Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Theater in Scenic Design



Location:

Hanover, NH

Open Date:

Sep 4, 2024

Description:

The Department of Theater at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Scenic Design at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. We seek candidates whose knowledge and interests include the fields of Black Theater and/or Performance and the Global Majority. This appointment is expected to begin July 2025.

We seek a new colleague who will bring experience, conceptual rigor, experimentation, and vision to our program in Scenic Design. We welcome applicants with multi-disciplinary practices and/or interest in Human-Centered Design, Digital Humanities, Multicultural Music and Sound Studies, Environmental Studies, and Race and Gender Studies and/or whose research invites collaboration and interdisciplinary connections. Artistic practices essential for this position include: both traditional and digital rendering; hand drafting; model building; Vectorworks and/or Auto-Cad skills; knowledge of period styles and ornament; interest in digital projection for the performing arts; scenic painting skills; and property design, management, and construction.

Qualified candidates should demonstrate commitment to educating the next generation of theater makers and story tellers as well as to fostering collaborative thinking and creativity. They should show active interest in academic program-building, classroom teaching, mentoring student designers, and designing for department productions. They should possess leadership capability, including the ability to mentor and support faculty, develop curricula, construct syllabi, and assess student learning. Finally, they should have a demonstrated commitment to supporting the needs of a demographically diverse student body and production staff. 

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their application letter how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.

Applicants must have an MFA or equivalent professional experience in the arts, serious commitment to teaching as evidenced by a strong college-level teaching record, skilled knowledge of all aspects of Scenic Design, and significant professional achievement in the field. Qualified candidates should be prepared to participate in curricular development, administration of the department, student advising, and group evaluation of students working in all areas of Theater. 

Please submit all materials electronically via Interfolio. Letters may be addressed to Professor Daniel Kotlowitz. 

1. Application Letter, including a statement of how the applicant's research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence;


2. CV, including the names and contact information for 3 references.


3. One document that includes 20 images of the applicant's own professional work. All images should be in jpg format (maximum image size 1024 by 768 pixels). Maximum total file size is 20MB.

Additional materials may be requested at a later date.

Review of applications will begin on November 4, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Please address inquiries to Daniel Kotlowitz, Chair, Daniel.J.Kotlowitz@dartmouth.edu

For all openings in Arts and Sciences, please visit our Faculty Recruitment page.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other category protected by applicable law, in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment, or other school administered programs. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged. 

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