Wiki page for Academic Jobs in Theatre Studies advertised during the 2020-2021 hiring season.
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Please add jobs in the following format and order them alphabetically by institution.
- Example University (State/Province, Country). Position Title. Specializations. Deadline. TT/NT. FT/PT. Link to Job ad(s). Updates:
TT/NT: Tenure-track or Non-tenure track.
FT/PT: Full-Time or Part-Time
For the sake of user-friendliness, please do not add more detailed content of the job ad on this page. (This is a departure from previous years, when these pages tended to become difficult to navigate. The new guidelines are modeled on more user-friendly Academic Wiki pages serving other disciplines.)
Add updates to the end of each entry as they come in: Additional materials requested, video interview scheduled, campus visit scheduled, offer extended, offer accepted, rejection received.
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See also Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2020-2021.
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Jobs with 2020 Application Deadlines
Lehigh University
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/Lehigh/Department%20of%20Theatre
It’s old but any word on their status?
Bowdoin College (Maine). TT Assistant Professor of Theater
Specialization: Theater scholar/artist with teaching interests in Global Theater History and Theory, Playwriting and/or Directing
Deadline: Sept 15
11/11/20 Any applicants notified yet?
”On-campus” interviews in progress. Closing search (hopefully) before end of the semester.
11/19/20 Received rejection, position filled (x2: It appears to have been an internal hire).
The Ohio State University, Department Chair, The Departmnt of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts.
"The successful candidate will have expertise in one or more of the department’s areas of teaching, scholarship, and practice, which include performance history and theory; theatre design and technology; acting; directing; and film studies and media production." Review of applications begins: January 4, 2021. Tenured (Associate Professor or Professor). https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17429
Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies
Specializations: Theatre History/Historiography and/or Performance Studies (ancient through contemporary). Additional specializations could include: Gender and Sexuality in Performance, Religion/Spirituality/Ritual in Performance, and/or Race and Ethnicity in Performance.
TT Deadline: 15 Sept 2020
Zoom interviews held 9–12 October
Received rejection email: 10/26/20 (x2) 11/19/20 Position Filled
Dixie State University (St. George, UT) Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (Acting)
The candidate will be expected but not necessarily limited to teaching Performance and Stage Production courses, such as Acting (multiple levels), Voice & Diction, and Movement/Stage Combat. Course load may also include areas of specialization brought by the candidate. Candidate will also be expected to direct 1-2 productions within the department's production season and participate with theatre competitions and mentor students with national organizations.
Deadline: October 19
12/8/2020 Rejection Email Received
Dixie State University (St. George, UT) Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts (Directing)
The candidate will be expected, but not necessarily limited, to teaching Directing, Theatre History and Literature courses, Script Analysis, and Acting courses, as needed. Course load may also include areas of specialization brought by the candidate. Candidate will also be expected to direct 1-2 productions within the department's production season and participate with theatre competitions and mentor students with national organizations.
Deadline: October 19
12/11 rejection email received
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) Assistant or Associate Professor of Acting
Demonstrated excellence in teaching graduate and undergraduate acting courses in action-based techniques such as but not limited to Meisner, Susan Batson, or other contemporary techniques. Courses will be determined by the needs of the program and the candidate’s specialties such as Acting for the Camera, Career Preparation, Shakespeare, Digital Media and other contemporary methodologies. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to mentor talent in the early years of their professional development. The position requires the ability to understand, communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures both inside and outside the classroom.
Deadline: October 24
Auburn University (Auburn, AL) Assistant Professor (Theatre)
The Department of Theatre at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track position in theatre at the rank of Assistant Professor of Acting and Voice, beginning fall semester 2021. The position involves instruction in foundational, intermediate, and advanced acting courses, acting for the camera, a four-semester sequence of voice and speech performance in the BFA Performance Program, and coaching in Voice, Speech, and Dialects in selected plays in the department's six production season. In addition, there are opportunities for directing, outreach, and research.
The Department of Theatre embraces Auburn University's commitment to increasing diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The Search Committee welcomes applications from candidates whose record of creative research, teaching, and/or outreach strengthens the department's ability to offer diverse perspectives to our students. Competitive salary, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Starting date will be August 16, 2021. Review of applications will begin November 8th, 2020. Search will remain open until position is filled.
Deadline: November 8
They are in the process of holding their final interviews.
Boston University (Boston, MA) Assistant Professor of Theatre (Acting) (NTT)
Deadline: December 1
https://jobs.chronicle.com/job/293617/assistant-professor-of-theatre-acting-/?LinkSource=TopJob
Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA) Assistant Professor of Theatre (3 year NTT renewable)
Deadline: November 6
Has anyone heard any news re: this job?
