What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, Scenic and Lighting Design position at Wilkes University?
Wilkes University invites applicants for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre position in Scenic and Lighting Design. This position, in the Division of Performing Arts will begin the fall of 2025. The Division of Performing Arts offers a BFA in Musical Theatre, a BA in Theatre Arts, and a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology, as well as minors in Theatre, Music, and Dance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for: creating scenic and lighting designs for the four annual mainstage theatre productions; creating lighting designs for one dance performance per year; teaching 3 courses per year in scenic design, lighting design and other areas within the candidate's expertise; growing the Design and Technology BFA, including mentoring and recruiting students; overseeing assistants in scenic painting and props for the theatre productions; managing and participating in production processes like strikes, technical rehearsals and production work. This position collaborates with, and is assisted by, a full-time technical director and an assistant technical director.
Successful candidates will have an MFA, with design experience in both professional and university settings, and experience teaching design at the university level. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To apply, visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, samples of creative work, and three references. Review of applications begins immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.
Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.
Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.
Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.
