Quarterly Lecturer, Scenic, Costume, or Production Assistant (pool)

Santa Clara University • Santa Clara, CA

83d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Santa Clara University, the Jesuit, Catholic university in Silicon Valley, seeks applicants to co-teach a course in Rehearsal and Performance (THTR 39/139) in either Scenic Artistry, Costume Design/Construction or Technical Production. This is a pool position and specific hiring and assignments will be made according to the academic qualifications of the individual and programmatic need. Santa Clara University is on the quarter system, and the quarters are 10 weeks long with an 11th week for final examinations. The successful candidate will teach no more than 2 courses in any quarter and no more than four courses over the fall, winter and spring quarters. All classes will be presented in-person, however, if the county health and university health conditions deteriorate, the successful candidate may be asked to teach part of the course online. The successful candidate will work along with faculty designers in the paint shop, scene shop or costume shop guiding students through the processes of painting, constructing or building/altering sets and costumes for the main stage series of Department productions.

Requirements

• Professional theatre design and production experience required.
• Ability to carry out professional duties of position, working with department directors, designers, technical director and student work crews.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Collaborative work style and strong organizational skills.
• Commitment to teaching theatre and dance within a liberal arts context.

Nice To Haves

• BS or BA degree – with degree in Theatre preferred, or commensurate professional experience.
• Pool position skills listed below relate to targeted positions. One does not need to meet all the qualifications.
• Previous experience teaching at the university level.
• Experience with inclusive pedagogical practices that promote access and academic success for all students.
• Experience teaching and mentoring a diverse population of undergraduate students.
• Professional and educational costume or scene shop experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching costume construction at the college level.
• Extensive costume construction experience and mentoring of students in costume construction.
• Intermediate proficiency in scenic painting.
• Experience supervising students and maintaining an academic paint shop.
• Experience sourcing and creating theatrical props and mentoring student prop artisans.
• Intermediate proficiency in scenic carpentry and mentoring student carpenters.
• Experience using power tools typical in a scenic shop.
• Experience supervising students and maintaining an academic scene shop.
• Demonstrates understanding of common safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Working with Scenic Designer, Technical Director, Theatre Operations Manager, Costume Shop Manager, Costume Designer and/or student crews on duties as assigned for each production. Duties may include but are not limited to the following (depending on area of hire). In collaboration with student artists: Paint scenery and acquire or create props, ready for technical rehearsal.
• Work with the Scenic Designer to assist in teaching scenic painting skills to student work crews.
• Work in costume shop according to schedule coordinated with Costume Shop Manager – generally from 1–5 pm three days a week for approximately 12 hours/week.
• Work with the Costume Shop Manager to assist in teaching costume construction skills to student work crew.
• Perform costume construction tasks as coordinated by the Costume Shop Manager.
• Work with the Technical Director to assist in teaching scenery construction skills to student work crews.
• Attend design and production meetings as requested.
• Fulfill other instructional or academic duties as appropriate as may be requested by the Chair of the Department.

Benefits

• Santa Clara University offers a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees with programs and resources designed to promote and sustain personal health care, well-being, and the financial objectives of our employees and families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees