Part Time Lecturer - Directing

Taylor's University Sdn Bhd; Lakeside, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor's University Sdn Bhd invites applications for a teaching-focused role in the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The position involves delivering lectures, designing materials, and conducting tutorials, with engagement in consultations and assessments.

Candidates should have a master's in directing, theatre, or a related field and substantial tertiary-level teaching experience; production direction experience is valued, as is curriculum development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in directing or related field required.
• Minimum 3–5 years of teaching directing at a tertiary level.
• Demonstrated professional directing experience in theatre, film, television, or similar production settings.
• Experience in curriculum development and academic administration is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of directing principles, storytelling, visual composition, actor direction, blocking and staging.
• Ability to teach diverse directing approaches across theatre, film and screen-based media.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching and related duties; design, prepare and develop teaching materials.
• Conduct lectures, tutorials, practicals; engage in consultations with students; invigilation, marking, and assessment.
• Establish and maintain high standards of teaching and effective learning in line with university expectations.
• Undertake administrative responsibilities, attend departmental meetings and participate in committees and working groups.

Skills

Directing principles

Storytelling

Actor direction

Blocking

Staging

Curriculum development

Academic administration

Production planning

Script interpretation

Dramaturgy

Education

Master degree in Directing/Performing Arts/related field

Bachelor's degree with 3 years related work experience

Job description

Department: School of Liberal Arts & Sciences (40000302)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching & Learning

• Undertake teaching and teaching-related duties, such as designing, preparing, and developing teaching materials.
• Conduct classes/lectures, tutorials, and practicals; engage in consultations with students; perform invigilation, marking, and assessment.
• Establish and maintain high standards of teaching and effective learning to meet the University’s teaching and learning expectations.

Administration and Other Activities

• Undertake and contribute to administrative responsibilities, including attending departmental meetings and participating in committees and working groups within the Department, School, and Faculty.

REQUIREMENTS

• Candidate must have a minimum Master Degree in Directing, Theatre, Film, Performing Arts, or a related field or a Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of related work experience in the subject taught or equivalent professional experience may be considered in exceptional cases.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in teaching directing at a tertiary level.
• Demonstrated professional experience as a director in theatre, film, television, or other relevant production settings.
• Experience in curriculum development and academic administration is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of directing principles and practices, including storytelling, visual composition, actor direction, blocking, and staging.
• Ability to teach diverse directing approaches and practices, across relevant forms such as theatre, film, television, and other screen or performance-based media.
• Experience in production planning, rehearsal direction, script interpretation, or working with creative and production teams is preferred.
• Knowledge of dramaturgy, narrative development, performance analysis, and production processes relevant to directing.