Description
Instructor of Sound Production and Recording
Requisition Number: F00481P
Job Description:
The Sound Production and Recording Program is fast-growing and dynamic with a current enrollment around 75 students. We are committed to developing and maintaining a curriculum that is modern, flexible, and prepares students for the live sound and recording industries. In addition to an Associates Degree and a Minor, our program features a new, pioneering, Bachelors of Applied Studies degree. Housed in the College of Arts and Humanities, we strive to collaborate with the music, theatre, and dance programs, creating opportunities for students to receive hands-on interdisciplinary experience as well as cross-program mentorship.
Job Duties:
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in student recruitment and outreach, mentorship, as well as support interdisciplinary collaboration.
Start date is July 1, 2026, and classes begin in late August.
Required Qualifications:
- MS/MFA/MA in sound or closely related field.
- BS/BA/BFA in sound or closely related field with 10 years or more of professional work.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Live sound and event production, with a background in system design and integration, FOH engineer or similar position(s) is preferred.
- Significant professional experience in sound recording, live sound, sound design or live event production.
- Experience teaching at a university level.
- Experience working with a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional student populations.
- Proficiency with current recording and live sound equipment including Avid, DiGiCo, Yamaha, Neve, L-Acoustics, Dante, Pro Tools, Rational Acoustics.
Background Check? Yes
Benefits Summary:
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Open Date: 10/10/2025
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Notes to Applicants:
To apply, please complete the online application and attach the following:
- Cover letter, explain relevant experience
- CV
- Names and contact information for three references
Applications submitted by December 1, 2025 will be given priority, but the search will remain open until filled.
Criminal background check required as a condition or employment.
Founded in 1889, Weber State University is located 35 miles north of downtown Salt Lake City in Ogden, Utah, which is considered the northern edge of the Salt Lake City metro area. It is an open-enrollment university with 26,000 students. Weber State and the Ogden area receive over 220 days of sunshine annually and boast a thriving arts scene, proximity to two major ski areas, a wide variety of outdoor recreation experiences, and a stunning campus at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. Additional information about Weber State University is available at www.weber.edu.
The Sound Production and Recording Program is housed in the Val A. Browning Center, which includes three state-of-the-art theatre spaces and serves as a cultural hub in northern Utah. The new Ray L. Kimber Music & Sound Recording Studio offers students hands-on learning experience with the best tools of the trade for careers as music producers, sound editors for film, live sound engineers and more.
Physical Activity of this position: Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.
Physical Requirements of this position: Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).
To apply, visit https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/26698
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