| Description of Department: The costume shop functions with one pin-able table and one large layout table, 8 Necchi and 4 Bernina sewing machines, two home sergers, two industrial Juki sergers, and two ironing tables each with gravity fed industrial irons. A large craft room houses a washer, dryer, dye vat, and workspace. Costumes are stored throughout the theatre building, with limited storage in the costume shop. The 400+ proscenium space offers a large dressing room with fourteen lit stations of hair/makeup application. The small black-box space has two small dressing rooms each with lit stations for hair/makeup application. The SUNY Oswego Theatre Department has approximately 60 majors in its Liberal Arts Bachelor of Arts degree program along with the available minors in Dance, Expressive Arts Therapy, Live Event Design, and Theatre. We are a NAST accredited program with strong regional and national presence through the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and United States Institute of Theatrical Technology. The Theatre Department at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full time Assistant Professor of Costume Design for Theatre, to begin in August 2023. Posting Date: December 15, 2022 Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Compensation: Minimum Salary is $52,000 (or commensurate with experience) plus full New York State benefits package. Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. Click here for more information or click here for a benefits summary. Date of Appointment: Fall 2023 Description of Responsibilities: The Assistant Professor of Costume Design for Theatre will teach undergraduate theatre courses, which may include costume design, stage makeup, introduction to theatre design, and costume history. Other responsibilities include designing costumes, make-up, and hair for the department's regular production season, mentor costume and make-up students in production experiences, academic advising, curriculum development, and recruitment. In addition, the Assistant Professor of Costume Design for Theatre will be expected to display and maintain a demonstrated excellence in teaching and artistic endeavor/scholarship potential, a commitment to a liberal arts undergraduate education, and possess communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with an increasingly diverse array of students and colleagues. All tenure track faculty are expected to participate in service activities on the department, school, and university level appropriate to rank with the goal of providing leadership. Applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our institution, including members of historically underrepresented groups are highly encouraged. SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues. | 
