Theater 2010-2011

Stats
Demographics (or, who's looking).

Please update your "status" and the total.
 * ABD= 12
 * PhD (lecturer, adjunct, etc) = 16
 * MFA= 2
 * Assistant= 4
 * Associate= 1
 * Full= 0
 * Search Committee Member= 0
 * Just Looking= 0
 * TOTAL = 35

Jobs Accepted by People Using the Wiki

 * Lecturer = 0
 * Assistant Professor = 0
 * Visiting Assistant Professor = 0
 * Associate Professor or Above = 0
 * Post-Doc Position= 0

Arizona State University

 * The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University invites nominations and applications for the position of Director, School of Theatre and Film.http://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/faculty/includes/documents/theatrefilmdirector.pdf

Arkansas Tech University - Associate or Full Professor (Department Head for Speech, Theatre, and Journalism) LINK

 * Deadline: 8/30/2010
 * PhD in Speech or Journalism
 * Start January 1, 2011

Austin Community College- Department of Drama

 * To instruct students in Drama courses in accordance with College policies and procedures.
 * Applications must be received by January 7

Birkbeck College, University of London - Lecturer in Theatre and Performance LINK

 * "While we welcome strong applicants in any area, we would be particularly interested in applications from candidates with research specialisms in contemporary performance, performance theory and practice-as-research."
 * This job is a full time, fixed term contract for three years


 * Deadline: 12th September 2010
 * Received a form email stating that I would "not be progressing" with my application due to the "very high volume of applications to this post." (October 7)
 * Offer made and accepted (secondhand)

Bradley University

 * Deadline: Nov 12, 2010
 * Assist Prof in Theatre History
 * This is a continuation of a search that started last year. If you applied last year, you need to send a letter stating your continued interest and send an updated CV.
 * If you did not apply last year, you need cover letter, cv, 3 writing samples, 3 letters of rec, full contact info for 3 additional names they could contact, and teaching and artistic philosophies.

CUNY – Lehman

 * Deadline: Oct. 29, 2010
 * Assist or Associate Prof in Theatre
 * Teach undergraduate courses in acting and directing, to direct student productions and to assume a leadership position in the Theatre Program.

Concordia U., Chicago

 * Deadline: n/a
 * Assist Prof in Theatre
 * Responsibilities include teaching basic and advanced theatre-related courses (such as Acting, Directing, American Musical) as well as courses in the general education core; directing at least one theatre production per year; and, performing other duties as assigned. Each faculty member is expected to pursue scholarship in their field and engage in service to school, church, and/or community.
 * Required Experience: candidates should have significant professional experience in directing and/or acting, as well as formal college teaching experience. Experience in theatre education and the ability to fill leadership positions, such as Artistic Director, are preferred.

Florida State University- Assistant Professor in Performance- TT

 * The candidate will teach 3 classes each semester covering beginning and intermediate performance in addition to vocal coaching responsibilities for the production season. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of collaboration and problem solving ability. This position requires a MFA and 4 years of experience with a preferred demonstrable ability as an instructor. We are looking for a candidate whose strengths will complement those of current faculty. Together with active research and creative activity, this position entails a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and supervising and to performing arts.


 * Complete applications will be reviewed starting December 1, 2010 and continue until the position is filled.

Georgetown U.

 * Deadline - Nov. 8
 * any of the following areas: community-based performance; performance ethnography; visual culture or design; multicultural performance; American or world theater/performance; playwriting, and new work development. We seek candidates who can bring research, teaching and/or production strengths, and we welcome candidates whose research informs their theater practice, or vice-versa. We also seek candidates whose service and leadership skills will assist in the development of a vital, fast-growing liberal arts major that highlights artistic and analytic rigor and forges interdisciplinary connections. Teaching will include a balance of undergraduate core courses and special topics in the candidate's area/s of expertise.
 * They have a couple of visiting assistant profs right now.

