Part-Time and Limited Term Faculty Positions in Music and Entertainment

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

The Leven School takes a cross-functional and multi-disciplinary approach to business management. We integrate this perspective throughout our courses, including our strong areas of specialization, to prepare students to enter the workforce and contribute to their organizations and communities. Our faculty blends business experience with scholarship and caring to engage students, prepare them to become leaders, and improve their lives. We know business, and we are rigorous and thorough because we care.

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a pool of open rank, part-time and limited term faculty positions in the Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program in the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality for the academic year 2026-2027. These positions are on an as-needed, semester-by-semester basis. Rank is determined at the time of hiring and will be commensurate with credentials. These positions are for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

• Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the area of music and entertainment business

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

To teach undergraduate courses:

• A minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Music/Entertainment, or a closely related discipline, is required at the time of hire.

OR

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Music/Entertainment, or a closely related discipline, is required at the time of hire.
  AND
• At least 7 years of professional experience

OR

• A minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in a non-related discipline with 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching discipline is required at the time of hire.

To teach graduate courses:

• A Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Music/Entertainment or a related discipline is required at the time of hire.

• Experience in the music & entertainment business - understanding the industry's financial and legal aspects, including but not limited to: contract negotiation, management, marketing strategies, trends, and technological advancements, leveraging social media and other digital platforms.
• Experience in audio/video production.

1. CV
2. Cover Letter
3. Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
4. Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Keith Perissi, 470-578-2875, kperissi@kennesaw.edu.

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