Part-Time Faculty, Electronic Digital Instrument

About the Role

Berklee College of Music invites applications for a part-time faculty position in the Electronic Production and Design Department. The Department seeks a virtuosic electronic music performer with a recognized professional profile as a performing and recording artist and innovator to teach within Berklee's Electronic Digital Instrument (EDI) principal instrument program and major. The successful candidate will have experience working as a solo act or a performer with international touring acts, a proven ability to help students achieve a significant level of musicianship virtuosity, and will contribute a shared vision for establishing a forward-thinking pedagogy for electronic music players.

This is a part-time faculty position to teach throughout the academic year with a renewable contract, initial appointment to begin September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Teaching private lessons and performance study labs
• Directing ensembles with electronic and mixed instrumentation
• Student assessment and advising

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be an established electronic musician/performer with significant experience playing in a variety of environments, including clubs, concerts, and festivals and working collaboratively with major artists. In addition, the successful candidate will have strengths in the following areas:

• Have an established artist profile as a performing electronic musician with significant international performance experience, playing on stage with major artists
• Be a virtuosic player on at least one controller with a working knowledge of multiple controllers
• Versatility in a variety of performance settings
• Have a meaningful discography of recordings released and well received by the greater electronic music community
• Expertise in music direction and conducting, with a strong ability to lead ensembles
• In-depth understanding of a variety of musical genres, including current electronic music sub-genres
• Expertise in developing electronic music performance setups and designing both hardware and software electronic music performance systems
• Experience working with manufacturers to develop new and innovative performance tools
• Expertise in contemporary music production techniques and tools
• Ability to read and write music
• Have a vision for establishing a forward thinking pedagogy and practice techniques for an electronic performer
• Experience developing educational materials such as instructional videos and practice materials and developing new curriculum for the modern electronic performer
• Experience leading workshops and/or classroom teaching experience
• Very strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with the ability to build consensus and contribute positively to a team-oriented and diverse academic community

Skills

• A college degree and prior teaching experience is highly desirable
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Commitment to being a good community member in working with students and colleagues from all backgrounds

Pay

Part-time Faculty as of 9/1/26: $66.96-$138 per hour. Salaries for faculty positions vary by academic rank; Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor. Candidates are placed into a rank following the final completion of the interview process, based on qualifications, experience, and alignment with institutional needs.