Assistant Professor, One-year Instructional Limited Term Appointment (ILTA), Performance Scenography

Brock University • St. Catharines, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Brock University's Department of Dramatic Arts (DART) invites applications for a one-year Instructional Limited Term Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2026. This position involves an 80% teaching and 20% service workload. The successful candidate will teach courses in scenography and technical production, contribute to the department's theatre season through scenography, technical production, and/or producing, and participate in curriculum development. Specific courses include DART 1F40: Scenography and Stagecraft and at least one of DART 2P61: Design for Theatre – Scenographic Environment or DART 2P62: Design for Theatre - Embodied Scenographies. The department is committed to supporting the candidate's research/creation program and professional development, recognizing creative knowledges in evaluation processes.

Requirements

• Expertise in mediated, spatial, and/or embodied scenographies and related technical skills.
• Experience in postsecondary teaching.
• A relevant PhD, MDes, MFA, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated significant professional contributions to design for theatre.
• Evidence of successful, theoretically-informed teaching and/or mentorship in postsecondary theatre education.
• Demonstrated expertise in anti-supremacist approaches to teaching theatre, theatre creation and/or professional mentorship is essential.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in arts administration, producing, professional associations, academic service, and/or course and curriculum design is preferred.
• Specific scenographic expertise may include: extended, mixed, and/or virtual reality scenographies; lighting, projection, sound, animated and/or intermedial scenographies; set and/or properties design and decoration; site-specific, land-based, and/or other spatial scenographies; costume, hair, makeup, and/or performance prosthetics design; puppetry design.

Responsibilities

• Teach a range of courses in scenography and technical production.
• Contribute to scenography, technical production, and/or producing for DART’s season.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Provide mentorship, resources, and service opportunities to support the successful candidate’s program of research/creation and professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Ample support for research and sabbaticals.
• Research resources include: conference support, start-up funding, subscriptions to major databases and access to various research funding vehicles.
• Moving expenses will be administered according to the Faculty Association Collective Agreement for candidates considering relocation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level