Instructor, Technical Direction, Dance

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00265PO25 Advertised Title Instructor, Technical Direction, Dance Campus Columbia College/Division College of Arts and Sciences Department CAS Theatre and Dance Advertised Salary Range We offer a competitive salary and benefits package Location of Vacancy Columbia, SC Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 40 Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Basis 9 months Work County Richland Tenure Information Professional Track Job Search Category Faculty

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Job Summary

Department of Theatre and Dance

Instructor - Technical Direction, Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a full time, professional-track position at the rank of instructor to begin August 16, 2026. The position is a 9-month appointment with a workload equivalent to teaching four courses per semester divided among traditional teaching and technical direction for dance productions. This is an annual appointment that may be renewed contingent upon Dean's approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and the availability of funding.

The primary duty will be to provide comprehensive technical support for all dance productions and teach Dance Production Design to undergraduate and graduate students in dance. Applicants must have the ability to promote a collaborative, team-based environment while fulfilling artistic visions and production deadlines.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive production support for the dance program, which includes serving as the lighting designer for all dance productions, building sets on occasion as needed, and coordinating outside hire for costume design/construction and running crew for dance performances. The Technical Director also ensures the fulfillment of production vision, schedules, and deadlines, establishes and maintains production budgets and expenditures in collaboration with the Director of the Dance Program and the Department Chair, facilitates the technical and dress rehearsals for the dance program, and serves as the stage manager, or mentor for student stage managers, and sound designer for all dance productions.

The position requires collaboration with technical/design faculty in the Theatre Program to assist with and coordinate student crews, helping with load into and load out of rotating theatrical venues, and mentoring lighting design students who design for the Student Choreography Showcase. While ensuring that the technical needs of dance program faculty and student choreographers are met, the Technical Director also acts as a production coordinator for dance by serving as the departmental liaison for guest artists, communicating with professional dance companies about their lighting and technology needs for their choreography that is presented by the Betsy Blackmon Dance Company, and coordinating the rental, staffing, and technology needs in the Koger Center, which is used by the dance program for two performances per year.

In addition to production responsibilities, this position requires teaching Production Design for Dance for undergraduate students and a companion course every other summer at the graduate level for the new M.A. in Dance Studies. Finally, the Technical Director for Dance acts as the facilities liaison with the custodial staff by ensuring that dance floors are receiving proper care and cleaning to guarantee their longevity and…