Assistant Professor in Lighting Design & Production
University of Florida
- Gainesville, FL
- $67,000-70,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Job Description:School of Theatre and DanceFaculty Position AnnouncementAssistant Professor in Lighting Design & ProductionPosition: Full-time, 9 month, tenure accruing faculty positionDate of Expected Hire: August 15, 2024Salary: $67,000-$70,000 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Competitive leave and comprehensive benefits package eligible.The School of Theatre and Dance in the College of the Arts seeks a collaborative, motivated 9-month Assistant Professor in Lighting for a tenure accruing faculty position. The successful candidate will lead the graduate lighting program, grow a robust BFA lighting production program, and actively participate in our learning community while finding innovative ways to engage in critical discourse across the arts and other disciplines. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of storytelling and contemporary practice as evidenced by an active professional practice in the entertainment industry and adjacent fields. Understanding that a life in the arts requires an entrepreneurial sense, we welcome a skills-based approach interwoven with critical discourse and intentionality about creating careers in the arts. We seek a collaborator to envision and shape the future of the design and production programs in collaboration with other design faculty. Candidates must have college level teaching experience in developing and creating syllabi and curricula that intentionally broadens the approaches to design and technology courses through an awareness of, and sensitivity to a multiplicity of voices that reflect diverse perspectives and experiences.The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker.The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty, seeking faculty of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.The School is invested in responding to industry developments regarding person-centered production practices that advance curiosity, inclusion, open intellectual discourse, and the well-being of all in an environment of complex diversities, and supports the health and well-being of student dance and theatre artists. The School seeks a collaborator to help us create sustainable production practices and identify areas where we can respond effectively to these developments in the field.More information about the school and our mission can be found here:SoTD Mission and Vison Statements:COTA Meta Strategy:UF Arts Faculty:This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. You can view this employment union contract here .Responsibilities:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate curricula in design and production. Courses may include but are not limited to the following subject areas: lighting design, drafting, programming, emerging technologies, collaboration, and portfolio preparation.
- Actively mentor design students through realized production processes.
- Advise BFA Senior Projects and MFA Thesis.
- Revise and renew courses and curriculum as needed.
- Maintain active national and international creative research profile in areas of specialization consistent with expectation of tenure and promotion.
- Active participation in our learning community, finding innovative ways to connect the arts to critical discourse in other disciplines.
- Participate in the organizational and administrative activities of the Design and Production area, including student recruitment.
- Participate in shared governance through service to the School, College, and University.
Expected Salary:$67,000-$70,000 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Competitive leave and comprehensive benefits package eligible.
Minimum Requirements:
- Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in Lighting Design or distinguished record of professional experience in Lighting Design or related field.
- College-level teaching experience beyond graduate assistantship
- Proficiency in Autocad/VectorWorks, Lightwright, EOS, and/or other programming software.
- Evidence of skill in designing and facilitating academic work that advances curiosity, inclusion, open intellectual discourse, and the well-being of all in an environment of complex diversities.
- Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in Lighting Design or related field.
- Demonstrated success teaching lighting design and production.
- Record of achievement in the field at a national or international level, in alignment with the unit's tenure and promotion criteria.
- Three years teaching experience beyond graduate assistantship at the university level with evidence of commitment to collaboration and excellence in the arts and higher education.
- Proficiency in digital visualization software (i.e. Capture, Light Converse, and Augmented)
- Engagement in the field consistent with the expectations of a research-focused institution in which creative endeavors such as performance and production work are valued as research.
- Evidence of a commitment to innovation and cross-disciplinary work.
- Experience in developing and creating syllabi and curricula that intentionally broadens the approaches to design and technology courses through an awareness of, and sensitivity to a multiplicity of voices that reflect diverse perspectives and experiences.
- Demonstrated aptitude for working toward structural and strategic change, particularly in relationship to promoting an environment that advances curiosity, inclusion, open intellectual discourse, and the well-being of all in an environment of complex diversities.
- Demonstrated capacity for effective engagement in student recruitment.
Jen Dasher
Chair, Assistant Professor in Lighting Search
Email: jdasher@arts.ufl.eduThe selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call +1 (352) 392- 2477or the Florida Relay System at +1 (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
Health Assessment Required: NoAdvertised: 12 Feb 2024 Eastern Standard Time
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