Associate Lecturer B.A (Hons) Sound Arts & Design

The opportunity

Course title: Sound Arts & Design: Sound Creation & Manipulation Unit Element 2: Synthesis

We are looking for a motivated individual to deliver a first-year undergrad sound unit that focuses upon sound synthesis in its multifarious forms.

The ideal applicant will have a comprehensive practical, theoretical and contextual knowledge of sound synthesis. Additive, subtractive, FM, sampling/waveform and granular techniques are all elements of the students’ final assessed work

Your main responsibility will be preparation, teaching, administration and assessment of a unit or part of a unit. You will make a significant contribution to the quality of learning and support our students receive in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully.

You will work closely with other academic staff, including the Programme Director and Course Leader.  The job description is available to download below.

About you

Essential technical knowledge might include professional usage of Logic X, Protools, Puredata, MaxMSP, Sonic Pi, Supercollider, hardware synthesis and sequencing, modular synthesis (Doepfer A-100 system) and semi-modular systems (ARP 2600, Korg MS-20 etc.). 

• How do you conceive the historic, contemporary and future trajectories of sound synthesis?
• Might you, for example, reverse engineer a Korg Volca Keys or FM in software?
• Can you demonstrate modular synthesis techniques using software emulators?
• What might ear training involve to educate young practitioners about the various applications of the variable means of synthesising sound?
• Do you have any knowledge of procedural audio and the means of synthesising sound effects as sound design for games, immersive theatre and new media?
  
  

While technical ability is vital, our students are artists, many with an interest in fine art and gallery contexts. It will be important to clearly communicate practical usages of the various forms of synthesis in a variety of aesthetic contexts.

Further information should be viewed on the course pages before application. Please note that we only accept online applications.

Hours: 9 sessions beginning January 12th 2018. Fridays 1000-1600

If you have any specific queries about this role please contact the course leader Dr. J. Milo Taylor m.taylor@lcc.arts.ac.uk

For general queries please contact Lesley Wilkins, Staffing Administrator - lcc.jobs@lcc.arts.ac.uk - 020 7514 7985

What we offer

We are UAL

London College of Communication is a pioneering world leader in design and media education. With the communications sector constantly evolving at a rapid speed, we work at the cutting edge of new thinking and developments to prepare our students for successful careers in the creative industries of the future. Our course provision reflects the breadth of expertise housed within the most diverse creative agency including: journalism, advertising, PR and publishing; photography; film, television and sound; communications and media; graphic communication; spatial communication; design cultures; and interactive and visual communication.

We offer excellent hourly rates for lecturing part-time, either during daytime or evenings. This is a teaching role without comparison offering you the opportunity to work with some of the finest students in your field. You will also have the chance to freshen up your own thinking, to learn in an environment supportive of everyone's development, and to enhance your career. 

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