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University of Southern Mississippi Assistant Visiting Professor Lighting Design Theatre in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Assistant Visiting Professor Lighting Design Theatre
The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Visiting Professor Lighting Design Theatre.
Position Details
Location Hattiesburg
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001
United States
Division School of Performing and Visual Arts
Position Type Faculty
Employment Status Full Time
Grant Funded No
Posting Close Date August 15, 2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
We expect to fill this position quickly and anticipate the review of applications to begin Monday, July 1, 2024. This contract will begin August 12, 2024 and is a visiting position for the Fall 2024-Spring 2025 academic year.
Job Summary
This 9-month, visiting faculty position instructs BFA/MFA theatre students in Lighting and Sound Design and will design and mentor student designers for the Southern Miss Theatre Season. The University of Southern Mississippi is NAST accredited, and includes BA, BFA and MFA programs housed in a fully equipped multi-theatre complex with shops. USM produces a 5-show mainstage season in theatre.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Serve as lighting and/or sound designer for at least 1 production a year and mentor lighting and sound for all remaining Theatre productions during the academic year.
Teach undergraduate and graduate coursework in Lighting and Sound Design.
Teach in other areas depending on faculty expertise.
Advise Theatre majors.
Engage in program and school recruitment and service activity.
Stay engaged with the wider field with regard to current developments in lighting, sound, and theatrical electrics and best practices, including safety.
Act as Master Electrician for the Theatre Program, supervising GAs in the electrics shops.
Additional summer work with Southern Arena Theatre (SAT) may be available.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
MFA in theatrical lighting or closely related area. At least one year teaching experience. Good collaborative skills. Ability to teach both lighting and sound design.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to work collaboratively with faculty colleagues in design and performance and with scene shop staff.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Vectorworks and/or AutoCad, ETC light boards, (Ion XE, Ion, Element II), ETC dimmers. Intelligent lighting fixtures, LEDs.
Proficiency with Digital and Analog Sound Boards—Midas 32, etc.
Sound Software- Qlab, Editing software such as Audacity.
Live mixing for musicals.
Ability to mentor skilled and unskilled student labor in the electrics shop.
Ability to manage budget allocations and facilitate spending in compliance with University policies and procedures.
Experience setting clear performance expectations and providing meaningful feedback pertaining to safety and protocol for lighting for theatrical production.
Preferred Qualifications
Enjoy working closely with students of varying abilities and skills.
Knowledge of projections for productions.
About The University of Southern Mississippi
Since our founding in 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi has remained dedicated to preparing students for success. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. We are a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, earning distinction as one of the nation's leading research institutions.
Southern Miss is known for pioneering work in polymer science, ocean science, spectator sports safety and security, and bringing language to children with communication disorders. We are also a national leader in a broad range of disciplines, including cybersecurity, hydrography, nutrition, aquaculture, kinesiology, and economic development, among others.
We produce graduates ready to enter fields that are leading the way in emerging technologies through programs such as computer engineering, information technology, and ocean engineering. We’re developing the next generation of business leaders, while also responding to critical workforce shortages by producing skilled professionals in education and nursing. With a tradition of excellence in the arts, we are one of only 36 public institutions in the nation accredited in four major areas of the arts. Home to the Golden Eagles, our student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division I sports. With a culture marked by passion and persistence, Southern Miss is delivering graduates who are ready for life. For more information, visit www.usm.edu.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer/Americans with Disabilities Act institution, The University of Southern Mississippi encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.