"Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Head of Lighting Design"

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Head of Lighting Design

Posted: 19-Nov-25

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Categories: Academic/Faculty, Arts/Humanities

Internal Number: 263401

Minimum Education and Experience:

• MFA in Lighting Design or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant professional experience designing lighting for theater, dance, opera, or related live-performance genres.
• Proficiency with industry-standard, intelligent lighting consoles, Vectorworks Spotlight, Lightwright, 3D rendering, and digital visualization tools.
• Working knowledge of LED and automated fixtures, networked control systems (DMX, sACN, Ethernet), and wireless dimming.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities suited to a BFA conservatory program.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Location: Rutgers University - New Brunswick

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.