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TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

The School of Theatre and Dance invites an energetic, innovative and collaborative Technical Director Assistant/Associate Professor to join a progressive faculty of 15 for a 9-month, non tenure-track position starting August, 2013.  Opportunities for summer employment at Porthouse Theatre, the School’s Professional Summer Theatre.  MFA in theatre technology and 3-5 years experience in teaching at the university level or professional equivalent. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in theatre technology, 2D and 3D CAD, welding, rigging. Responsible for the overall organization of the technical production process for 4 mainstage theatre productions and 3 dance concerts, generating working drawings, collaborating with faculty and staff, engineering scenery and special effects, attends technical rehearsals and all production meetings, and supervision of graduate teaching in fundamentals courses. The successful candidate will have strong skills in scenery construction, engineering and materials research, metal fabrication and welding, hydraulics, pneumatics and motor control/automation, technical drafting, rigging, and safe work practices.  Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaborative skills, budgeting and time management skills essential. Collaborates with DT faculty of five and a technical staff of five including Production Manager, Scene Shop Supervisor and Sound and Lighting Supervisor. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and be comfortable working at heights.  Applications considered starting February1, 2013 at http://jobs.kent.edu.  Attach cover letter and vita and a list of 3 references.  Send 3 additional reference letters to Technical Director Search, School of Theatre and Dance, Kent State University, B141 MSP, Kent, OH, 44242 or electronically to jseo1@@kent.edu. AA/OEO  

 

About:  The School of Theatre and Dance offers five undergraduate degree programs (BA/BFA) and five MFA graduate programs to 270 majors and 60 minors. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre and the National Association of Schools of Dance, the School boasts three theatres including a new black box theatre and newly renovated shops, laboratories (including scenery construction, welding and props and crafts labs) and studios.  Porthouse Theatre, the School’s Equity Professional summer theatre is located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center with audiences of over 20,000 per year. The School has established an aggressive agenda for excellence in performance, production and creative scholarship. The faculty place high value on mentoring individual students for success in the classroom, on stage and the profession, a high level of production values on our stages as laboratories for learning, a high quality of creative scholarship and a commitment to positive and collegial collaboration. http://www.theatre.kent.edu