Position:
Assistant Professor, Full-time/Tenure Track 9-month faculty position in Technical Direction/Sound Design, beginning Fall 2027.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate is a congenial collaborator and mentor with strong oral and written communication skills.

Requirements:
+bull; Terminal degree in technical direction and/or sound design
+bull; Undergraduate teaching experience
+bull; Sound design experience including live sound reinforcement, experience with QLab and Dante
+bull; Technical experience in scenic construction including but not limited to metal work, welding, foam sculpting and wood
+bull; Proficiency in Vectorworks or other CAD software
+bull; Advanced knowledge of stage rigging and structural analysis
+bull; Strong time, budgeting, and personnel management skills

Preferred:
+bull; Expertise in projection and/or media production
+bull; Experience with CNC Mills and Scenic Automation
+bull; OSHA safety training and/or ETCP certification in Theatre Rigging

Description:
Duties (include but are not limited to)
+bull; Performing Technical Director duties for department productions
+bull; Designing sound and/or mentoring student sound designers for department productions
+bull; Teaching courses in Sound Design, Sound Engineering, and/or Technical Production
+bull; Support the Assistant Technical Director/Scene Shop Manager in the supervision of work study students
+bull; Advising, committee service and recruitment, as assigned

Additional Information:
+bull; This position is supported by a 12-month full-time faculty Assistant Technical Director/Scene Shop Manager


Application:
Submit electronically at

https://jobs.radford.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-sound-design-technical-direction-radford-virginia-united-states

Cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and sample syllabi
+bull; Names and phone numbers of three references
+bull; Digital portfolio or a link to portfolio website

Review of applications begins Nov 22, continuing until position is filled.

See https://www.radford.edu/content/human-resources/home/employee-experience-/managers-supervisors/teaching-faculty-search/TRFacultySearchCommittee.html for information regarding the search process.

Additional Information:
Radford University is a co-educational, public, liberal arts university located in the scenic highlands of Southwest Virginia in the City of Radford (population 15,000), approximately 40 miles southwest of Roanoke.

Committed to providing strong academic and production programs within a liberal arts setting, the Department of Theatre and Cinema offers both the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre, as well as a minor in Theatre or Cinematic Arts.

Radford University is an EO/AA employer committed to diversity. Women, minorities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. All new hires to Radford University will be subject to E-Verify. Administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland security, USCIS Verification Division and the Social Security Administration, E-Verify allows participating employers to electronically verify employment eligibility.