2/2 - I haven't heard anything yet either
2/2 - Invited to on-campus or virtual second interview
3/18 - "In the final stage of recruitment"
3/25 - "offer was accepted and position closed"
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) Assistant Professor, Acting/Directing (TT)
Deadline: December 1
Has anyone heard anything regarding this job posting? 2/12
Email that position was filled 4/12
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT) Assistant Professor of Theatre (TT)
Deadline: December 1
Has anyone heard anything regarding this job posting?
3/5 - Any updates on this position?
4/9 - Rejection, no interview
Jobs with 2021 Application Deadlines
Allegheny College (Allegheny, PA) Assistant Professor of Communication, Film, and Theatre (TT)
Deadline: 15 January 2021
1/26 - Invited to Interview
1/29 - Had first round interview.
2/25-26 - Had virtual campus interview
3/29 - Position has been filled
Berry College (Mount Berry, GA) Director of Theatre and (Open Rank) Faculty of Theatre (TT)
Deadline: 15 January 2021
3/30: rejection, no interview
Bates College (Lewiston, ME) Visiting Assistant Professor in Performance Studies
Deadline: 1 April 2021
https://apply.interfolio.com/84962
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) Special Visiting Faculty in Acting
Deadline: 31 March 2021
https://apply.interfolio.com/85034
Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO) Assistant Professor of Theatre (TT)
Deadline: 15 March 2021
3/19-1st Round Interview
4/8 - rejection (no interview)
Dean College (Franklin, MA) Assistant/Associate Professor of Theatre (TT)
Deadline: 11 January 2021
3/1 - looks like it was reposted.
Florida International University (Miami, FL) Assistant Teaching Professor, Theatre
Deadline: 31 January 2021
This is a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure earning faculty position. Primary responsibilities include teaching Introduction to Acting, Theatre Appreciation, Directing I, Play Script Analysis and a course in the applicant's area of specialization. Applied and/or Performance Studies specializations are strongly encouraged. The position also includes service participation as assigned annually by the Chair/Artistic Director.
https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/?posting=522684
March 10/11: Holding Zoom interviews
Any updates on second interview invitations?
Florida International University (Miami, FL) Assistant Professor of Acting (TT)
Deadline: 1 February 2021
https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/?posting=522683
4/2: Any updates?
Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Assistant Professor of Acting (TT)
Deadline: Ongoing
Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) Assistant Professor in Performance Studies
Deadline: 11 January 2021
https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/2061094/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-performance-studies/ Applied: (1x)
request for interview 2/1 (1x)
Zoom interviews: feb. 3rd and feb.10th
2/21: did anyone else NOT granted an interview last week get a request to fill out a survey/form collecting demographic info? Yes. Yes (2).
2/26: yeah i did interview and they said they'd be "in touch in a week or so" and then i got that. is that just their way of telling us it's done? "last part of the application to complete" ?
maybe--at the very least it's annoying and i'm not going to fill it out. but it also seems unethical to gather this data after the fact and in such an ineffective manner.
2/28: Do you think they have already invited someone to the campus visit? Or are they actually late? I will send a msg asking about the status, anyway...
i did when i got the survey and she never replied....
I sent a msg too... no answer...
same...like...don't tell applicants to inquire if you aren't going to respond? (and maybe you know, follow the law and gather this data earlier).
3/2: The chair replied my msg today and said they invited a very short list for a second interview
Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) One-Year Term Appointment in Performance Studies
Deadline: 12 April 2021
https://jobs.grinnell.edu/postings/3593
Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) One-Year Term Appointment in Theatre History
Deadline: 12 April 2021
https://jobs.grinnell.edu/postings/3612?job_application_id=65031
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI) Assistant Professor of Theatre (TT)
Deadline: March 31, 2021
https://www.kzoo.edu/search/index.php?dept=theatre
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) Assistant Professor of Acting [TT]
Deadline: February 1 2021
2/24: Invited to interview
4/2: Any updates?
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) Assistant Professor of Acting/Directing (TT)
Deadline: February 6 2021
https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/2072445/assistant-professor-acting-and-directing/
They’ve already had initial interviews but are there any more updates?
Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO) Theatre Performance Tenure-Track Faculty (Category I)
Deadline: 31 March 2021
Miami University (Oxford, OH) Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Faculty
Deadline: 15 January 2021
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177374372&Title=Assistant%20Professor
Has anyone heard anything? 2/8
Zoom Interviews 2/5-2/19
Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre (2-year)
Deadline: 1 February 2021
4/2: Any updates?
