Assistant Professor - Theatre Job at State University of New York at Fredonia
State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063
$51,000 - $56,000 a year
Location: Fredonia, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Thu Dec 8 2022 Job Description:
The Department of Theatre and Dance at the State University of New York at Fredonia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate B.F.A. and B.A. courses in Acting, Directing, Script Analysis, and Devising/Playwriting as well as courses that support the entire department, depending on the candidate's teaching qualifications and abilities. Salary range $51,000 - $56,000. The successful candidate will direct productions within the department's mainstage season and occasional opera productions within the School of Music's production season. Preference may be given to candidates with additional professional experience and teaching expertise. These may include devising, acting styles, Shakespeare, musical theatre, dramaturgy, intimacy direction, dialects and accents, or other aspects of theatre that would prepare students to become influential theatrical practitioners and entrepreneurs.
The Department of Theatre and Dance is home to faculty and staff members dedicated to providing undergraduate performers, designers, technicians, directors, educators, and creators with engaging and meaningful experiences. The successful candidate will, in collaboration with current faculty, seek to make Fredonia's programs more active, focused, and career-oriented in all areas of theatre, including teaching artistry and community engagement.
Rewards & Benefits
Competitive compensation plus comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, and vision insurance and retirement plan options including a fixed pension plan or a 401(A) with generous employer contributions;
Paid leave provisions including sick and holiday leave; impressive educational benefits including tuition-free study plus supplemental tuition aid;
A rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of their personal life, including professional development programs and services, employee EAP and wellness programs, discounted membership to the on-campus fitness center, and access to the Campus and Community Child Care Center.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Chair, the successful candidate will:
Teach courses in the department's acting and directing sequence (BFA and BA), and other performance courses as applicable and qualified;
Participate in the department's governing process by attending department meetings and serving on committees as assigned;
Mentor students on performance projects and recitals outside of class time;
Participate in student assessment through semester juries, recitals and other projects;
Provide academic advisement to students;
Participate in recruitment and auditioning student applicants to the department;
Contribute to curriculum development and refinement;
Participate in committees and provide service to the university and the profession;
Encourage a positive work environment and the achievement of high standards;
Be aware of, understand, and follow all university policies.
Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
MFA or PhD in a Theatre or Theatre-related discipline from an accredited institution by August 2023;
University Teaching Experience;
Directing Experience at the University Level or Professional Level;
Acting experience at the university and/or professional level;
Demonstrated commitment and ability to work with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff and constituents in support of both the campus and department's mission.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Playwriting and/or Devising experience at the university and/or professional level;
Professional acting and/or directing credits with union affiliation;
Professional experience and teaching expertise which may include devising, acting styles, Shakespeare, musical theatre, dramaturgy, intimacy direction, dialects and accents, or other specializations;
Experience in Community Engagement in the Arts and/or Independent Theatre Production;
Experience with theatre focused on under-represented groups;
Experience with theatre topics representing represented.
Additional Information:
This is a full-time, tenure track position beginning Fall 2023.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.
An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination.
Pursuant to University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, or domestic violence victim status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
The University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov .
SUNY Fredonia is actively recruiting diverse faculty of all backgrounds. In efforts and our commitment to the goal of building a diverse workforce we are participating in PRODiG. PRODiG ("Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth") aims to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty at SUNY including underrepresented minority ("URM") faculty in general and women faculty of all races in STEM fields ("WSTEM"). Click this link https://www.suny.edu/prodig/ to find out more about PRODiG.
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The Department of Theatre and Dance at the State University of New York at Fredonia invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate B.F.A. and B.A. courses in Acting, Directing, Script Analysis, and Devising/Playwriting as well as courses that support the entire department, depending on the candidate's teaching qualifications and abilities. Salary range $51,000 - $56,000. The successful candidate will direct productions within the department's mainstage season and occasional opera productions within the School of Music's production season. Preference may be given to candidates with additional professional experience and teaching expertise. These may include devising, acting styles, Shakespeare, musical theatre, dramaturgy, intimacy direction, dialects and accents, or other aspects of theatre that would prepare students to become influential theatrical practitioners and entrepreneurs.
The Department of Theatre and Dance is home to faculty and staff members dedicated to providing undergraduate performers, designers, technicians, directors, educators, and creators with engaging and meaningful experiences. The successful candidate will, in collaboration with current faculty, seek to make Fredonia's programs more active, focused, and career-oriented in all areas of theatre, including teaching artistry and community engagement.
Rewards & Benefits
Competitive compensation plus comprehensive benefits plan including health, dental, and vision insurance and retirement plan options including a fixed pension plan or a 401(A) with generous employer contributions;
Paid leave provisions including sick and holiday leave; impressive educational benefits including tuition-free study plus supplemental tuition aid;
A rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of their personal life, including professional development programs and services, employee EAP and wellness programs, discounted membership to the on-campus fitness center, and access to the Campus and Community Child Care Center.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Chair, the successful candidate will:
Teach courses in the department's acting and directing sequence (BFA and BA), and other performance courses as applicable and qualified;
Participate in the department's governing process by attending department meetings and serving on committees as assigned;
Mentor students on performance projects and recitals outside of class time;
Participate in student assessment through semester juries, recitals and other projects;
Provide academic advisement to students;
Participate in recruitment and auditioning student applicants to the department;
Contribute to curriculum development and refinement;
Participate in committees and provide service to the university and the profession;
Encourage a positive work environment and the achievement of high standards;
Be aware of, understand, and follow all university policies.
Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
MFA or PhD in a Theatre or Theatre-related discipline from an accredited institution by August 2023;
University Teaching Experience;
Directing Experience at the University Level or Professional Level;
Acting experience at the university and/or professional level;
Demonstrated commitment and ability to work with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff and constituents in support of both the campus and department's mission.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Playwriting and/or Devising experience at the university and/or professional level;
Professional acting and/or directing credits with union affiliation;
Professional experience and teaching expertise which may include devising, acting styles, Shakespeare, musical theatre, dramaturgy, intimacy direction, dialects and accents, or other specializations;
Experience in Community Engagement in the Arts and/or Independent Theatre Production;
Experience with theatre focused on under-represented groups;
Experience with theatre topics representing represented.
Additional Information:
This is a full-time, tenure track position beginning Fall 2023.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.
An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination.
Pursuant to University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, or domestic violence victim status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
The University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov .
SUNY Fredonia is actively recruiting diverse faculty of all backgrounds. In efforts and our commitment to the goal of building a diverse workforce we are participating in PRODiG. PRODiG ("Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth") aims to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty at SUNY including underrepresented minority ("URM") faculty in general and women faculty of all races in STEM fields ("WSTEM"). Click this link https://www.suny.edu/prodig/ to find out more about PRODiG.
Please Note :
bankofmontserrat.ms is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, bankofmontserrat.ms provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.