Costume Technology Lecturer

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated costume technician to join our team as a Lecturer in Costume Technology. The successful candidate will teach courses that integrate skill building and production in the BFA Theatre Production: Costume Specialization degree program.

• Teach undergraduate courses which may include draping, tailoring, crafts, production practicum, and beginning makeup.
• Maximize student learning, skill acquisition, and portfolio building through costume technology coursework on realized productions.
• Engage in project planning with production management, costume shop manager, and design faculty throughout the creative process to indicate opportunities for BFA costume production students.
• Contribute to the production season as lead draper by establishing efficiency and quality standards, completing necessary research, fabricating patterns, estimating yardages, fitting costumes, and overseeing construction teams.
• Contribute to the production season as a project manager for the costume area as appropriate.
• Collaborate with design faculty mentor towards MFA design student learning outcomes as they intersect with draping and construction teams.
• Mentorship of students in the graduate and undergraduate programs.
• Ensure completion of all shows in a timely manner and at stated level of quality in collaboration with professional costume shop staff.

• MFA in Theatre Costume Technology or Design, or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of experiences and skills.
• Experience in teaching at the university level and/or mentoring beyond graduate assistantship.
• Indication of organizational, time management, and collaborative skills.
• Evidence of successful collaboration and collegiality with faculty, students, and staff
• Experience as a professional artist as evidenced by portfolio of draping and/or tailoring and craft work.
• Experience in developing and creating syllabi and curricula that intentionally broaden the approaches to design and technology courses through an awareness of, and sensitivity to a multiplicity of voices that reflect diverse perspectives and experiences.

• MFA in Theatre Costume Technology or Design.
• 3+ years of teaching at the university level.
• 5+ years ongoing experience as a professional artist as evidenced by portfolio of draping and/or tailoring and craft work.
• Evidence of a commitment to emerging technologies and innovative practices.