Santa Clara Univer
Assistant Professor (tenure track): Lighting Design
Santa Clara Univer, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
Assistant Professor (tenure track): Lighting Design
Location: Santa Clara, CATime Type: Full timePosted on: Posted 13 Days AgoSalary Range:
The salary range for this position is $83,771 to $93,107, depending on the successful candidate’s years of teaching experience at the college-level. The position comes with generous benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and university contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs: Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.Purpose:
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Santa Clara University seeks candidates for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor in Lighting Design. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2025, and be expected to teach, engage in a scholarship program, and engage in service for the Department, College, and University. Applicants must have an established or emerging record of creative and/or published work in any medium of lighting design including stage, site-specific, immersive, interactive, or multimedia performance. Additional experience with projection design and some experience with media/multimedia design techniques preferred.Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to serving students and audiences of the global majority and with practical experience of decolonial teaching methodologies are preferred. The selected candidate must successfully complete all requirements including an on-campus interview, teaching demonstration, and research/creative work presentation.SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-track faculty are expected to teach 6 courses per year (2 each quarter), and engage in an active scholarship program. Each quarter is 10 weeks with an 11th week for final examinations.The successful candidate may teach courses such as Stage Lighting, Lighting Design, and Lighting Design Practicum, as well as courses developed in their area of specialty. The candidate will design and/or supervise the lighting and projections for department mainstage and student productions for the Department of Theatre and Dance.Basic Qualifications:MFA in Lighting Design required.Excellent university teaching record.Evidence of publication/creative scholarship.Demonstrated ability in lighting design required.Collaborative work style.Strong organizational and communication skills.Responsibilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to:TEACHINGConducting and appearing at all assigned class meetings in a timely and prepared manner.Assigning and evaluating written work, projects, and exams that align with course objectives.Holding weekly office hours at times convenient to students.Assigning and submitting student grades accurately and fairly.Administering evaluations in each section for all courses.RESEARCHPublishing quality scholarship in peer-reviewed venues and/or producing quality creative work in the field.SERVICEProvide effective service to the Department, College, University, and external professional community.Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application deadline: September 15, 2024. To ensure consideration, applications must be completed/submitted by midnight on this date.Required documents:Letter of applicationCurriculum VitaExamples of peer-reviewed scholarship and/or creative workEvidence of teaching excellenceContact information for three referencesGraduate transcripts (unofficial, with official available upon request)Santa Clara University is committed to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging among faculty, staff, and students. Candidates are encouraged to address in the letter of application their professional interest in and/or experiences relevant to achieving this goal.
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Location: Santa Clara, CATime Type: Full timePosted on: Posted 13 Days AgoSalary Range:
The salary range for this position is $83,771 to $93,107, depending on the successful candidate’s years of teaching experience at the college-level. The position comes with generous benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and university contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs: Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.Purpose:
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Santa Clara University seeks candidates for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor in Lighting Design. The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2025, and be expected to teach, engage in a scholarship program, and engage in service for the Department, College, and University. Applicants must have an established or emerging record of creative and/or published work in any medium of lighting design including stage, site-specific, immersive, interactive, or multimedia performance. Additional experience with projection design and some experience with media/multimedia design techniques preferred.Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to serving students and audiences of the global majority and with practical experience of decolonial teaching methodologies are preferred. The selected candidate must successfully complete all requirements including an on-campus interview, teaching demonstration, and research/creative work presentation.SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-track faculty are expected to teach 6 courses per year (2 each quarter), and engage in an active scholarship program. Each quarter is 10 weeks with an 11th week for final examinations.The successful candidate may teach courses such as Stage Lighting, Lighting Design, and Lighting Design Practicum, as well as courses developed in their area of specialty. The candidate will design and/or supervise the lighting and projections for department mainstage and student productions for the Department of Theatre and Dance.Basic Qualifications:MFA in Lighting Design required.Excellent university teaching record.Evidence of publication/creative scholarship.Demonstrated ability in lighting design required.Collaborative work style.Strong organizational and communication skills.Responsibilities:
Duties include, but are not limited to:TEACHINGConducting and appearing at all assigned class meetings in a timely and prepared manner.Assigning and evaluating written work, projects, and exams that align with course objectives.Holding weekly office hours at times convenient to students.Assigning and submitting student grades accurately and fairly.Administering evaluations in each section for all courses.RESEARCHPublishing quality scholarship in peer-reviewed venues and/or producing quality creative work in the field.SERVICEProvide effective service to the Department, College, University, and external professional community.Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application deadline: September 15, 2024. To ensure consideration, applications must be completed/submitted by midnight on this date.Required documents:Letter of applicationCurriculum VitaExamples of peer-reviewed scholarship and/or creative workEvidence of teaching excellenceContact information for three referencesGraduate transcripts (unofficial, with official available upon request)Santa Clara University is committed to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging among faculty, staff, and students. Candidates are encouraged to address in the letter of application their professional interest in and/or experiences relevant to achieving this goal.
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