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Current opportunities

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Lecturer/Lighting Designer UMass Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater seeks a full-time Lecturer of Lighting Design, effective September 1, 2026. This is a two-year initial appointment with the possibility of renewal beginning September 1, 2028. This professor, specializing in lighting design, is a committed teacher and an impressive professional practitioner who will bring experience and vision to the Department. The successful candidate is an excellent collaborator with the expertise and knowledge to teach lighting design at the graduate and undergraduate level.
EDP Programmer I (Service Desk Specialist I) UMass Amherst
The Service Desk Specialist I assists members of the UMass Amherst community (students, staff and faculty) with a wide range of technology and IT account related questions in person, over the telephone, by email, through the web, or via chat. The Service Desk Specialist I documents all user communications in Service Desk ticket tracking system and uses sound judgment when analyzing client questions in order to fulfill service requests and identify problems, determining appropriate strategies for troubleshooting/fulfillment and reassigning/referring the issue where appropriate.
Cook II (Concessions) UMass Amherst
Cooks dishes on Mobile Food Trucks; performs a variety of tasks in the preparation and cooking of food; performs all duties required for the daily operation of a mobile food truck including driving, training, inspecting food for quality and cash management.
Culinary Worker II (Catering) UMass Amherst
Performs routine manual and domestic job duties in a food service operation including cooking, cleaning, and serving food. The basic purpose of this work is to perform cooking tasks and assist with cleaning and food serving work as needed.
Lecturer/Technical Director UMass Amherst
The successful candidate will be an important part of a team imagining the next generation of theater training in a dynamic, collegial department. The Technical Director supports the department’s mission, overseeing the department scene shop and all scenic construction in order to deliver quality scenery safely, within resources, and on time for 4-6 mainstage shows. The Technical Director also teaches courses in stagecraft and theater technology, as well as mentoring students in these disciplines. The Technical Director supervises the scene shop staff, including student workers, and collaborates closely with other departments and areas. This is a two-year, renewable, non-tenure-track faculty appointment.

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