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN) Theatre History/Theatre Historiography, Tenure-Track Faculty
Deadline: 5 February 2021
https://careers.pageuppeople.com/1047/cw/en-us/job/492364?lApplicationSubSourceID=11250
3/11 email from search chair that they are in the process of getting references/rec letters
3/13 request for zoom interview
Millikin University (Decatur, IL) Assistant Professor in Theatre History/Directing
Deadline: 3 January 2021
1/4/2021 - Zoom interview invite, writing sample requested
This seems highly suspect. Job deadline was the day before interview invites? Can they not even wait a week to pretend that they had ONE search committee meeting?
Offer accepted 2/22
University of North Carolina - Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) Assistant Prof. in Theatre - Movement/Acting
Deadline 31 March 2021
https://spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/18775
Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH) Visiting Assistant Professor in Theater History, Performance Studies and/or Theatrical Practices
Deadline 1 March 2021
3//8 zoom interview request
3/27 Any news?
4/13 rejection email
https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/9673
Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH) Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies
Deadline: 3 February 2021
Any word (3/12/21)?
Applied theatre interviews happened 3/4-5, but I haven't heard anything about theatre studies
Any news about the Theatre Studies position? 3/17/2021
Theatre Studies zoom interviews happening 3/22-24
Any update on second interviews for Applied Theatre?
Received invite for second Applied Theatre interview 3/16
4/7 - Any theatre studies updates?
Oklahoma City University Assistant Professor of Theatre History
No Deadline
https://jobs.silkroad.com/OKCU/FacultyCareers/jobs/1107?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
3/3: zoom interview scheduled
Zoom interviews also scheduled for the Assistant Professor of Applied Theatre the week of 3/15
Advanced to second round (for Theatre History and Applied Theatre) week of 3/21
4/12: Campus interviews for both positions are being scheduled for early May
Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) Assistant Professor Theatre/Theatre Program Coordinator (TT)
Deadline: 1 January 2021
2/13 Has anyone heard anything?
Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada) Assistant Professor: Assistant Professor of Contemporary Scenographyy [TT]
Deadline: 12 April 2021
https://www.sfu.ca/sca/contact---us/employment.html
We encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of communities underrepresented in professional theatre and/or academia.
We seek an artist with demonstrated significant experience in expanded scenography and/or live performance design with an emphasis on one or more of the following areas: sound design and composition, animation, extended realities, spatial practices, expanded cinema, puppetry, object performance, lighting design, and/or projection design. The ideal candidate has a vibrant and recognized artistic research practice that at once engages with contemporary aesthetic developments in the field of theatre design and thrives in an interdisciplinary environment. Additionally, they will have a demonstrated interest in design-led creation, and expanded definitions of performance and installation.
The University of Washington (Seattle, WA) Assistant Professor of Theatre History and Performance Studies
Deadline: 4 January 2021
https://apply.interfolio.com/81826
Does anyone know where this position was advertised? I didn't see it anywhere and they only accepted applications during the second half of December (i.e. winter closure).
I saw it on HERC and the ATHE job board. The posting contains some pretty specific details and had a tight turnaround, as you noted. Maybe they already have someone in mind?
3/20 position filled
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT), Assistant Professor in Theatre and Human Rights (TT)
Deadline: 12 April 2021
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18335
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT), Department Head And Artistic Director, Dramatic Arts (TT)
Deadline: 12 April 2021
https://jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/495114/department-head-and-artistic-director-dramatic-arts
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) Visiting Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies/Performance Studies
Deadline: 8 March 2021
https://apply.interfolio.com/84483
3/19 phone call(?I? on a friday evening?!?) for zoom interview next week
University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) Assistant Professor specializing in Dramaturgy
No Deadline
https://apply.interfolio.com/82530
3/9: Any News?
3/10: Looks like it was reposted on ATHE job board on 2/24
24/3 invite for a zoom interview on 30/3
4/2: Searches for Acting, Movement/Stage Combat, and Dramaturgy are all happening simultaneously. Interviews for all 3 this week and next.
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) Professor of Practice in Costume Design
Deadline: 15 January 2021
Three-year full-time appointment
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177293225
2/22 Has anyone heard anything?
Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY) Assistant Professor of Acting/Directing
Deadline: 15 February 2021
Any word on this? 4/8
West Texas A & M University (Canyon, TX) Assistant Professor of Theatre
Deadline: 12 February 2021
Any word on this? 4/8
Xavier University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) Assistant Professor of Art and Performance Studies [TT]
Deadline: 1 February 2021
https://jobs.xula.edu/postings/1074
York University (Toronto, Canada) Assistant Professor of Theatre, Theatre History and Dramaturgy [TT]
Deadline: 25 January 2021
http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=2074
Specialization in Black theatre/ performance studies
2/25 Has anyone heard anything?
2/27 1st Zoom interviews happened on 2/22