Performance Studies 2015-2016

Performance Studies 2015-2016

This page is for Performance Studies jobs beginning in Fall 2016 or Spring 2017. Performance Studies is an interdisciplinary field; as such this page will intersect with Ethnic Studies 2015-2016, Womens/Gender/Queer Studies 2015-2016, Theatre 2015-2016, Art History 2015-2016, Communication and Media Studies 2015-2016, Dance Studies 2015-16, and Interdisciplinary Humanities and Liberal Arts 2015-2016.

Table of Contents ===San Jose State University (CA) - TT Asst. Professor - Performance StudiesEdit===
 * Department of Communication Studies
 * Specialization: Performance Studies
 * Job Opening ID: 23354
 * Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track
 * The department views performance broadly as a method of analysis, an object of study, and an aesthetic practice. We seek someone who can contribute to an existing program in performance studies by teaching performance courses in one or more of the following areas: new media, pedagogy, devised performance, ethnography, oral history, political activism, personal narrative, and/or the performativity of race, class, culture, gender, sexuality, disability, and social change.
 * Ideally, a candidate will be able to teach other courses in the Communication Studies Department, such as new media, health communication, critical cultural studies, qualitative research methods, non-verbal communication, communication pedagogy, introduction to communication studies, or other areas of specialization that fit the department's curriculum. The ideal candidate will be prepared to address the needs of a student population of great diversity - in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation - through course materials and teaching strategies.
 * For full consideration upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests/philosophy, research plans, and at least three recent, original letters of reference with contact information by October 16, 2015 at http://apply.interfolio.com/30278
 * Also posted at Communication and Media Studies 2015-2016

===University of California - Berkeley (USA: CA) - Theatre/Performance History before 1800Edit===
 * tenure track assistant professorship in Theatre or Performance History, to begin 1 Jul. 2015
 * The ideal candidate will have a strong early-career record of research and undergraduate teaching experience in the theater or performance history of any geographical region prior to 1800. We are especially interested in the histories of non-European performance traditions, but will also carefully consider European specialists
 * Candidates will be expected to teach core courses in theater history, theory, and literature for both our undergraduate and doctoral programs, train students in historical research methods, to serve on departmental committees, and maintain a productive scholarly profile. Candidates with additional facility with the theoretical core of Performance Studies would also be welcome. We are very interested in candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
 * Basic qualification for this position is the completion of all degree requirements except the dissertation for a PhD or equivalent degree in theater, performance studies or a related humanities field at the time of application. Additional qualifications include a research specialization in the performance histories of any geographical location prior to 1800; evidence of a strong early‐career record of research (conference participation, publication, etc); and PhD or equivalent degree in hand by start date. Preferred qualifications include some undergraduate teaching experience in the candidate’s field of specialization; the ability to conceptualize the candidate’s area of specialization in a global context; facility with the theoretical core of Performance Studies.
 * All applications should include a cover letter, CV, statement on teaching, writing sample, and the names and contact information for three referees (letters of reference will only be solicited for finalists). Please do not include additional materials. Materials should be uploaded to our websitehttps://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00783.
 * Deadline: 18 Oct. 2015.
 * Also posted at Non-Geographic/Methodologically Oriented History 2015-16