Adjunct Assistant Professor in Lighting

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Lighting
Announcing a search for a full-time Assistant Adjunct Professor position in the UCLA Department of Theater in the area of Lighting Design, beginning March 1, 2027.
Responsibilities
● Participate in teaching, research, and service as part of a world-class lighting design program at a research university.
● Teach undergraduate and/or graduate-level theater courses in lighting, including lighting design, fundamentals of theater design, and topics in theater design and technology.
● Supervise and advise student lighting design projects for departmental productions, including new and devised works, as well as MFA thesis productions and undergraduate capstone projects.
● Teach other courses in areas of theater expertise as needed.
● Mentor and advise students in academic and career planning.
● Serve on Department and University committees and participate in other service opportunities as appropriate.
● Maintain and grow an active professional and/or artistic practice in lighting.
● Perform other responsibilities as appropriate for an Assistant Adjunct Professor, including assisting with student recruitment, developing curriculum in consultation with the Chair and other department faculty, and contributing to area leadership.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:

• MFA

Preferred Qualifications:

• The ability to successfully teach at the collegiate level, including traditional and current design/practice.
• Success in lighting design at the professional level, including engagement with emerging technologies/practices.
• A collaborative approach to a general theater education that values development of students with a broad range of knowledge and skills in theater performance, production, and scholarship.
• Ability to work with a wide range of culturally diverse students.
• A commitment to experiential learning and dynamic pedagogical practice.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills that demonstrate collaborative engagement with students and colleagues.
• Multi-disciplinary approaches to creative projects.
• A minimum of two years teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Dedication to institutional and community service.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references. Reference checks may be conducted for candidates who advance in the recruitment process. A cover letter, statement of teaching, and digital portfolio are also required. Please address your materials to the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Professor Adam Rigg.

School
:
http://www.tft.ucla.edu

Basic qualifications
An MFA is required

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Portfolio - Uploaded as a single pdf file. Can include URLS that link to externally hosted personal website or videos.
As the University's Recruitment system only accepts PDF format, some applicants might simply include a PDF that contains an external URL to their portfolio if they maintain a website with examples of their work. Alternately a PDF with static images is also acceptable . There are no specific guidelines for the candidate portfolio.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the
reference check authorization release form
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The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:
Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
Expand our reach as a global university
Enhance our research and creative activities
Elevate how we teach
Become a more effective institution
Prompt for candidates for recruitment:
Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only)
Candidates should submit the names and contact information for three (3) professional references. Reference checks may be conducted for candidates who advance in the recruitment process.
Apply link:
https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11364

Help contact:
rhamilton@tft.ucla.edu