What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor: Lighting and Media position at University of California - Santa Cruz?
Open date: April 21, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Aug 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
The Department of Performance, Play & Design, which includes the Theater Arts BA Program (THEA) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), invites candidates working in theater and performance to apply for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Design specializing in lighting and media. This will be a "Clinical Professor in Design" focus with more fundamentals and practical work in their teaching.
We seek experienced, accomplished artists/scholars, preferably with teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Visiting assistant professors are expected to engage in research or other creative activity, teaching, and university and public service. The successful candidate will be expected to serve as a full member of the Theater Arts Program and PPD Faculty and must be able to work with students, faculty, and staff from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the inclusive excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and/or service.
The ideal candidate would be proficient or familiar with the current software / technology in the program:
- Primarily ETC Based Lighting Equipment
- EOS Programming
- Lighting Software & Hardware: Watchout (PC based media) & QLab (Mac based media)
- Lighting Organization Software: LightWright & BeamWright
- Wireless Lighting Technology & Fixtures
- Drafting: VectorWorks
Responsibilities:
- Teach four courses over a three-quarter academic year.
- Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students, including overseeing independent projects and research.
- Maintain a professional practice as research through designing for the Theater Art Quarterly Season. UC Santa Cruz is a Research 1 University and maintains an internationally recognized profile of creative research.
- Contribute service to the department, Arts Division, and university at large, with a particular emphasis on building an equitable and inclusive community of lighting/media designers and contribute to our season.
The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.
Department of Performance, Play, & Design: https://play.ucsc.edu
- Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in a field related to lighting and media design in technical theater (e.g., lighting design, projection design/video design, media design/digital scenography, stagecraft & technical direction, sound design, control systems & programming, scenic design, etc.) or a minimum of six years' creative practice in performance, play, and design. Equivalent foreign degrees will be considered.
- Demonstrated record of teaching experience in higher education as evidenced by college-level teaching, college-level student mentorship, TA experience; facilitation of professional workshops or trainings, and/or guest lecturer/ guest artist appointments.
- Record of research as evidenced by contributions to theater (devised, commercial, or resident/regional theater), dance, digital media, visual arts, opera, film, and/or TV; collaborations with directors or designers.
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and interest in the position.
Statement of Research - One page, stating research philosophy, process and goals.
Statement of Teaching - Maximum three page statement that describes your teaching experience and teaching interests and your potential to support the students that enroll at UC Santa Cruz. Applicants are urged to review the teaching statement guidelines before preparing their application.
Weblink to Your Design Portfolio - One page, must include the weblink and a brief portfolio description.
Sample Course Syllabus - Syllabus of a course taught or a description of a proposed course.
Sample Course Syllabus - Syllabus of a course taught or a description of a proposed course.
- 3-5 letters of reference required
Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC's confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.
Help contact: dlglover@ucsc.edu
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
- "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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