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The Department of Dance and Theatre at the University of North Texas invites applications for a full-time, multi-year lecturer position in Technical Direction (TD) to begin in Fall 2023. The position of Lecturer/TD comes with full benefits. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a 4/4 teaching load (which includes construction for departmental productions); supervise and manage the department scene shop; mentor and supervise student creative work; collaborate with performance, dance, design/tech faculty and guest artists; and serve as TD and stage management advisor. The candidate must hold an MFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Technical Direction, or a related discipline; demonstrate hand and digital rendering techniques; and demonstrate evidence of teaching in the area of technical direction and/or stagecraft/construction. Responsibilities include, but not limited to, to teaching courses in technical direction, multiple levels of stagecraft/construction, stage management, and other courses within the candidate’s field of expertise and as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• MFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Technical Direction, or a related discipline
• Demonstrate digital drafting; and demonstrate evidence of teaching in the area of technical direction and/or stagecraft/construction and related technologies
• Work experience in professional theatre; scene shop management experience.
• Candidates must demonstrate experience with or a commitment to diversity and inclusion in preparation for joining a university that is also both a Hispanic and Minority Serving Institution.

Preferred: 

• Experience in welding, rigging, woodworking, and other methods of fabrication and construction.
• Experience using CNC, 3D Printing, and single/double purchase fly systems.
• Demonstrated skills in budgeting, organization, and collaboration.