The School of Music at Texas State University seeks an engaging, creative, collaborative, and dedicated theatrical designer to serve as a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor of Instruction of Opera Theater/Opera Technical Director (Position # 50046827). The Opera Technical Director will ensure high technical standards for all TXST Opera Theater productions, teach two courses per semester on technical production for opera and/or theater, and participate in faculty meetings, committees, and service activities. Duties begin August 2025.
For full consideration, submit application materials by July 18, 2025. The position is open until filled. Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website (https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/53398) will be accepted and considered.
Minimum qualifications: Master’s degree in technical direction, theatrical design, or theatrical production. or equivalent professional experience; record of accomplishment as a technical director, scenic designer, and/or lighting designer, especially for opera, musical theater, or theater; potential for success in teaching technical production for opera and/or theater at the collegiate level; and experience working with individuals from varied backgrounds. Preferred qualifications: experience teaching at the university level; knowledge and understanding of current trends in stagecraft, stage equipment, and proper scenic construction; background in the purchasing and maintenance of lighting and scenic equipment; and demonstrated communication and organizational skills, and an ability to work collaboratively.