Faculty - Assistant Professor, Scenic Design
- Employer
- Utah Valley University
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Dec 1, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Arts, Design & Graphic Arts
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Faculty - Assistant Professor, Scenic Design
Salary: $58,000.00 - $63,000.00 Annually
Job Type: Faculty
Job Number: A98330
Closing: 3/1/2023 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: School of the Arts
Position Announcement
Utah Valley University School of the Arts invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Scenic Design to join our faculty in the Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen. The successful candidate will be a dynamic and skilled pedagogue and/or professional practitioner able to teach, mentor and inspire at various levels of scenic design training. An additional secondary area of design and technology expertise, such as, but not limited to props design, projection design, stage management, technical direction, production design or management, design for film and/or TV or other, will be favored. Tenure-track faculty will maintain an ongoing creative/scholarly/professional agenda and contribute to department, school, and university service.
Located in picturesque Orem, UT at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and just south of cultural and recreational hubs Salt Lake City, Park City and Sundance, Utah Valley University is a rapidly expanding, dual-mission teaching university. With 42,000 students, it is the largest institution of higher education in Utah. UVU's School of the Arts has over 1800 students enrolled in over 20 programs, making it one of the largest Arts schools in the state. In March 2019 the School of the Arts celebrated the ribbon cutting on the new Noorda Center for the Performing Arts. “The Noorda” produces academic and professional performance seasons, houses six different performance spaces for Theatre, Dance and Music, and has multiple brand-new Rehearsal and Design Laboratory spaces. The Department of Theatrical Arts for Stage and Screen offers the following degrees: BFA with emphasis in Design/Technologies or Performance, BA, BS Ed, AA and various certificate programs.
UVU is committed to championing the ideals and practice of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We have established committees and programs to examine, challenge, and change historical inequities and dismantle systemic discrimination, and we are committed to fostering diversity among our faculty and student body. To that end, we highly encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply for this position. We also encourage all applicants, regardless of identification, to articulate ways they practice the ideals of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion in their work and/or classrooms.
Minimum Qualifications
Required:
MFA or equivalent terminal degree in Scenic Design or a related field; university teaching experience.
Preferred:
The ideal candidate may also possess:
- Secondary expertise in one or more of the following: props design, projection design, stage management, technical direction, production design or management, design for film and/or TV or other;
- Experience with student recruitment and retention;
- Experience with engaged learning opportunities such as the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, study abroad programming or professional internship opportunities, or student recruitment;
- Additional computer skills such as SketchUp, Adobe's other creative programs, AutoCad, etc…
Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of current industry practices;
- Adept at Adobe Photoshop, Vectorworks, MS Office, model building, soldering, painting in scale, analog painting/drawing/sketching, 2D and 3D digital rendering, 3D printing, Scenic painting, and Script Analysis;
Skills:
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills;
- The ability to communicate with a production team, meet deadlines, and adhere to budgets; Willingness to serve on university and department committees as well as on regional and national boards and committees;
- Engage in student recruitment to the design department;
- Co-supervise, administer, and develop a growing design and production program
Abilities:
- Ability to teach and mentor multiple levels of scenic design, drafting, and rendering in the classroom and through the design and production process;
- Ability to adapt teaching to the needs of students of differing backgrounds and abilities
To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/3805471/faculty-assistant-professor-scenic-design
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