What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Theatre, Lighting Design position at usm?
Special Instructions to Applicants
We anticipate
the review of applications to begin December 1, 2025. This contract will begin
August 1, 2026 and is a tenure-track position beginning in the Fall 2026-Spring
2027 academic year.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the
United States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship. The
University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).
Job Summary
This 9-month, tenure-track faculty position instructs BA
and BFA theatre students in Lighting and Sound Design and will design and
mentor student designers for the Southern Miss Theatre Season. The University
of Southern Mississippi is NAST accredited and includes BA and BFA programs
housed in a fully equipped multi-theatre complex with shops. USM produces
a 4-show mainstage season in theatre.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as lighting and/or sound designer for a minimum of 2 productions a year and mentor lighting and sound for all remaining Theatre productions during the academic year.
- Teach undergraduate coursework in Lighting and Sound Design.
- Teach in other areas depending on faculty expertise.
- Advise Theatre majors.
- Engage in program and school recruitment and service activity.
- Stay engaged with the wider field with regard to current developments in lighting, sound, and theatrical electrics and best practices, including safety.
- Act as Master Electrician for the Theatre Program, supervising students in the electrics shops.
- Additional summer work with Southern Arena Theatre (SAT) may be available.
- Performs other duties as assigned.