• Advise advanced students on capstone projects.
• Help shape the programs’ response to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
• Share oversight of the studios.
• Contribute to departmental operations, including program administration and managing hardware and software tools.
• Contribute to curriculum and program development and institutional improvement through committee work.
• Maintain an active profile in scholarship, composition, or performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed