[chuck-users] [ot] Technical Director and Audio Specialist positions at Princeton

[dan trueman]

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dan



Technical Director

The Music Department at Princeton University is seeking a Technical  
Director of Electronic and Computer Music Studios and The Princeton  
Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk). The position provides technical facilities  
management support for the Music Department. The selected candidate  
will provide instruction and consultation on the use of facilities and  
on music technology in general, and will provide other services as  
needed for Music Department faculty and students. The Technical  
Director will analyze department technology needs; direct the purchase  
and maintenance of equipment to fill these needs; and design, install  
and maintain the Music Department’s electronic music studios.  
Additional duties include working with students and faculty on the  
design and implementation of experimental systems and interfacing with  
the Princeton University Office of Information Technology. The  
Technical Director performs production work for faculty recording  
projects, including editing, mixing, and mastering. He or she also  
serves as Assistant Director of the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk)  
which includes the redesign, development and maintenance of PLOrk  
technologies, assistance in the instruction of core electronic and  
computer music courses, and creative contribution to, participation  
in, and support of, PLOrk performances both on and off-campus.

Education required: Bachelor’s degree

Essential qualifications: One to three years of direct or related  
experience, experience with contemporary audio software and hardware,  
and a working knowledge of music literature and musical style  
characteristics. Note: Five months of the year this position has a  
demanding work schedule and the successful candidate must be able to  
work evenings and weekends as needed.

Preferred qualifications: Hardware and software RAID arrays, extensive  
experience in hardware maintenance and repair, data recovery and  
disposal software and strategies (ex: Boot n’ Nuke), diagnostic  
software and strategies (ex: SMART, PC-Doctor), security software and  
strategies (ex: Symantec Antivirus), Max/MSP, Supercollider, ChucK,  
basic practical electronics knowledge and skills, Protools and Final  
Cut Studio, Peak Pro, Digital Performer, Logic Studio, and audio  
software development skills. Also desirable is experience in  
programming and electronics, although it is assumed that most  
candidates will learn new skills while in the position.  Graduate work  
in electronic/computer music and/or music composition is desirable.

Full-time salary minimum: $51,100. Note: this is a half-time position.  
Depending on the candidate’s interests and qualifications, this  
position and the Audio Specialist position have the option of being  
combined into a single, full-time position.

To apply: Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a cover  
letter and a list of the names and addresses of three people who are  
willing to write on their behalf by November 1, 2009.

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies  
with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations. Please apply  
online at http://jobs.princeton.edu



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				Audio Specialist

The Department of Music at Princeton University is seeking an Audio  
Specialist. The position provides professional-quality audio  
engineering services and technical facilities management support for  
the Music Department’s performances in Taplin Auditorium, other campus  
venues and off-campus if required. The selected candidate will oversee  
concert recording, sound reinforcement and other audio services for  
Music Department faculty and students. The Audio Specialist will  
analyze department recording and sound reinforcement technology needs  
and direct the purchase and maintenance of equipment to fill these  
needs. Additional duties include working with students and faculty on  
the design and implementation of experimental systems and supervising  
the student position of assistant audio specialist. The Technical  
Director performs production work for faculty recording projects,  
including editing, mixing, and mastering.

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree

Essential Qualifications: One to three years of experience in audio/ 
recording technology and sound reinforcement, experience with  
contemporary audio software and hardware, working knowledge of music  
literature and musical style characteristics, microphone use and  
recording techniques. Note: Five months of the year this position has  
a demanding work schedule and the successful candidate must be able to  
work evenings and weekends as required.

Preferred Qualifications: Audio software development skills, ProTools  
and Final Cut Studio, Peak Pro, Digital Performer, Logic Studio,  
Sibelius, Finale, Tonmeister Technology trained.

Salary minimum: $47,800 for full-time position. Note: this is a half- 
time position. Depending on the candidate’s interests and  
qualifications, this position and the Technical Director position have  
the option of being combined into a single, full-time position.

To apply: Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a cover letter  
and a list of the names and addresses of three people who are willing  
to write on their behalf by November 1, 2009.

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies  
with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations.

Please apply online at http://jobs.princeton.edu or (less preferred  
option)—mail to:

Search Committee, Attention: Marilyn Ham, Princeton University,  
Department of Music, 310 Woolworth Center, Princeton, NJ 08544.
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