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Open Rank Faculty in Music Business (Music Business Coordinator) (Job ID #124458)
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
Faculty
Chicago
11/15/2019

The School of Theatre and Music at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is seeking an expert in music business with strong teaching skills for a nine-month faculty position beginning January 16, 2020.

The ideal candidate will sustain and deepen the School’s music business program within the School of Theatre and Music and in collaboration the College of Business. The Coordinator is the point person for the administration of the program whose specific responsibilities will include teaching music business courses, providing academic advising and career mentoring, establishing and coordinating student internships, and cultivating local, regional, and national partnerships with professionals and enterprises in the music industry. Additional responsibilities may include teaching general education music courses and/or courses in one of the Department’s other degree programs. This position is part-time with the possibility of full-time depending on the needs of the School and the qualifications of a successful candidate.

The Coordinator will collaborate to advance the School’s mission to develop practical knowledge, cultural sensitivity, intellectual resourcefulness, and imagination in emerging student entrepreneurs and workers in the commerce of music.  All faculty are expected to serve on committees and assist in student advising and recruitment.  

The ideal candidate will sustain and deepen the School’s music business program within the School of Theatre and Music and in collaboration the College of Business. The Coordinator is the point person for the administration of the program whose specific responsibilities will include teaching music business courses, providing academic advising and career mentoring, establishing and coordinating student internships, and cultivating local, regional, and national partnerships with professionals and enterprises in the music industry. Additional responsibilities may include teaching general education music courses and/or courses in one of the Department’s other degree programs. This position is part-time with the possibility of full-time depending on the needs of the School and the qualifications of a successful candidate.

The Coordinator will collaborate to advance the School’s mission to develop practical knowledge, cultural sensitivity, intellectual resourcefulness, and imagination in emerging student entrepreneurs and workers in the commerce of music.  All faculty are expected to serve on committees and assist in student advising and recruitment.  

Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree in music business or in a related field as well as at least 2 years’ experience in music business and demonstrated expertise in two or more of the following areas: music publishing and song writing, arts management, music-related retailing, recording, event production, new media fluency, marketing and promotion, and internet interaction (i.e., social media marketing, website fluency and website effectiveness), and demonstrated ability to work with students and faculty from diverse backgrounds. Preferred qualifications include experience in professional music production (classical, jazz, and/or urban arts/hip-hop); demonstrated ability to teach students at the college level; a record of successful student recruitment; experience as an administrator; and active professional practice in music performance or music business.

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