Grant MacEwan University (Alberta, Canada) - Chair of Theatre Arts Program LINK

 * The candidate must have a vision and passion for excellence in musical theatre education, as well as a strong record of teaching, stage directing, research and creative achievement in the field. A graduate degree in a relevant discipline is required, in combination with significant teaching and professional experience.
 * "Theatre Arts is a two -year conservatory-style musical theatre program that moulds ‘triple threat' performers by offering equal parts theatrical, musical and dance training....In this full-time continuing position, the program chair is responsible for the overall vision, management, planning and delivery of the program, as well as a variety of directing and teaching assignments. He/she also serves as the artistic director for the theatre arts performance season in the main stage and lab spaces."
 * Deadline: search is open "until a suitable candidate is found"

Kansas State University- Assistant Professor in Directing

 * Tenure track position. The Assistant Professor in Directing teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the acting/directing area, including one graduate seminar per year; directs one to two university productions per year, advises students, supervises graduate projects and serves on departmental and university committees. The successful candidate will have a terminal degree in directing, a commitment to teaching, professional theatre experience and strong directing skills. The successful candidate should possess excellent interpersonal communication, collaboration and mentoring skills and be able to demonstrate their ability to teach young, entry level students.


 * Screening of applications begins November 19, 2010 and continues until the position is filled.

Kentucky Wesleyen College

 * Seeking a dynamic and talented Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts to direct its new Theatre Arts program in conjunction with the RiverPark Center, and two other area colleges for AY 2010-2011. Responsibilities include teaching courses in Theatre Arts, supervising students, and developing the newly established partnership to its full potential. Qualifications include an earned MFA or PhD in Theater or 3-5 years of relevant experience, and a commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Mary Baldwin College (Virginia)

 * Tenure track assistant professo for a small but very active theatre program. MFA or PhD required, PhD preferred. The successful candidate will have a background in theatre history with a strong interest in Renaissance studies. Requirements include directing one show, and doing production work on others. Additional courses may include African American theatre and Women's theatre as well as courses within MBC's highly regarded MLitt/MFA program in Shakespeare and Performance. Enthusiasm for the environment of a small liberal arts college and for work with undergraduates beyond the classroom essential.
 * Review of materials will begin December 1

Mineral Area College (Missouri)- Theatre Instructor/Director of Theatre

 * QUALIFICATIONS: Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degree required; at least two years of teaching experience preferred. Ability to work in a collegial manner with a diverse group of faculty, staff and students. Proficient knowledge of teaching practices, methods, and techniques. Proficient use of instructional technology.


 * RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach from the following list of courses Intro to Theatre, Playwriting, World Drama and other theatre courses; evaluate and revise course materials; advise students; participate in innovative curriculum development; recruit students; serve on college committees; participate in college governance; supervise student organization; participate in program development. Director of Theatre is responsible for all aspects of all theatre productions. Deadline: October 20, 2010.

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - Assistant Professor of Theatre

 * Seeks applications from scholars specializing in the history, theory, and literature of theatre. The successful applicant will teach in the undergraduate major, MFA programs in Directing and Design, and Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama.
 * Applicants should describe how they can contribute to both the Directing program and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama.
 * For full consideration, send application materials by 10/1/2010
 * RESPONSES for this job below (Please keep it organized)
 * Email with the survey about race, gender, etc. I think this is confirmation of materials received? x2
 * As close as you're likely to get from most places.
 * THEY SEEM TO BE INVITING FINALISTS TO CAMPUS ALREADY
 * No need to shout. But what does "seem to be" mean?
 * Campus visit invitation yesterday 10/20.
 * Oh wow they moved fast. I wonder how many applications they received?

NYU- Assistant Professor in Drama

 * The Department of English New York University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to start September 1, 2011. We seek a candidate in any field of English, American, or Anglophone drama before roughly 1890, with a preference for applicants working in the medieval period, the Restoration, or the nineteenth century. The ideal candidate will have completed the PhD in English, Theater, Performance Studies, Comparative Literature, or any other related field, and will be prepared to teach surveys of Western drama as well as courses in his or her field. The successful candidate will demonstrate scholarly excellence and a commitment to both graduate and undergraduate teaching, and must have the PhD in hand by September 1, 2011.
 * Nov. 1 deadline

