Assistant Professor, 9 Month Salaried (Dance - Lighting and Visual Design, and Director of Production)

Department

School of Dance

Responsibilities

The Florida State University School of Dance invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Dance specializing in Lighting and Visual Design. This position will also include the title and duties of Director of Production. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, collegial partner prepared toward with our current faculty and staff to prepare our students for success through an understanding of the integration of performance, scholarly, and creative activities and disciplines.

• Teaching in areas of lighting, production and visual design. Candidate areas of expertise may allow for additional elective courses in specialty areas.
• Mentoring students, especially as a member of graduate committees.
• Lighting all School of Dance productions.
• Serving as the Director of Production. This would include working with the School of Dance Production Manager, Production Assistant, and others in supervising, coordinating, and implementing School productions.
• Service on professional, state, university, college, and school committees as assigned or elected.
• As a prominent research university, Florida State University expects faculty to establish, develop, and maintain a successful creative and research agenda. While we enjoy and expect creative collaboration on school or university projects, there must be a strong focus on developing a national or international reputation within the field at large.

Qualifications

• A terminal degree in dance or theatre from an accredited institution.
• At least five years of professional experience in lighting design, of which dance works should figure prominently.

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of successful teaching at the university level.
• A record of experience or teaching in additional areas of interest, such as costume design. projection design, film making, musical composition, or any area of dance practice.

Other Information

The College of Fine Arts at Florida State University is dedicated to fostering artistic excellence, creative exploration, and scholarly inquiry across diverse disciplines. Our renowned faculty and staff educate and empower students to become visionary performers, artists, educators, art historians, designers, curators, art therapists, researchers, and arts administrators who shape the future of the visual arts, healing arts, performing arts, and design. Through passionate teaching, community engagement, innovative research, and artistic practice we enrich lives, elevate artistic expression, and inspire positive change and well-being in society.

The FSU School of Dance was established ninety years ago and has offered a professional dance major for sixty of those years. It has been recognized as a leader among college dance programs. Graduates of our programs include dancers, teachers, scholars, and leaders in companies, schools, universities, and art organizations in the United States and abroad. Our faculty, Montgomery Hall, is one of the best in the nation. The Maggie Alleles National Center for Choreography (MANCC) is an internationally recognized dance research center and part of the School of Dance. This unique and visionary institute brings a steady stream of prominent and emerging dance artists to campus to create and develop the work that the rest of the world will experience in years to come. Add to this mix an esteemed faculty and talented students, and it is easy to see why we are excited for what is to come.

Contact Info

Professor Russell Sandifer, Search Committee Chair: rsandifer@fsu.edu.

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research, encourages creativity, and embraces diversity. At FSU, there's the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow's news!

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How To Apply

If qualified and interested in a specific Faculty job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://hr.fsu.edu/facultyjobs. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.

Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include education details even if attaching a Vita.

Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and PDF-formatted examples of lighting design paperwork.

Considerations

This is a Faculty position.

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check .

This position is being advertised as open until filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be accessed at : https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.pdf .