JOB ANNOUNCMENTS

NOTICE OF VACANCIES (2)
Faculty Position in Music Business/Management
Berklee College of Music

The Music Business/Management Department within the Professional Education Division is now accepting applications for TWO full-time faculty positions.

The duties associated with the first position will include: teaching traditional business courses such as management, accounting, business leadership and ethics, business communications, and developing new courses that focus on entrepreneurship and e-commerce. The ideal candidate will possess high-level academic and professional credentials, with one or more advanced degrees in the arts, business, or communications disciplines, as well as professional experience in the music industry.

The duties associated with the second position will include: teaching courses in areas such as marketing, economics, computer applications, legal aspects, and developing new courses that focus on advertising/sales and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will possess high-level academic and professional credentials, with one or more advanced degrees in the arts, business, law, or computer science disciplines, as well as some professional background in marketing/sales, economics, and/or law, preferably related to music industry environments.

Additional duties for each position include: advising students in their academic progress and application of course substance, and in matters related to curriculum and degree requirements; engaging in activities related to college service and professional development; participating in department meetings and other department-sponsored events; maintaining and cultivating new relationships with the music industry; and working with the department in its ongoing review, revision, and development of the MB/M program and curriculum.

Qualified candidates will have college-level classroom teaching experience, preferably in a music business/industry program; skill and comfort with computer business applications and online information/communication systems; and excellent interpersonal skills.

Berklee College of Music is one of the world’s leading educational institutions in the field of contemporary music. Berklee College of Music is a private four-year institution with an educational mission of practical career preparation in today’s professional music world. The 495 internationally respected faculty work with nearly 4,000 students from 72 countries and the U.S.

Please send a letter of application, resume, three letters of recommendation and supportive background materials by February 1, 2007 to receive full consideration. Starting date: September 1, 2007. Rank and salary are negotiable. Please send all materials to:

MB/M Faculty Search
Office of Human Resources
Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street, MS-855 HR
Boston, MA 02215

Berklee College of Music is committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.