Theatre (Adjunct Faculty)

Kansas City Kansas Community College • Kansas City, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for an adjunct faculty member to teach stagecraft, technical theatre practicum, lighting, scene painting, and stage management courses at the introductory and advanced levels at any KCKCC location while supporting the institution’s mission, vision, and strategic plan. The successful candidate will provide hands-on instruction in technical theatre practices while contributing to the safe, efficient, and educational production of college theatre performances. This position emphasizes experiential learning, collaboration, and mentorship of student crews in both classroom and production environments. This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Theatre, Technical Theatre, Theatrical Design, or a related field
• College-level teaching experience, particularly in technical theatre or practicum-based courses

Nice To Haves

• Professional experience in multiple areas of technical theatre (e.g., scenery, lighting, stage management, painting)
• Experience supervising student crews and/or production teams
• Familiarity with computerized lighting control systems and contemporary production technologies
• Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college level.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive teaching practices and student success
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all class sessions according to schedule.
• Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to adequately cover all Student Learning Objectives for the specific course(s) taught.
• Use teaching methods that emphasize application, cooperation and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Organize and explain content using methods which are appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experience.
• Assign and provide feedback for in- and out-of-class work, monitor student progress.
• Perform adequate assessment and analysis of assessment according to college requirements.
• Teach practical skills in scenery construction, lighting, stage management, scene painting, costuming support, properties, and production processes.
• Supervise and mentor students working on college theatre productions as part of Technical Theatre Practicum and advanced stagecraft courses.
• Instruct students in the safe use of tools, equipment, materials, and theatrical technologies, following institutional safety policies.
• Maintain instructional spaces, shops, and theatres in a safe and organized manner during instructional use.
• Ability to work collegially.
• Teaching college-level dual credit courses with high school level partners.
• Ability to offer classes in various modalities including online, blended, and virtual.
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Pay grade level: Adjunct
• Compensation: $1,070.32 per credit hour
• Employee category: Adjunct Faculty
• Reports to: Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• FLSA status: Exempt
• Job Code: AA002Adjunct
• Location: Primarily Main Campus, but any location assigned by the appropriate administrator

What This Job Offers

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