Term Faculty | Lighting Design

Emerson College; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 74.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Emerson College seeks a creative Lighting Design educator for a full-time term faculty role at its Boston campus. The position carries a 3/3 load, teaching courses such as Lighting Design I & II, Foundations of Stage Design, Drafting and Programming, with opportunities for leadership in the lighting concentration.

Ideal candidates hold MFA in Lighting Design or equivalent, with 3–5 years of professional experience and college teaching ability.

Formación

• Supports MFA or equivalent design education with professional lighting practice.
• Experience teaching college-level lighting design is preferred.
• Ability to integrate professional practice into classroom learning.

Responsabilidades

• Teach Lighting Design I and II and related courses in the BFA curriculum.
• Provide academic advising and mentorship to students.
• Lead recruitment and retention initiatives for the program.
• Provide leadership to the lighting concentration and department.

Conocimientos

Lighting Design I

Lighting Design II

Foundations of Stage Design

Drafting I

Drafting II

Electrics

Programming

Educación

MFA in Lighting Design

B.A./BFA in Design

Herramientas

AutoCAD

VectorWorks

Lightwright

EOS

Capture

Descripción del empleo

Term Faculty | Lighting Design

Join our community and experience Emerson College!

The BFA program in Design and Stage Management and the Departmentof Performing Arts invite applications for a full-time Term Facultyin Lighting Design. We seek a creative, accomplished, and deeplyengaged lighting designer and educator with experience in the fieldof lighting for live performances (theatre, opera, dance, orconcert) and adjacent fields (film, TV, corporate, or museums) tojoin our community. The appointment begins August 19, 2027, with amandatory 2-day orientation on August 19 & 20, 2027.

The Department of Performing Arts is home to one of the nation'sleading undergraduate programs in theatrical performance andproduction, with 97 full- and part-time faculty members and staffand 550 students across all disciplines. The department offers BFAsin Acting; Design and Stage Management; Musical Theatre;Playwriting, Directing, and Dramaturgy; and Theatre Education andPerformance - and an MA in Theatre Education and Applied Theatre.Emerson Stage presents up to nine fully staged productions annuallyin five theaters, with additional production opportunitiesavailable to our students through ArtsEmerson, our nationally andinternationally recognized professional presenting company.

This is an in-person teaching position based at Emerson's Bostoncampus.

Term faculty appointments are renewable and begin with a one-yearcontract, with the opportunity to advance to longer multi-yearterms based on periodic performance review.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This position carries a 3/3 course load, teaching 6 classes overthe academic year. Primary teaching responsibilities for thisposition include, but are not limited to, the following courses inour Design and Stage Management BFA curriculum:

• Lighting Design I
• Lighting Design II
• Foundations of Stage Design
• Drafting I and II (Hand Drafting and Vectorworks)
• Electrics
• Programming

Additional service responsibilities will include:

• Academic advising
• Recruitment, interviews of perspective students, and retentionInitiatives
• Support and mentorship for senior showcase curriculum
• Provide leadership to the lighting concentration
• Other service as assigned by the area and department

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will hold an MFA in Lighting Design or anundergraduate Bachelor's Degree in Design accompanied by at least3-5 years professional experience. Candidates should demonstratetheir professional practice through LORT, regional, or commercialtheatrical lighting design and related fields. Experience with orknowledge of United Scenic Artist, Local 829 is preferred but notrequired.

Candidates must have experience teaching lighting design andproduction at the college level and a passion for helping emergingdesigners develop both their artistic voices and technicalconfidence. We are especially interested in educators who can bringthe realities of professional practice into the classroomconnecting collaboration, technology, craftsmanship, andstorytelling.

Expertise in the following areas is expected:

• Drafting (Hand Drafting, Autocad, and VectorWorks)
• Lightwright, EOS, and Workflow Best Practices
• Industry Digital Visualizations Software (i.e. Capture, LightConverse, and Augmented)
• Programming
• Production Electrics
• Projection and video experience is a plus

Emerson College is the nation's only four-year institutiondedicated exclusively to undergraduate majors and master's degreesin communication, arts, and media. It is located in the dynamic,multicultural city of Boston, close to major sports teams, artsinstitutions, performing arts venues, research centers, andindustry partners. Emerson also has campuses in Los Angeles and theNetherlands. At Emerson College, we seek individuals who bringinnovation, creativity, and impact to our curricular,co-curricular, and extra-curricular offerings.

Emerson College believes the best way to achieve excellence is tofoster a campus climate where everyone can thrive. As a communityof artists, practitioners, scholars, and storytellers, wecontinually strive to cultivate a collaborative community thatdraws upon the widest possible pool of talented individuals fromvaried beliefs, backgrounds, and perspectives. Emerson College'score values are creativity, innovation, inclusion, curiosity,equity, expression, and collaboration.

Compensation for this appointment will be $81,723.