Assistant Professor of Practice
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Entertainment & Gaming
Music & Audio Production, TV & Film Production
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Assistant Professor of Practice
Department:Johnny Carson School-Theatre & Film-1033
Requisition Number:F_260112
Posting Open Date:10/07/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):12/01/2026
Open Until Filled:Yes
Description of Work:Position Overview
We seek a collaborative technical leader with comprehensive expertise in scenic construction and engineering, rigging and safety, fabrication, and related production disciplines, along with experience with contemporary entertainment technologies such as Vectorworks and/or AutoCAD, automation and show-control systems, CNC fabrication, and 3D printing.
The successful candidate will be committed to practice-based learning and understand how foundational craft knowledge informs and enhances technological innovation. They will bring a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration and preparing students for current and future career paths across the entertainment industry. We seek a colleague who is curious about new technologies and methodologies, comfortable working in an evolving educational and production environment, and interested in contributing to the continued development of the School’s curriculum and pedagogical approaches.
The successful candidate will have experience managing complex technical operations; demonstrated project-management and leadership skills; and the ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, guest artists, and industry partners.
Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership and Production- Oversee the physical construction and engineering aspects of School productions, including rigging, fabrication, and safety.
- Develop and implement technical systems supporting both conventional and emerging production methodologies.
- Integrate new production technologies into existing production processes and workflows.
- Provide technical leadership and problem-solving across the School’s production activities.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff across Entertainment Design & Production, Theatre, Film, and Emerging Media Arts to develop shared technical resources and workflows.
- Maintain and advance professional standards for safety, fabrication, rigging, and technical production.
Teach and mentor students in technical theatre, entertainment technology, fabrication, and evolving production methodologies. Depending upon curricular needs and the candidate’s areas of expertise, courses may include:
- Computer-Aided Drafting
- Automation and Computer-Controlled Systems
- Rigging
- Special Effects
- Metalworking
- Entertainment Engineering
- Advanced Materials and Fabrication
- Advanced Carpentry
- CNC and Dimensional Printing Technologies
The successful candidate will mentor students through hands-on, practice-based learning and help them connect foundational construction and fabrication skills with contemporary entertainment technologies.
Curriculum and Interdisciplinary Collaboration- Develop course work within the curricular structure that connects traditional craft, fabrication, engineering, and emerging production technologies.
- Foster interdisciplinary learning opportunities across theatre, film, and emerging media.
- Explore new technologies, methodologies, and teaching approaches as entertainment production continues to evolve.
- Contribute, as appropriate, to online and digitally supported curriculum development.
- Contribute to the strategic development of technical facilities supporting the School’s expanding curricular and production needs.
- Help oversee scene shops, fabrication spaces, prop and storage areas, and associated making and production facilities.
- Ensure that facilities and technical practices meet current safety standards while supporting innovative production practices.
- Participate in planning for equipment, technologies, and infrastructure supporting Entertainment
- Design & Production and interdisciplinary production.
- Maintain active engagement with current practices and emerging technologies within the entertainment industry.
- Help develop student connections to…
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