Position Summary:

The Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Design, Technology and Production/Technical Director is a non-tenure-track position in the Theatre area of the Department of Performing Arts. The position consists of a 50% teaching appointment (12 credits per academic year) and a 50% Technical Director appointment (20 hours per week).

Job Description:

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Design, Technology and Production:

- Teach beginning Scenic Design
- Teach beginning Stage Management
- Assist with recruitment and lead technical theatre recruitment
- Mentor Technical Theatre students in scenic design and other technologies depending on area of expertise
- Other academic teaching assignments may be developed based on the successful candidate’s area of expertise
- Hold regular office hours
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities
- Maintain knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508
- Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Normal full-time teaching load is 15 credit hours per term, including 12 credits of assigned courses and 3 credits of reassigned time for service.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of Technical Director:

- Maintain and ensure safety of all students, faculty, staff and patrons in the building for all events and daily classes.
- Implement safety procedures as changes are made or safety needs are identified.
- Encourage students to use industry standard safety protocol.




- Create training procedures on all equipment and tools. Also appropriate documentation of student competency on this equipment.
- Manage student build crews
- Supervise and mentor student shop leads
- Collaborate with scene shop supervisor
- Create and maintain production schedule for season, including all renters using the theatre spaces.
- Manage budget for sets, props, sound, lights, costumes for all productions
- Identify, plan and manage maintenance budget for all production equipment, upgrades and projects
- Plan, oversee and participate in all production strikes
- Point person with Physical Plant for any repairs, issues related to performance spaces, scene shop, light shop & booth.
- Engage authentically with students, the department, and colleagues
- Communicate with Chair and faculty on grading of student work at midterm and end of each semester
- Manage in building and campus zircon storage of props, lights, and useable set pieces.
- Advise season selection as needed (with respect to size of department, tech support, and production schedule needs)
- Attend department and production meetings and all technical rehearsals
- Coordinate with other departments when necessary
- Maintain knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508.




- Produce and remediate digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Specialized Skills and Experience:

- A completed terminal degree by December 2026, MFA or PHD, in a Theatrical Design discipline, a/o significant professional experience as a theatrical designer, technical director a/o production manager
- Demonstrated experience in Technical Theatre
- Demonstrated experience managing students in the scene shop
- Demonstrated ability designing and constructing scenery
- Experience collaborating as a team player with colleagues and community
- Ability to provide technical direction for all shows, including leading student-focused design and crew teams, and budget management
- Ability to teach Stage Technology courses, as well as upper division design courses in scene design, stage lighting, and stage management, or based on the successful candidate’s area of expertise
- Demonstrated ability to mentor students in technical theatre
- A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities

Preferred Education, Specialized Skills and Experience:

- OSHA Certification
- Knowledge of necessary technical programs to produce designs for set, lights, projections and audio
- Knowledge and proficiency with carpentry tools and set buildng standards
- Supervise construction and installation of technical elements (sets, props, lights, projections, sound, rigging)
- A completed terminal degree, MFA or PHD, by August 15, 2022 in a Theatrical

📌 Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Design, Technology and Production (Durango)
🏢 Fort Lewis College
📍 Durango