What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor - Theater (Fall 2025 - Tenure Track) position at Mohawk Valley Community College?
Instructor - Theater (Fall 2025 - Tenure Track)
Salary: $54,816
Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.
The College is looking for exceptional colleagues who have the following: (1) an understanding of the college mission and teaching experience in a comprehensive community college; (2) a focus on student success in a learner-centered environment; and (3) a willingness to use technology to support learning in the academic setting, including on-line instruction and assessment of student learning outcomes.
MVCC is seeking to fill a full-time, tenure-track, ten-month Instructor position in the School of Art. This position will provide instruction for the Theater program with other courses in writing, theater history, and performance. Teaching faculty at MVCC have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the College mission of providing high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. Our employees have an opportunity to make a difference in students' lives every day.
Full-time faculty members teach contracted classes in accordance with established policies and guidelines. Courses may be taught in traditional classroom settings and over the Internet. This position may include both daytime and evening classes on our Utica and/or Rome campuses. Specific assignments will be made according to the academic qualifications and availability of the individual and the School needs. In addition to teaching theater courses, full-time instructors participate in program assessment, curriculum development, student advisement and facilitating student internship experiences, as well as recruiting for the program. They serve as members of various School and College Committees.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Theater, or related field with experience in teaching
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in related field with experience in production design, student recruitment, performance, writing, and directing
To learn more about MVCC, please visit: https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please submit a 500 word essay with your application materials: “What does equity in the classroom mean to you as an instructor?” Official academic transcripts required upon hire.
Review Start Date: 4/7/2025
Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.Salary : $54,816
