Theatre Design & Production: Tenure-Track Professor

Spelman College; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Spelman College's Department of Theatre and Performance invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Theatre Design and Production for AY 2027. The successful candidate will lead the design and technical theatre curriculum within the BA program, mentor students, and contribute to production leadership across season projects.

Teaching will combine classroom instruction with applied production-based learning, emphasizing collaboration, design thinking, and professional

Qualifications

• MFA or terminal degree in Theatre Design, Design and Production, Technical Theatre, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching or potential for teaching excellence.
• Professional experience and a record of creative practice appropriate to career stage.
• Ability to mentor student designers, technicians, and production leaders.
• Experience developing a design and technical theatre curriculum within an undergraduate liberal arts environment.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in theatre design and production, including Introduction to Design and Technical Theatre, ProductionLab, and related courses.
• Lead continued development of design and technical theatre within the BA liberal arts curriculum across contemporary design, production, media, and technologies.
• Teach and supervise Production Lab and mentor student designers, technicians, and production leaders, linking classroom learning with realized production work.
• Provide artistic and educational supervision of student design and production work, fostering professional portfolios and graduate preparation.
• Support production management and organizational needs of the departmental season in collaboration with key staff and student teams.
• Contribute to collaborative production processes and practices that support communication, learning, artistic excellence, accessibility, and safety.
• Maintain an active program of professional creative practice and/or research aligned with tenure expectations.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate students and participate in departmental and college service, including curriculum development and recruitment.

Skills

Theatre design

Production leadership

Mentorship

Curriculum development

Teaching

Education

MFA or terminal degree in Theatre Design/Technical Theatre

Job description

Spelman College's Department of Theatre and Performance invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Theatre Design and Production for AY 2027. The successful candidate will lead the design and technical theatre curriculum within the BA program, mentor students, and contribute to production leadership across season projects.

Teaching will combine classroom instruction with applied production-based learning, emphasizing collaboration, design thinking, and professional