Lecturer - Lighting Designer

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Faculty Time Type:

Full time Department/Office:

Human Communication and Theatre Exemption Status:

Exempt

Job Description:

The Department of Human Communication and Theatre at Trinity University invites applications for a Lecturer/Lighting Designer position, beginning August 2027. The department seeks a collegial artist with the ability to collaborate with a production team, the desire to design in a variety of theatrical styles, and a commitment to instruction and production in an undergraduate liberal arts and sciences context. We are seeking a candidate with a commitment to excellence while working collegially with faculty colleagues and supportively with students.

The candidate will have expertise as a lighting designer. Preference will be given to those candidates with secondary working knowledge in sound design and/or projection. The successful candidate will teach four courses per academic year in design and/or other relevant areas of theatre in our BA program. In addition, the successful candidate will design lighting for all Theatre productions (typically four per academic year).

The candidate will also be responsible for the implementation and execution of designs, while training and supporting student workers. We are especially interested in candidates with experience mentoring undergraduate student designers.

BACKGROUND Trinity University is a secular, independent, private institution, founded in 1869. Trinity offers high-quality science, liberal arts, and pre-professional programs as represented by the four schools (STEM, Arts & Humanities, Social Science and Civic Engagement, and Business) to approximately 2,500 undergraduate students from the U.S. and more than 45 countries. The attractive campus overlooks downtown San Antonio, a city rich in heritage and ethnic diversity.

Additional information can be found on the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio.

The Carlos Alvarez School of Arts and Humanities, endowed with a gift of $25 million, is at the center of Trinity's liberal arts education. Faculty are international leaders in their respective fields, creating engaged learning experiences grounded in careful study of tradition, critical thinking, clear communication, and creative expression.

Both the Department of Theatre and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Teach four courses per academic year in Design and/or other areas of theatre.

Design Lighting (and Sound/Projection as applicable) for all Trinity Theatre productions, which rotate across classical, contemporary, and global forms.

Responsible for the execution and implementation of designs.

Train and Supervise student workers during daily shop hours Mon-Fri 2:30-5:30.Advise lights/projections/sound for student Lab Show productions (typically 2 per semester) as needed.

Seek out, develop, recruit, and mentor undergraduate design students.

Manage and maintain lighting, sound, and projection equipment.

Maintain and adhere to production budget in areas of lighting, sound, and projections.

Integrate contemporary theatre professional design practice into student learning by sharing all phases of the design process, from research and concept development through realization.

Assist department chair with yearly Capital Equipment and Capital Improvement requests. Coordinate acquisition and installation of approved items in relevant design areas.

Attend all department, theatre, and production meetings.

Comply with all Trinity University policies and guidelines.

Additional duties as assigned.

APPOINTMENT DETAILS This is a three-year renewable full-time Lecturer of Lighting Design position beginning August 2027, with the possibility of promotion to Senior Lecturer. The salary will be competitive.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION

Required:

Terminal Degree in Theatre (MFA) or related area by the time of appointment.

EXPERIENCE

Required:

Experience teaching or serving as a teaching assistant in an academic environment

Experience training and supervising student workers

Evidence of experience in lighting design in a variety of theatrical styles

Preferred:

Experience in projection and/or sound design

Experience with QLab, Dante, Shure Workbench, Vectorworks, and…