Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor, Theatre Design

The Department of Theatre and Visual Arts at Fordham University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Theatre Design at the Lincoln Center campus beginning in Fall 2027. Fordham’s Theatre Program engages across a broad spectrum of embodied practices and rigorous study within four areas of concentration: Design and Production, Performance, Directing, and Playwriting.

We seek a collaborative artist-educator with expertise in theatre design. The Design and Production Concentration houses students in the set, light, sound, costume, and stage management concentrations. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach across multiple areas of theatrical design. Experience teaching and/or professional practice in lighting and sound design is also highly desirable. Applicants with exceptional qualifications in a single design area who demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and teaching across the curriculum are encouraged to apply.

We invite applicants who are invested in continuing to generate and support future generations of innovative artists and creative risk-takers through their own dynamic experiences within the department’s intersecting areas of study. In service of Fordham’s Jesuit mission, particularly its commitment to educating discerning students dedicated to the pursuit of social justice, we welcome candidates interested in developing the Theatre Program’s partnerships with community-based organizations and contributing to the interdisciplinary conversation on theatre and global citizenship.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in theatre design, mentor student designers, and contribute to developing an innovative, inclusive, and forward-looking curriculum that prepares students for contemporary artistic practice. In addition to teaching responsibilities, the faculty member will serve as a resident designer for the department, designing at least one mainstage production each academic year and supervising student-designed Main Stage and Studio productions.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes applications from individuals who will contribute to the intellectual, artistic, and cultural vitality of our community.

For inquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Fadi Skeiker, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts at

Candidates should demonstrate a strong record of professional creative activity, a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentorship, and the ability to contribute to an inclusive learning environment. The successful candidate is expected to maintain an active professional practice while engaging in scholarly and/or creative work appropriate for a tenure-track appointment.

A terminal degree (MFA or PhD, as appropriate to the discipline) is required by the time of appointment.

Applicants should possess a terminal degree and 3-5 years of college-level teaching and professional experience.

Demonstrated successful teaching and mentorship experience in academic or studio environments.

Ability to contribute to curriculum development for theatre studies in a liberal arts environment.

Demonstrated collaboration and leadership skills that include excellent written and oral communication, effective management skills, and innovation and follow-through.

Demonstrated leadership in areas contributing to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as a commitment to advancing these principles and the principles of Jesuit education within the Department and the School of Arts & Sciences.