Assistant​/Associate Professor of Theatre: Resident Costume Designer

Overview

This posting describes a 9-month tenure-track position in Theatre Arts with a focus on costume, set and new media design. The successful candidate will teach an approved curriculum of introductory through advanced level courses and highlight theatre as a means of self-expression, awareness and discipline, while acquainting students with the great works of theatre through teaching.

The new hire will:

• Acquaint students with the great works of theatre through reading and producing them
• Prepare students for professional careers in acting and technology and/or admission to graduate schools
• Convey the skills necessary to promote theatre as a means of enhancing culture and community
• Assist students in developing the skills necessary to participate in global theatre opportunities through studies of histories and cultures of selected people participating in plays, and meetings with dramatists, actors, artists and intellectuals from other countries and cultures.

This is a 9-month tenure-track position.

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts is housed within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It offers a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts which are accredited by NASM and NAST. The Department has over 297 students (68 in Music, 60 in Theatre and 169 in Visual Arts). The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences houses the Departments of Criminal Justice, English, History and Political Science, Journalism and Mass Communication, Liberal Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts.

CAHSS is an academic unit that reports to the Office of the Provost/Division of Academic Affairs and enrolls more than 2,000 students and has more than 160 full-time faculty members. North Carolina A&T State University is the nation’s largest historically black university with an enrollment of over 15,000 students. NC A&T is an 1890 land-grant, doctoral higher research institution and a constituent of the UNC System.

NC A&T has ranked highly in sponsored research funding for more than a decade and is a leading producer of change agents and global leaders in STEM, business, and the arts and humanities.

The successful candidate must hold a terminal degree in Fine Arts, MFA or PhD. The candidate must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, dedication and passion for teaching, and enjoy working collaboratively and collegially with colleagues.

Preference will be given to candidates with more than five years of college teaching experience and professional costume design experience. Candidates should have an established national portfolio of scholarly and creative activity in the theatre arts. Affiliation with the Actor's Equity Association or the Screen Actors Guild is desirable.

Is this position eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies:
On-site (Employees are primarily in the office and/or have a critical job requirement that requires dedicated office space on-site).

• Working Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Theatre:
  Resident Costume Designer
• Position Number: 000966
• Recruitment Salary Range: commensurate with education and experience
• FLSA: Exempt
• Appointment Type: Permanent - Full-time
• Tenure Track: Yes
• FTE: 40 hours/week, 9 months
• If Time Limited, Appointment Length:
• Organizational Division: V&PA Dept/Theatre
• Organizational
  
  Location:
  
  College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• Organizational Unit: Theatre

• Posting Number: EPA
  2967
• Open Date: 01/30/2026
• Open Until Filled: Yes
• Date Position Available: August 2026

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