Job Description

Faculty/Department Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance Unit Media, Art, and Performance-Other Employee Group URFA Collective Agreement Consideration Open to the Public. CUPE 5791 Job Family N/A Category Academic Number of Vacancies 1 Position Summary
Creative Technologies & Design, in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance at University of Regina invites highly qualified applicants for a tenure-track Lab Instructor position in Sound Design and Audio Production. This Lab Instructor position focuses on teaching and will commence July 1, 2025 or as soon as possible.

We seek an imaginative and innovative candidate who will provide creative educational leadership to enhance and expand the existing Creative Technologies & Design curricula through the integration of sound design, with a focus on audio engineering, audio production and related areas.

Joining an interdisciplinary team at the broad intersections of Creative Technologies, Design, Fine Arts, Media, Computer Science and Engineering, the successful candidate will bring technical expertise and critical thinking in the areas of sound design and audio production to build upon the well-established strengths of the Department of Creative Technologies & Design as we grow the new Design areas of our programs.

Teaching will include studio, lab-based, and lecture formats, as well as online and mixed modalities at the undergraduate level in Design and Creative Technologies. Previous studio/lab-based teaching experience at the University level in sound design, audio production and creative technologies is required.

The successful candidate will contribute to the building of our new programs in Creative Technologies & Design. They will be expected to support the Department Head of Creative Technologies & Design with the ongoing development of the new Sound Design and Audio Production streams of the programs, helping to develop new Sound Design courses, revise and create audio-oriented courses and build resources for excellence in teaching and practice in Creative Technologies & Design. Service to the area, as well as to Faculty and university wide committees, is expected.

We acknowledge that within higher education in Canada, traditional or conventional academic and artistic pathways can reinforce biases in the filling of faculty positions. We encourage applications from those who may not fit all of the qualifications and that challenge our ideas of teaching and artistic practice. We are particularly interested in colleagues who bring experience in facilitating equity, diversity and inclusion practices within their teaching, which may include contexts outside of the academic domain, including artistic praxis and community-based work.

This position aligns with the University of Regina's current Strategic Plan "All Our Relations" (2020-2025). In particular, it supports "excellence in teaching and research" through "interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and trans-disciplinary" engagement, while also supporting our students with "collaborative and integrated discovery" and "experiential learning," modelling excellence in scholarship, creative practice, and providing career training for a changing world. The successful candidate will also contribute to the University's ongoing thematic research focus on our 'Digital Future.'

MAP seeks to attract candidates who are able to articulate a teaching philosophy that aligns with our values, and complements and builds upon the established socially-engaged practices for which MAP is known. We seek a candidate whose expertise will enhance the University of Regina's growing reputation as an important centre for a variety of teaching and research endeavours, including Indigenous art practices, disability/atypical creative practices, community wellness, social justice, community engaged creative practices, media arts, curation, exhibition and/or performance practices.

The University of Regina is located in the heart of a vibrant, and increasingly diverse, mid-sized city in the centre of the beautiful Canadian prairies on Treaty 4 Territory. The University has a student population of 16,000+ and is home to 10 faculties, including a multitude of academic departments and program areas. These units have established national and international reputations for excellence and innovative programs leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The University has three federated colleges: First Nations University of Canada, Campion College, and Luther College. Our colleges bring further excellence and diversity to the educational experiences we offer.

With a faculty complement of 35 full-time professors, including some of the most celebrated contemporary artists in the country, the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance enjoys a long-standing reputation as one of Western Canada's foremost environments for scholarship and artistic research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Emphasizing the importance of studio production and theory, we offer BA, BFA, BMus, MMus, MA, MFA, and an Interdisciplinary Studies PhD in Media and Artistic Practices.

The Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, works with other units, such as First Nations University of Canada, Women and Gender Studies, Social Work, Computer Science, Engineering, Arts Education, Kinesiology, and the Humanities Research Institute. MAP is home to the IMP Lab (Interactive Media and Performance), the VOICE Lab (Vocally Oriented Investigations in Creative Expression), RISC (Regina Improvisation Studies Centre), and we host the Michele Sereda Artist Residency for Socially Engaged Practices. We have strong collaborative relationships with arts institutions, such as the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina Symphony Orchestra, Sakewewak Artist Collective, Dunlop Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina Public Library, Neutral Ground, New Dance Horizons, Saskatchewan Film Pool, and Common Weal, among others. MAP has numerous international partnership universities, with many innovative mobility initiatives for both faculty and students in Mexico City and the UK, among other locations. MAP is now home to a new Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre (Tier II) and the SaskPower Chair in Cultural Heritage.
The University of Regina is strongly committed to employment equity within its communities and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.
Position Requirements
Expertise in Sound Design and Audio Production is required. Experience in the field of sound design, including in audio production working with a variety of musical styles as well as those emerging from contemporary global, Black, and Indigenous musical expression is an asset.

The successful candidate will hold an MA, MMus, MFA, PhD degree focusing on Sound Design, Audio Production, or a related field. The committee will also consider applicants who have a BFA, BMus, BA, along with substantial industry experience in the area of sound design and audio production.

Previous studio/lab-based teaching experience in Sound Design, Audio Production, or Creative Technologies at the university level is required. Additional professional/industry experience in design and/or the creative industries is desirable.



The successful candidate should demonstrate significant creative output at the professional level with the ability to connect theory to practice. Experience working in the creative industries is an asset.
Physical Demands Pay Grade Faculty Lab Instructor Salary Range As Per URFA Collective Agreement Status Tenure-Track Work Hours
As required by the responsibilities of the position and defined in the expectations set out by the Dean.
Duration (if Term/Temporary) Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time Preference Posting No Preference Target Posting Not Targeted
Additional Information

Contact Information

If you require further information regarding this competition, contact the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance as follows:



Please use the subject line "Sound Design and Audio Production" and address your e-mail to:
MAP.Faculty.Administrator@uregina.ca

Job Open Date

05/20/2025

Job Close Date

06/13/2025

Open Until Filled

No

Special Application Instructions

Interested applicants must submit

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of the following documents electronically via the online Human Resources portal

http://www.uregina.ca/hr/careers/opportunities.html

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Curriculum vitae;

Cover letter;

Statement of artistic practice and/or industry experience (max 1000 words) describing past, current, and future accomplishments and goals. To be uploaded under the heading "Research interests/projects";*
Statement of teaching philosophy (max 1000 words) to be uploaded under the heading of "Teaching Philosophy";

Copies of applicant's course outlines / sample syllabi to be uploaded under the heading "Sample Syllabus 1,2, and/or 3";

Sample of research and creative or commercial work applicable to this position. Can be provided by uploading a PDF to "Images of Recent Work 1, 2, and/or 3 ". Alternatively, this information can be provided via a link(s) to a website(s) and/or file sharing service (i.e. Dropbox or Google Docs) and can be uploaded under the heading "Images of Recent Work 1";*
The name, position, and contact information (e-mail and phone number) for three referees. This information should be uploaded under the heading "Reference Contact Information*". The University will request reference letters from the referees of short-listed applicants;


Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended. Please note: those candidates contacted for an interview will be asked to have original transcripts and letters of reference sent directly to the Dean, Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway - RC269, Regina SK, S4S 0A2, or to MAP.Dean@uregina.ca.


All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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Diversity Statement

The University of Regina is committed to an inclusive workplace that reflects the richness of the community that we serve. The University welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including individuals within the University's employment equity categories of women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the Human Rights Code.