Tenure-Track Sound Design & Tech Direction Professor

Radford University; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Radford University in Radford, VA invites applications for Assistant Professor, Sound Design/Technical Direction, a full-time, 9-month tenure-track position starting Fall 2027. The successful candidate will perform Technical Director duties and design sound for department productions.

Responsibilities include teaching Sound Design, Sound Engineering, and Technical Production; mentoring student designers; and supporting supervision of work-study students.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in technical direction and/or sound design.
• Undergraduate teaching experience.
• Sound design experience with live reinforcement and QLab/Dante.
• Scenic construction including metalwork, welding, foam sculpting and wood.
• Proficiency in Vectorworks or similar CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Perform Technical Director duties for department productions.
• Design sound and mentor student sound designers for department productions.
• Teach courses in Sound Design, Sound Engineering, and Technical Production.
• Support the Assistant Technical Director/Scene Shop Manager in supervising work study students.
• Advising, committee service and recruitment, as assigned.

Skills

Terminal degree in technical direction

Undergraduate teaching experience

Sound design with live reinforcement

QLab

Dante

Vectorworks / CAD software

Stage rigging / structural analysis

Time, budgeting & personnel management

Education

Terminal degree in technical direction and/or sound design

Tools

QLab

Dante

Vectorworks

Job description

Radford University in Radford, VA invites applications for Assistant Professor, Sound Design/Technical Direction, a full-time, 9-month tenure-track position starting Fall 2027. The successful candidate will perform Technical Director duties and design sound for department productions.

Responsibilities include teaching Sound Design, Sound Engineering, and Technical Production; mentoring student designers; and supporting supervision of work-study students.