Roger Williams University

 * Performing Arts Tenure Track: Assistant Professor of Performing Arts (Theatre/Music) at Roger Williams University.
 * Review of materials begins Nov. 30

San Diego State University - Assistant Professor (Head of Acting) LINK

 * Application review will begin September 20, 2010.
 * Position Start Date: Fall 2011
 * acting teacher with a specialization in Movement and / or Voice and Speech
 * Contacted for preliminary phone interview (not with entire committee) 10/16

Southern Methodist University- Acting Teacher- Tenure track

 * Seeking an experienced acting teacher for a tenure-track position in its nationally regarded BFA and MFA programs. We seek individuals with: (1) demonstrable skill in teaching young actors to bring challenging texts to life with bold, fully embodied choices; (2) expertise in dramatic texts from Ibsen and Chekhov to the playwrights of the twenty-first century; and (3) the ability to balance demanding teaching responsibilities with a professional artistic career. The primary responsibilities for this appointment will be teaching acting in the BFA and MFA curricula.
 * Postmark January 3, 2011

Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)- Assistant Prefessor of English in Twentieth Centurty Drama

 * Spring Hill College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Twentieth Century Drama. PhD required. Standard 4/4 teaching load includes composition, introductory literature, genre courses, and upper level courses for the major. Founded in 1830, Spring Hill College is a private, Jesuit, liberal arts institution of 1,300 students.
 * November 15 deadline
 * Anybody have a link for this? I can't find the posting.
 * Look under the "Drama, Speech, Film, &amp; New Media" Wiki thread. It is posted there with more detail. It says that it comes from the MLA job listing site.

==Stanford University, CA - Open Rank (Asian and African performance traditions and/or Global Shakespeare Studies) LINK==
 * Deadline: October 15th, 2010

Stanford University, CA - Open Rank (African-American Drama) LINK

 * Expertise in African-American drama and in race and performance broadly construed.
 * Some undergraduate courses will be cross-listed with Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity and African & African American Studies programs.
 * Home department for promotion/tenure review will be Drama "in collaboration with" CSRE.
 * Deadline: October 15, 2010

Stevenson University, MD - Assistant Professor (Scenic Design) LINK

 * Deadline: 01/31/2011

Tufts University, Medford, MA - Assistant Professor (Non-Western Theatre) LINK

 * Areas of expertise may include East Asian, South Asian, African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, or Native American theatre.
 * A PhD and the promise of excellence in scholarship and teaching are required. Experience in college-level teaching and directing plays with student actors is strongly preferred. Ability to teach acting technique or styles of acting (performative and/or historical) in area of specialization and to teach dramatic and/or performance theory also is preferred. Responsibilities include teaching and advising undergraduate and graduate (PhD) students and directing a departmental production every two or three years.
 * Screening of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
 * This job (as well as the other Assistant Professor in Pre-Modern) doesn't appear in Tufts' own job search page. Does anyone know if this position got filled or dropped? There is no possibility for online application...
 * A: The Pre-Modern Theater position below is still being advertised on Higher Ed Jobs (perhaps the other one is too?). The Pre-Modern ad doesn't ask for an on-line application. I wouldn't read too much into its absence from the Univ. Job Site, as I have noticed some schools are less-than-efficient about posting active searches on these pages. It very much depends on the institution . ..

Tufts University, Medford, MA - Assistant Professor (Pre-Modern Theatre, Classical-1750) LINK

 * Areas of expertise may include classical, medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque theatre.
 * Research in foreign languages and ability to teach pre-modern dramatic theory also are preferred.
 * Screening of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
 * Also posted at Medieval 2011, Renaissance 2011 & Drama, Speech, Film & New Media 2011

University of Alabama- Assistant Professor of Modern Drama

 * The Department of English at the University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor in Modern Drama. The successful applicant will be expected to establish and maintain an active scholarly research agenda, to teach both graduate seminars and lower to upper-division undergraduate courses, and to provide appropriate service to the Department.
 * Deadline October 29
 * Also posted at Drama, Speech, Film & New Media 2011

University of California, Los Angeles- Assistant Professor Performance Studies

 * a tenure-track or tenured position in transnational, intercultural, postcolonial or diasporic studies: historical or regional specialization unspecified. We seek a promising scholar and an excellent teacher to participate in the undergraduate theater major, the MFA program, and the Ph.D. program in Theater and Performance Studies.
 * December 1 deadline

University of Maryland- Directing/Acting

 * Tenure-track position at the rank of Associate Professor to begin in fall 2011. The department seeks a director/acting teacher for the BFA/BA acting programs. Salary is commensurate with experience.


