Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Costume Design (Fall 2025)

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Costume Design (Fall 2025)

UIW Mission


Position Summary
The NAST-accredited Department of Theatre Arts invites full-time faculty candidates for Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts within the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences beginning August 2025. Full-time faculty at UIW are expected to teach four courses in the fall semester and four courses in the spring semester, primarily related to design training. In all matters, faculty are expected to maintain the highest standards of professional ethics consistent with the UIW Mission. Official duties and responsibilities of faculty members at the University include teaching, scholarship, service and professional activities.

Essential Functions

1. Teach a 4/4 course load, which includes designing two mainstage shows per semester, and teaching two courses from the design curriculum or other Theatre Arts courses as assigned.
2. Serve as a meaningful contributor to the curriculum for design training while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department, college, university, and community. May contribute to other departmental curriculum as the need arises.
3. Prepare course outlines based on approved departmental syllabi.
4. Prepare timely and meaningful exams, projects, and assessments for assigned courses.
5. Conduct research and/or other scholarly pursuits including production and artistic performance.
6. Work closely with UIW's full time Costume Studio Supervisor, a highly skilled cutter-draper and tailor, who maintains the labor, organizes the builds, and maintains equipment and stock while managing a student/over-hire staff. Although course instruction is in English, the Costume Shop functions in a bilingual environment based on student need.
7. Engage in service to the department, college, university, profession, and community.
8. Advise/ mentor students and provide individual help toward academic and professional success during weekly office hours.
9. Adhere to UIW Faculty Handbook policies and processes including timely record keeping of student activities, fair and equitable evaluation of student performance, and timely feedback to students regarding their performance in the course.
10. Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to maintain high standards of production and to ensure that standard curriculum and NAST outcomes are met.
11. Conduct respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students both in and outside the classroom.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Duties


Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Expertise and ability to effectively teach costume history, costume construction and stage makeup methodologies, with strength and expertise grounded in design.
• Expertise and ability to effectively teach costume design and technology curriculum.
• Expertise in designing theatrical productions that involve multiple members of an experienced production team with high production values.
• Ability to effectively work and be comfortable in a bilingual Costume Studio environment where technology is taught in both English and Spanish (for students who are native Spanish speakers).
• Ability to maintain/create a culture of collaboration and engagement.
• Ability to adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.

Required Education
Terminal Degree (MFA) in Costume Design or Costume Design and Technology.

Required Work Experience

• Demonstrated track record of success as a costume designer, to include designing theatrical productions in a professional and/or educational setting.
• Experience teaching design training courses in an educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the instruction of general theatre education courses or a secondary design field.
• Experience with the instruction of hand painting and drawing as well as computer generated design.
• Experience teaching basic stage makeup.
• Experience in a secondary design field such as scenery, lighting, or properties.
• Evidence of continuing creative work outside the university including professional experience in designing for regional theatres or major national or international markets.
• Experience in mentoring costume design students Ability to network for and with costume students and support them as they enter the profession USITT, CSA, OISTAT affiliations.
• Experience teaching and mentoring a diverse student body with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

Required Certifications, Licenses or Registrations
None specified.

Work Hours
Typical of full-time faculty in this discipline, including nights and weekends while in production.

Physical Demands

• Physical stamina/endurance to climb ladders, carry costume materials and lift items up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to reach overhead, bend, squat to retrieve costumes and costume-related materials.
• Ability to push/pull costume racks and/or carts holding significant weight.
• Ability to actively engage in rehearsals and production events for extended periods of time.
• Ability to regularly move about theatre costume shop and production areas to actively engage students, as well as attend meetings on and off campus.

Posting Number: UN889PO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Faculty
Desired Start Date: 08/01/2025
Position End Date (if temporary):
Reports To: Dean of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Salary: $65,000 Annualized
Open Date: 10/23/2024
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicant
N/A.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uiw.edu/postings/27420

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