Tenure Track, Assistant Professor in Entertainment Technology
Full Time • This is a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with rank, experience, and qualifications. An excellent and comprehensive benefits package is available.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville - Huntsville, AL
https://www.uah.edu
Description
DEPARTMENT: Music, Theatre, and Film
RANK: Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor in Entertainment Technology
ABOUT THE POSITION: The Department of Music, Theatre, and Film at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) invites applications for a dynamic and visionary educator and practitioner of Entertainment Technology, who will teach, mentor, and inspire students preparing for careers in creative entertainment industries. The successful candidate will bring expertise across emerging and traditional entertainment platforms—spanning interactive media, or virtual/augmented reality, or live performance technologies, or digital production pipelines.
Responsibilities: Engage in creative activity/research, teaching and service as part of the Theatre Program, which offers majors in Theatre with concentrations in Design and Technology, Performance, and Film and Media Arts. Teaching responsibilities include instruction in the areas of production design and entertainment technology. The regular teaching load is three courses per semester. Faculty are expected to actively engage in recruiting events, in public presentations of student work, and to meaningfully contribute to departmental productions.
Qualifications: M.F.A in Theatre Design, Theatre Technology, or Entertainment Technology, or a related field and an ability to effectively visualize, design, and build such design and technology projects for theatre and film productions, as well as provide highly effective instruction in undergraduate courses related to design and entertainment technology. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in college teaching related to design and technology. Additional experience in new areas of entertainment technologies is a plus. Candidates who are near completing their degree requirements will be considered; however, all degree requirements must be completed by August 1, 2026, to be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor.
APPOINTMENT DATE: Fall 2026
ABOUT THE COLLEGE: The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has nine departments, supporting fifteen bachelor’s degree programs, five master’s programs, one Ph.D. program, and eight certificate programs. The college also has a number of interdisciplinary minors, including Global Studies; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies; Justice and Equity Studies; and Game Design and Development. Our class sizes are relatively small, and our faculty are committed to students’ success. Our college is housed across three separate buildings on campus, including the newly refurbished Morton Hall, with state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research and creative activity. Applicants may find more information about the College, the University, and Huntsville at https://www.uah.edu/ahs/prospective-faculty.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1969, The University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of America’s premier doctoral-granting, comprehensive universities known for addressing some of the world’s most critical technological challenges. UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, offers an environment where students are able to explore, discover, create and communicate knowledge. UAH has eight colleges, more than 100 areas of study, and 17 high-tech research centers and institutes. Located in the heart of the Technology Hub of the South, UAH serves as the anchor tenant of the second-largest research park in the United States, Cummings Research Park. UAH boasts storied partnerships with Redstone Arsenal, NASA and the Department of Defense. The institution is a member of the Gulf South athletic conference. UAH is where technology and human understanding converge to prepare students to transform their future. Learn more at www.uah.edu.
ABOUT HUNTSVILLE: Defense, space, telecommunications, biotechnology, diversified manufacturing and a variety of emerging specialties provide challenging work in Huntsville, also known as the Rocket City. The area enjoys a favorable cost of living and quality of life in the Southeast. More than 1.2 million people reside in the Huntsville metro area, and it is now the largest city in Alabama. From outdoor recreational activities to an enhanced arts and entertainment community, Huntsville contributes to a wonderful way to live, work, and play. Learn more at www.huntsville.org.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin January 12, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit the following materials in PDF format, via email, to the department's senior staff assistant, Michele Pullum at michele.pullum@uah.edu.
1) Cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the position
2) Curriculum vitae
3) Statement of teaching philosophy
4) Statement of creative activity and scholarly work
5) Links to 3 completed theatre design or entertainment technology projects
6) List of three references with contact info (finalists will be asked for letters of recommendation)
Please refer to the log number 26-27-407.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an equal opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
To apply for this job
Send an email with your details to michele.pullum@uah.edu