Job Summary

Teach assigned theatre performance courses as a part-time faculty member. Depending on program needs, additional responsibilities may include limited student mentoring/advising and support for program assessment and student learning outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Teach one 3-credit course per semester (Fall, Winter, Spring), including planning lessons, facilitating studio/lab activity, and coaching student performance work.
• Develop and manage the course syllabus aligned with university and program standards, including learning outcomes, assessment methods, and required policies.
• Design and deliver instruction that blends technique with practice (e.g., rehearsal-based coaching, scene/monologue work, voice and movement labs, script analysis as appropriate).
• Assess student work and assign grades based on clear criteria (participation, preparation, performance work, written reflections/projects, quizzes/exams where relevant).
• Provide timely feedback that supports growth, discipline, and ethical ensemble practice.
• Use Canvas and university systems for course communications, grading, and distributing materials.
• Maintain a safe learning environment appropriate to embodied performance training (physical, emotional, and interpersonal safety; respectful collaboration; reasonable boundaries).
• Coordinate with Theatre Program leadership to ensure continuity across sequential courses (e.g., Acting I → Acting II; acting/voice/movement alignment), and to support program improvement.

Required Qualifications

• MFA, MA, or PhD in Theatre or Acting or a closely related field (from regionally accredited institutions or equivalent).
• Demonstrated acting experience (stage and/or screen; professional, semi-professional, university, or equivalent practice).
• Ability to teach and mentor undergraduate students in a highly diverse, international/ESL learning environment, with culturally responsive communication and coaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate teaching experience (studio/lab-based performance instruction especially valued), though not required.
• Experience coaching one or more of the following: scene study, monologues, audition technique, Shakespeare performance, voice/speech, movement for actors.
• Evidence of effective feedback practices (rubrics, conferencing, learning reflections) and strong classroom management in practice-based settings.

Compensation

Approximate starting adjunct semester contract: $1,425–$2,175 per credit, depending on degree and years of university-level teaching experience.

Application Materials (Recommended)

Please be as descriptive as possible so we can match you well with teaching needs at BYU–Hawaii. Include:

• Cover letter (highlight which of the listed courses you are prepared to teach: THEA 123, THEA 224, THEA 221)
• CV or résumé
• Brief teaching statement (or teaching philosophy), especially for performance training
• Evidence of acting/practice (optional but encouraged): website, reel, portfolio, production list, reviews, etc.
• Optional: sample syllabus, sample assignments/rubrics, teaching evaluations (if available)

As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU–Hawaii prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing, as authorized under 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.5 (a)(6). To be eligible for employment, applicants who are members of the Church must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend and receive a clearance from the Church’s Ecclesiastical Clearance Office. Job applicants must be able to meet these conditions to advance through the hiring process successfully. An expired temple recommend will prevent consideration for hire.