Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Artificial Intelligence (RISE-AI)

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Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Assistant Professor Job Summary: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music invites applications for a new full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Music Technology and Artificial Intelligence. We are looking for innovative artists, researchers, and teachers who can connect principles of contemporary music technology with the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence, especially as it relates to creativity and the digital landscape. The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community. We welcome applications from both creative practitioners and researchers. Our new colleague will partner with the music faculty to develop new curricula in digital music technology for undergraduates, graduates, and non-majors. Through our new strategic plan, we are envisioning recording technology, music production, and artificial intelligence integrated throughout the student experience. We foresee new curricular offerings coming to life including the development of new degree programs and multidisciplinary collaborations. Candidates will teach a variety of music technology and music-related AI courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Applications from individuals in a wide variety of music-related specializations that significantly involve AI are welcome. The candidate(s) will participate in efforts to infuse modern technological innovations into the broader music curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate students, in support of our ongoing determination to deliver a discipline-leading 21st century curriculum. We are looking for a colleague whose creative activity/research and teaching contribute substantially and boldly to one or more of our School of Music strategic priorities: Modern Transformation, New Music, Music Education, and Maintaining and Enhancing our Core Strengths. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of Letters & Science, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the College's commitment to excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service. In the College of Letters & Science, we provide a liberal arts education that is both broad and deep through excellent, empathic teaching. We hire faculty who are interested in pursuing difficult questions, making new discoveries, and making an impact in their field. We reward excellent teaching and classroom innovation, and we are committed to shared governance. Learn more about the L&S mission on our webpage: https://ls.wisc.edu/abou/mission . The successful candidate will be expected to pursue and enact a strong program of creative activity and/or research and publication as appropriate to their specialty, in line with the School of Music's guidelines for the tenure and promotion process. In addition to pursuing a program of creative activity and/or research and publication, consistent with a tenure-track appointment, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute vigorously to the School of Music's educational mission, and to assist in recruiting a diverse population of undergraduate majors and graduate students. The candidate appointed to the position will teach both undergraduate and graduate-level courses. Other responsibilities include curricular development and program administration, advising and mentoring graduate students, serving on degree committees, and serving on other committees at the departmental, college, and university levels. A demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts with research centers and other departments, schools, and colleges on campus is also desired. This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW-Madison's strengths, RISE expands the University's successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions. Over the next three academic years, UW-Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outr