Theater and New Dance, Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor of Production and Stage Management

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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location: Pomona

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Fine/Performing Arts, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, On-site

Assistant Professor of Production and Stage Management in the Department of Theatre & New Dance at Cal Poly Pomona begins in the 2027–2028 academic year. This full‑time, tenure‑track position involves managing the department’s production season and mentoring student stage managers.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with faculty, staff and guest artists
• Propose and re‑line annual production budget allocations
• Obtain show rights and distribute scripts
• Oversee production spending and petty cash distribution
• Schedule all production dates and deadlines in keeping with instructional needs
• Maintain all production calendars
• Schedule spaces involved in production and instruction
• Lead all production meetings and technical rehearsals for theatre and dance productions
• Supervise and mentor student stage managers, designers and technicians
• Enforce deadlines and facilitate communication between production teams and staff
• Make, track and grade production crew assignments for shop crews and show crews
• Honor and enforce safe practices in rehearsals and performances, including hiring intimacy directors and fight choreographers as needed and modeling community guidelines
• Support creative problem‑solving around budget and resources, including non‑traditional materials, rentals and community resources
• Initiate and implement improvements to production systems as needed

Responsibilities also include participation in university, college and department level service and governance, academic advising, mentorship, committee work, annual and ongoing budget proposals and grants, and maintaining a portfolio of scholarly and/or creative activities aligned with Department reappointment, tenure and promotion criteria.

Qualifications

• M.F.A. in Production Management, Stage Management or a closely related field; or equivalent terminal degree conferred by the start date
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in university‑level teaching in stage management and related areas
• Demonstrated potential to proactively mentor students from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses in a B.A. theatre program
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with professional theatrical production staff
• An active and ongoing professional practice
• Capacity to connect students to a network of job opportunities
• Strength in proactive team leadership
• Adaptability to evolving timelines and resource availability
• Familiarity with adjacent fields such as dance, opera, circus, themed entertainment, film, TV, event management, etc., and potential to mentor students in those areas
• Collegiality and amiability among a diverse range of students and colleagues
• Ability to lead in a variety of production models (e.g., devised theatre, LORT model)

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of university‑level teaching experience
• Active participation in national professional organizations (e.g., USITT, PMF) and/or union membership such as AEA
• Secondary area of expertise and ability to mentor in additional areas such as sound or video design
• Experience supervising student shop crews and run crews

Application Process

• Cover letter describing your interest in the position, relevant experience, and how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications, item‑by‑item
• Teaching philosophy statement (2‑3 pages) that includes your teaching philosophy and explains how your skills and experience demonstrate your potential to support students and fulfill Cal Poly Pomona’s commitment to excellence in education
• At least three letters of reference dated within the last two years, at least one addressing teaching
• The names and contact information for at least two additional references
• Unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate; official transcripts required of finalists)

Semi‑finalists will attend a one‑hour Zoom interview with the search committee.

Finalists will appear for an in‑person campus interview, deliver a 50‑minute sample class and a 30‑minute presentation of the candidate’s portfolio, and be required to provide official transcripts for the highest degree before the campus interview.

Disclosures

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Pursuant to Education Code 89521, applicants will be required to disclose any final administrative or judicial determination of sexual harassment within the last seven years only after meeting the minimum qualifications and before an offer is extended. Applicants reaching the final stages must sign a release form authorizing the release of information to the CSU.

A background check, including a criminal records check, must be satisfactorily completed. Offers are conditional and may be rescinded if disqualifying information is revealed or if the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

Out of State Employment

Cal Poly Pomona, a California State University, prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU‑related work outside of California.

Mandated Reporter

The holder of this position is a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with CSU Executive Order 1083.

International Candidates

Cal Poly Pomona does not currently sponsor faculty for H‑1B work status in the $100,000 fee category. Faculty already in the U.S. on a valid non‑immigrant visa may be considered for petition to change status to H‑1B.

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EEO Statement

All applicants and employees are equally qualified for employment regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities. Contact the ADA Coordinator for assistance.

Advertised: July 16 2026 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close: (date not provided)