Department of Theatre & Dance
College of the Arts
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025

The Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of the Arts at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position in Sound Design with an appointment to begin Fall 2025.

CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.

CSUF is committed to retaining all faculty and has established affinity groups you can join to support your success. 

Position
The CSUF Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking a dynamic new colleague who is a committed artist-educator and active sound designer who understands the impact of artistic and cultural biases in design and education; one who will share their professional experience and their sense of creative discovery with graduate and undergraduate students both in the classroom and through production-based educational experiences. 

The qualified candidate could teach a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses in Sound Design, Technical Production, and other areas of expertise.  Courses include, but are not limited to: Audio Techniques, Advanced Sound Design, and Graduate Sound Seminar. They will be responsible for mentoring graduate and undergraduate student designers on departmental productions while maintaining currency with emerging developments in sound and audio technologies. The candidate could also design mainstage and developmental productions as part of their teaching load.  The candidate shall work closely with the staff audio technician.

The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with other departmental personnel to contribute to Department curriculum, policy, and practice and to pursue scholarly/creative and service activities outside of the academy.

Required Qualifications

• MFA or related terminal degree by the time of appointment.
• Previous teaching experience in higher education.
• A robust and continuing artistic practice in sound design, which may include regional and/or national productions as a sound designer.
• Ability to design sound systems for plays and musicals.
• Experience with sound design for musical theater, including live mixing and management, and troubleshooting of wireless microphones.
• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, inclusion and belonging, showing the ability to interact effectively with a wide and culturally diverse range of students and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to tune sound systems in a range of different theatrical venues.
• Knowledge of musical composition and some experience in composing for live entertainment.

Application
A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php, choose full-time faculty, search for the position 543537, and provide the following required materials:

1. Cover letter
2. Current Curriculum Vita/professional resume
3. List of three professional references
4. Teaching Philosophy Statement
5. Candidate Statement of Commitment to Inclusive Excellence.
   • This statement provides the candidate’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. This statement aims to help the department identify candidates with professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas. The statement shall address one or more of the following criteria:
   1. 1. The candidate has acquired knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty in higher education.
      2. The candidate has experience in and is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations in higher education.
      3. The candidate has experience in and is committed to teaching and/or mentoring underrepresented students in a higher education environment.
      4. The candidate has experience integrating underrepresented populations and communities into scholarly and creative activities.

6. A list of three references with relevant contact information

Finalists will be required to submit the following materials

1. Three letters of recommendation
2. Website &/or Digital Portfolio: sound system plot, line diagram, and cue sheet for three productions, at least one of which must be a musical.
3. Examples of specific course materials, syllabi, handouts, PowerPoint/Keynote presentations.

Please direct all questions about the position to: Arnold Holland, Dean, College of the Arts at aholland@fullerton.edu with “Sound Design” in the subject line or call 657-278-3256.

Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by January 15, 2025. The anticipated appointment date is August 2025.

The Department
The Department of Theatre & Dance serves approximately 450 Majors, with 27 Full-time and 28 Part-time Faculty and 14 Full-time Professional Staff in all requisite areas of design and production, and offers BA, BFA Degrees, and MFA Degrees in Directing and Design & Technical Production. The yearly season consists of up to 8 main stage, up to 8 studio series productions, and many student showcases (performed, designed, and staffed by students) including plays, musicals, dance, devised/physical theatre, and opera, produced in the modernized Clayes Performing Arts Center, which houses multiple state-of-the-art playing spaces. The Department of Theatre and Dance is fully accredited by NAST (National Association of Schools of Theater), NASD (National Association of Schools of Dance) and is a member of URTA (University Resident Theater Association) and USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology).  For more information about the department, please visit: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/theatredance/   

Compensation
The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,142 to $7,282 per month.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/california_equal_pay_act.htm).  

Summer research grants, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

CSUF Benefits
An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; access to campus child‐care; and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.

Additional Information
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

CSU Policies
The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self‐disclose.

Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php).

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.