What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Professor position at University of North Carolina School of the Arts?
UNCSA School of Design and Production seeks an Associate Professor of Costume Design who will also serve as Director of Costume Design beginning in August 2026.
Description of Responsibilities and Duties
Full-time faculty member who is highly skilled and motivated
Teaches in both BFA and MFA curriculum tracks
Partners closely with the Director of Costume Technology and other members of the costume faculty team, as well as effectively cooperating across the broader campus community
Maintains and updates costume area practices in collaboration with all costume faculty
Engages in costume project planning with relevant faculty members throughout the creative process
Establishes and maintains efficiency and quality standards within the costume production process – mentoring and advising design teams and student team leaders, supervising fittings, and ensuring excellence throughout the timely completion of all productions
Determines student design assignments with fellow costume faculty members
Oversees distribution of show production budgets and mentors student designers in the purchasing process
Collaborates with all costume faculty members on student learning outcomes and curriculum as they intersect across all costume-related student development
In addition to teaching courses in Costume Design, will collaborate with faculty team to deliver courses in Costume Rendering (digital and traditional), Costume Production, Costume History, Costume Crafts, etc.
Maximizes student learning and portfolio building through costume design coursework and its application to realized productions and career goals
Assists in the admissions process by interviewing and selecting students for admission to the costume programs
Serves as an Arts Advisor to both Undergraduate and Graduate students
Continues professional activity within the entertainment industry
Participates in shared governance of the institutional community through service to the Costume programs, the School of Design and Production, and the University
Attends faculty and production meetings and contributes through committee service
Additional duties as assigned by the Dean of Design and Production
