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California State University, Fullerton
  • Position Number: 3546616
  • Location: Fullerton, CA
  • Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance


Assistant Professor of Projection/Media/Lighting Design
Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Arts
Assistant Professor
Fall 2023


The Department of Theatre and Dance at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Projection/Media/Lighting Design with appointment to begin Fall 2023.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution and an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum, and to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area. Individuals advancing the University's strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.

Position
The CSUF Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking a colleague who is a committed artist-educator and active projection designer with a diverse perspective; one who will share their professional experience and their sense of creative discovery with graduate and undergraduate students both in the classroom and through production-based educational experiences. The qualified candidate could teach a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses in Projection/Media Design and Stage Lighting. The candidate will demonstrate and develop equity-forward practices through teaching, mentoring and related activities. The successful candidate will supervise student designers from conception through realization, mentoring individual student design projects in projection and lighting, while maintaining currency with emerging developments in projection and lighting technologies. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute and collaborate regarding Department curriculum, policy, and practice, as well as remain active in their field through continuing outside professional design work, and pursuing scholarly/creative and service activities. The successful candidate will effectively mentor students across areas of research, context, process, and technique, and participate in the Department's formal advising process for undergraduate and graduate students.

Required Qualifications
  • Master of Fine Arts degree, by the time of appointment, in Design/Production or related discipline.
  • Ability to create and manage all aspects of projection/media design and stage lighting for multiple spaces and genres, from small- to large-scale productions.
  • A robust and continuing artistic practice in projection design and additional professional experience in lighting design.
  • Strongly demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, showing ability to work effectively, collaboratively, and ethically with a diverse community of students, educators and staff.
  • Thorough knowledge of current technologies employed in projection design and content creation.

    Preferred Qualifications
  • Demonstrated excellence in professional achievement in stage lighting and projection techniques.
  • Additional research and teaching interests in emergent media such as extended reality and virtual production.
  • Two or more years of college- or university-level teaching experience.
  • Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.

    Application
    A complete on-line application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php, choose full-time faculty, search for position 519748, and provide the following required materials:
    1. Cover letter
    2. Current Curriculum vita/professional resume
    3. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
    4. List of three professional references
    5. Teaching Philosophy Statement
    6. Candidate Statement on Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
    7. This statement provides the candidate's unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. The purpose of this statement is to help the department identify candidates who have professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas.


    Successful Candidates will be required to submit the following materials:
    1. Three letters of recommendation
    2. Website &/or Digital Portfolio
    3. Examples of specific course materials, syllabi, handouts, PowerPoint/Keynote presentations

    Please direct all questions about the position to: Arnold Holland, Dean, College of the Arts at aholland@fullerton.edu with "Projection/Media/Lighting Design" in the subject line or call 657-278-3256.

    Rank and Salary
    The position will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track. The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $5,405 to $11,994 per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). Anticipated hiring range is $6,588 to $6,737 per month. Faculty salaries are subject to budgetary authorization and any California State University System faculty contract increases. Summer research grants, moving expenses, start-up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available that includes: health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care; and a defined-benefit retirement through the state system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.

    Application Deadline
    To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by January 15, 2023. The anticipated appointment date is August, 2023.

    The Department
    The Department of Theatre & Dance serves approximately 450 majors, with 27 full-time and 28 part-time faculty and 14 full-time professional staff in all requisite areas of design and production, and offers a BA in Theatre, BFA Concentrations in Acting, Devised Performance/Physical Theatre and Musical Theatre; and MFA Degrees in Directing, and Design & Production. The yearly season consists of up to 8 main stage, up to 8 studio series productions, and many student showcases (performed, designed, and staffed by students) including plays, musicals, dance, devised/physical theatre and opera, produced in the modern Clayes Performing Arts Center, which houses multiple state-of-the-art playing spaces. The Department of Theatre and Dance is fully accredited by NAST (National Association of Schools of Theater), NASD (National Association of Schools of Dance) and is a member of URTA (University Resident Theater Association) and USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology). For more information about the department, please visit: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/theatredance/

    Additional Information

    Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

    The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

    A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

    Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

    Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php).

    CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to hr@fullerton.edu.

    In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.

    To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/fl/en-us/job/519748/assistant-professor-of-projectionmedialighting-design





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