Description

Position Title:
Quarterly Lecturer, Scenic, Costume, or Production Assistant (pool)

Position Type:
Temporary

Salary Range:

These positions are the equivalent of a 0.25 load. $2,388

Purpose:

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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

1) 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.

2) Fulfill other instructional or academic duties as appropriate as may be requested by the Chair of the Department.

This position does not require any service duties.

REQUESTED APPLICATION MATERIALS:

• Letter of interest;
• CV;
• Contact information for three references.

Please submit the following documents:

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Fall quarter: September 26 - December 5, 2025

Winter quarter: January 5 - March 13, 2026

Spring quarter: March 30 - June 5, 2026

THTR 39/139 Production Workshop is a course for training in development of technical skills for stage production. Directed work in scenery and costume construction, lighting, sound, and stage management. May be repeated for a total of 8 units. Not applicable to paid work hours or to laboratory hours connected with stagecraft courses. (2 units)

Questions can be directed to: Erik Sunderman, esumderman@scu.edu

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Please note that your employment is subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 ("Local 1021"; see https://www.scu.edu/provost/faculty-affairs/cba-ntt/).

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity/Notice of Nondiscrimination

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy or related conditions, reproductive health decisionmaking, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. For a complete copy of Santa Clara University's equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX website at https://www.scu.edu/title-ix/.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Consistent with its obligations under the law, Santa Clara University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources ADA Team at hraccommodations@scu.edu or by phone at (408)554-5750.

Work Authorization:

SCU does not sponsor any applicants for work visas for this position. The successful candidate must be able to provide evidence of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.