 * Qualifications: terminal degree in theatre with at least five years full-time university teaching or equivalent; administrative and leadership experience; a substantial directing resume.


 * Application deadline Nov. 12

UMass Amherst

 * Deadline - Dec. 1
 * The Department seeks a Theater Scholar of promise, who will be able to teach key Theater Repertory courses in the Undergraduate and Graduate curriculum, as well as teach the Department’s large General Education courses.


 * The candidate should have scholarly specialties that complement the expertise of the current faculty.
 * preferred area of expertise is Theater by Women, Feminism or Gender Studies. The candidate should also have a successful track record in some aspect of Theater Practice.

University of North Carolina

 * The Department of Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a full-time (nine-month) renewable Lecturer position beginning August 1, 2011.


 * Candidates must have an MFA in Theatre and a North Carolina Standard Professional II License. Duties emphasize the training and supervising of undergraduate students planning careers as professional theatre educators in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Theatre Education track. This position also involves supervision of working professionals seeking the Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Theatre Education and managing the Summer Institute for Theatre Education (SITE) program (an intensive 16-day summer session for working teachers) that supports progress toward the M.Ed. in Theatre Education.


 * Review of applications begins December 1

University of Oregon, Eugene

 * We seek a dynamic individual, with expertise and experience to teach Graduate and Undergraduate courses in Theatre History, Dramatic Literature and Playwriting, with potential assignments in Directing, Musical Theatre and Pre-19th-century/World theatres. Direct or contribute in Dramaturgy/New Play Development and Playwriting, annually, for University Theatre and maintain an active research agenda; direct dissertations and theses; and, serve in departmental governance.
 * Deadline: Dec. 1

University of Southern Indiana- Assistant Professor of Acting/Directing/Musical Theatre, College of Liberal Arts

 * Rapidly-growing program with professional theatre affiliation seeking individual with professional and educational experience for tenure-track teaching position. Possibility exists for additional summer directing contract at the New Harmony Theatre. Academic year teaching duties include beginning and advanced acting, musical theatre, Introduction to Theatre, with release time to direct two productions per school year. Movement, Combat, Voice or other sub-specialty and/or Musical Director experience desirable. MFA or Ph.D. required.
 * December 15 deadline

Wayne State University / Hilberry Repertory Theatre, Detroit, Michigan (Voice and Movement) LINK

 * Review begins on November 23rd, 2010
 * New Position

Discussion

 * Shall we provide links this year? Let's not stress about SCs posting here. More info is more info, which is a good thing, right? Let's aim for a drama-free year. 'Cause I say so.
 * Is it just me or is the job market sloooooooooow this year? Very few jobs out there compared to last year.
 * I feel like there are a lot of jobs this year. More than I expected. But this wiki is slow. Maybe because no one has posted something controversial yet?
 * By my count the market seems slower than last year, but I still think that we'll see job ads trickling in until November.


