Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Music Technology

EURAXESS Ireland; Maynooth; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Music Technology. The appointee will teach, conduct research and publish, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The role requires a track record in computational and/or interactive music technologies and the development of Music Technology curriculum, including recording and DAW workflows, with supervision of MA and PhD students.

Qualifications

• Proven record of teaching, research and publication appropriate to career stage.
• Substantive technical expertise in computational and/or interactive music technologies.

Responsibilities

• Teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Develop and shape the Music Technology curriculum.
• Contribute to teaching in core studio and audio-production techniques (recording, mic techniques, DAW workflows).
• Build a strong research profile and publish at international standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues on national and international research initiatives.

Skills

Music Technology

Interactive Music Systems

Haptic Interaction

Sensor-based Interaction

Embedded Audio Programming

Real-time DSP

Digital Audio Systems

Spatial Audio

Job description

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Arts Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 14 Oct 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Department: Music
Vacancy ID: 044063
Closing Date:14-Oct-2026

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff as an Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Music Technology. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage, and will contribute to the development of Music Technology across the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The appointee will have a track record of research and publication demonstrating substantive technical expertise in computational and/or interactive music technologies, with particular expertise in areas such as interactive music systems and new interfaces for musical expression, including haptic, gestural and sensor-based interaction, physical computing; embedded systems audio programming; real-time signal processing; digital audio systems; spatial and immersive audio technologies.

The appointee will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme of the Department and undertake teaching duties on the Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as the supervision of MA and PhD students. They will play an active role in developing and shaping the Music Technology curriculum in response to developments in the field and to their own areas of expertise. They will also be expected to contribute to teaching in core studio and audio-production techniques, including recording, microphone techniques, mixing and DAW-based workflows. Candidates with research or creative-practice expertise in recording and music production will be well placed to contribute to the development of this area.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile, that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. The appointee will be expected to sustain and conduct research, engage in scholarship of quality and substance and generate publications of international standard.

Salary Scale:

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Wednesday, 14thOctober 2026.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University