Job Details

Position Title: Assistant Teaching Professor of Acting and Acting for the Camera

Compensation: $52,000 - $56,000

Department: Theatre & Dance

Start Date: 08/17/2026

The Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance invites applications for a non-tenure-line Acting position beginning August of 2026.

Ball State University seeks an individual with a commitment to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and entrepreneurial learning practices as a teacher of acting, acting for the camera, and industry centered courses within the BFA acting and musical theatre areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

A teaching load that will include all levels of course work in acting, acting for the camera, industry centered courses (such as audition), and introduction to theatre;
Mentorship and coaching of upper-level students in conjunction with showcases and professional auditions;
Work as a director, coach, or actor in assigned departmental productions;
A dedication and commitment to helping foster and cultivate overall student success;
Facilitating the Department’s ongoing relationships with the Department of Media including Radiance Cinema and our innovative collaboration with the Heartland Film Festival;
Fulfilling service obligations, including assigned committee work at the Department, College, and University level, on a national, regional, and local level.
Working in collaboration with theatre and dance faculty, staff, and students in facilitating the theatre and dance production program at Ball State University.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in performance or equivalent professional experience completed by date of employment.
The ability to teach all levels of acting, acting for the camera, and industry-centered courses for acting and musical theatre students.
Teaching experience at the university/college level, gained concurrently or at any time.
Ability to serve as an artist for production work when needed.

Tested Experience Qualifications:

Five years consistent professional performance, directing, accompanying, or coaching experience in established regional or national theatre performance venues including Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tours, or Major Regional Theatre venues OR
Three years consistent professional performance experience in mainstream television and film OR
Recognition/award by a regional or national awards organization (Tony, Joseph Jefferson Awards, Helen Hayes Awards, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

M.F.A. in Acting completed by date of employment.
Three years of teaching experience at the university/college level.
Connections and recognitions within the professional acting and/or musical theatre industries.
Experience in the synthesis of singing and acting.

Applications must be received by 12:01 AM June 25, 2026.