 * IT'S ALMOST NOVEMBER NOW AND THE JOB POOL STILL SEEMS VERRY SLOW AND VERY VERY LIMITED. WHAT ARE PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS ON THIS? HOW MANY JOBS ARE YOU ALL APPLYING TO?
 * There are several of us in the ABD category. How many of you are planning on definately being done by the end of the spring semester (May)? Or are people going on the market ABD with plans to finish during the first year on the job?
 * I plan to defend by May, but job hunting (and other things) are slowing me down. I plan to finish just to increase my chances of getting a job.
 * I am planning on defending in April. I, too, am getting slowed down by the application process. But I need to finish this year since my funding is running out. I am not sure if my ABD status will hurt me on the market, even if my cover letter and letters of recommendation say that I will have my defense in the spring.
 * No defense date set- but I am on the market. Probably not a good move.
 * So can we try tyo break this down: how many of us are ABD with defense date set? How many will have completed all requirements for the PhD by the end of the winter term? By the end of spring? By the end of summer? How many of us are ABD and on the market with expectations to finish the PhD while on the job?
 * I'm an ABD and I can defend by the summer, so I'm applying to anything I can, which is still not much. But I can get one more year of funding in my PhD program if I needed it. I will only defend this year if by miraculous chance I get a job. Otherwise I'll stay in my program one more year and try to position myself better for the next application rounds. BTW: There's an article on the Chronicle of Higher Education about the unlikelihood of ABDs to get a job in this market.
 * Do you think this article applies to people in Theatre? I have heard that the whole ABD bias is greater in fields like English, History, and the Social Sciences where there are far too many graduate students each year. I am curious to know how many theatre PhDs come out of the academie every year?
 * I think one of the problems is that applicants from other areas (English, Comp Lit, Classics) can in essense compete with us for Theatre jobs. I know this is very elitist of me to say, but I wish that people who trained in theatre departments would get preference since we develop in these departments and are products of them. A person trained in theatre studies should be more prepared to contribute to a theatre department than a person with only an English or Comp Lit background. Is this too controversial?
 * In reponse to "does this ABD bias apply in theatre" I can only speak from personal experience, but that experience is an "absolutely." During my last year ABD I applied for many many jobs, and didn't get a single phone interview. That summer (after I had the degree in hand and kept sending things in) I got several phone and campus interviews, and was very lucky and ended up in a TT spot. Now that I'm on this side, its very clear that (at least where I am) it makes a big difference. The question for a search committee could be: why take a risk on someone who might not finihs on time (even if there is a 90% chance they will) when they can get someone else (and like it or not, there are plenty of others just as qualified as us, albeit different) who is guaranteed to already have the degree? So, I suppose the optimistic side of my point is, at least in my experience, it will get better for those who are frustrated about not making a lot of progress (job-wise) while ABD. Finish the dissertation. Do creative or research projects that appeal to you and will help build your CV, and (if you believe in such things) have faith!
 * It seems that in contrast to previous years there are more specific jobs. In the past, there have been a lot of generalist jobs, but there are less of these. There are very few jobs over all. There are a ton of really great people on the market, many of whom have been on the market for several years post-degree, accruing publications, presentations, and experience, and there are simply not the jobs for them, and the new graduates, and those on the tenure track wanting to move. While I am striving to present myself as best I can in applications, I have also gone into this year with zero expectations. I expect to stay where I am, and am creating new projects here I am excited about. In my opinion, I think people should be spending as much time finding non-academic paths as applying to academic jobs. If not more. Which, you know, is not a new or enlightening position to take. :)
 * Good for you for going on the market, but bad for you for the zero expectations! You should always feel like something is possible.
 * Do you already have your degree in hand? ABD?
 * I have my degree. To each his/her own, I suppose. We were, in fact, counselled by our faculty not to have expectations but to send the applications out and forget them. It's not that I don't think something is possible, but that I refuse to dwell on any particular possibility. Like I said, I do the best I can to present myself and all my wonderfulness. :) But I also know that it is healthier for me to put the job market to the side and focus on my artistic work, teaching, and research and what may be may be. There are not jobs for everybody, this is a fact. But people are more than the particular job they have.
 * I'm a scholar/artist and I have a list of about 20 jobs I'm applying for or have applied for (granted, not all are in the USA). I'm essentially a generalist and some of the posts I'm applying for are ridiculous long shots, but still, that's not a terrible tally. Chin up!
 * How many other people on here are scholar/artists? It would be nice to be able to come up with a classification system to know how we define ourselves (scholar/artists, pre-modern, modern and contemporary, directors, acting teachers, theory/crticism, non-western, etc).
 * Would you mind adding jobs to the list above even if they are not in the US. I know this is like helping the competition, but that's how the jobs that are already up there got online in the first place.