Assistant Professor of Practice - Costume Design

Overview

Assistant Professor of Practice - Costume Design - 001655

Western Carolina University

Department: School of Stage & Screen

The primary location of this position is the main Cullowhee, NC campus. The School of Stage and Screen is housed in the Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at WCU and consists of the Film and Television Production, Musical Theatre, Acting for Stage and Screen, Entertainment Design and Technology, and Dance programs. The School serves approximately 200 majors. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen seeks an Assistant Professor of Practice – Costume Design.

This is a 9-month, fixed-term position with an anticipated begin work date of August 2026. Primary duties include teaching costume design and technology, makeup for stage and screen and other Stage and Screen courses as needed. This position will design 2-3 productions per year (Typically musicals), and mentor and assist student designers in costume design for both stage and screen.

This position works closely with the costume shop manager on meeting production deadlines and works closely with the Technical Director and Faculty Designers to ensure all production timelines are met. The ideal candidate will possess excellence with costume design and technology, time management, and budgeting. This position teaches a 4/4 load including releases for significant design assignments.

• Teach costume design and technology, makeup for stage and screen, and other School of Stage & Screen courses as needed.
• Design 2-3 productions per year (typically musicals) and mentor and assist student designers in costume design for both stage and screen.
• Collaborate with the costume shop manager to meet production deadlines and coordinate with the Technical Director and Faculty Designers to ensure production timelines are met.
• Demonstrate excellence with costume design and technology, time management, and budgeting.
• Teach a 4/4 load including releases for significant design assignments.

• MFA in Costume Design and/or MFA in Costume Technology with professional design experience.
• Demonstrated prior experience teaching at the university level.

Permanent Full-Time

Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include the following: letter of application, current CV, list of three professional references with complete contact information, unofficial transcripts showing degree conferral dates for all degrees at the master’s degree level and higher, and a link to a portfolio online resource.

For questions or additional information please contact Victoria Depew at vdepew

• All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master’s degree transcript, if you hold such a degree.
  
  The master’s degree transcript must have a notation such as Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.

AA/EOE

Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ethnicity; religion; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; political affiliation;
National Guard or veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call  or email .

University Safety

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