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Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts seeks an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Scenic and Lighting Design for a tenure-track position beginning July 1, 2027.
We are looking for a dynamic and innovative designer to instruct and mentor undergraduate students in our major and minor in Performing and Media Arts. Our interdisciplinary department teaches theory and practice in theatre, film, dance, performance, installation, and devised work, in increasingly unique and experimental ways. We offer B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in a liberal arts environment that allows a wide range of students to study and explore live and mediated forms of creativity, expression, and collaboration.
Our ideal candidate will have experience teaching and working across different areas (i.e. scenic and lighting design; scenic and projection design; live and mediated performance). The successful candidate will teach the equivalent of two courses each semester, some of which may be as a designer on departmental productions. The candidate’s courses, to be determined by departmental needs and the individual’s particular area(s) of expertise, might include Production Design, Set Design, Worldbuilding, Lighting for Theatre and Dance, Lighting for Film, and/or Projection Design. Teaching responsibilities will also include mentorship of students in various roles in department-generated and student-generated productions.
We are interested in recruiting candidates who have demonstrated an ongoing, successful engagement with the highest standards of teaching and professional creative activity, consistent with the expectations for excellence in a Research I university. To that end, colleagues are expected to continue developing their professional career beyond Cornell with a national and/or international profile.
The Department of Performing and Media Arts is committed to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. More information is available at https://pma.cornell.edu.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter describing their practice, successful collaborations, and approach to teaching rooted in inclusive pedagogies. Candidates should also provide a curriculum vitae, a design portfolio, and three letters of recommendation. All materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32702.
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