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Assistant Professor - Acting - (FAC001900)

Employer
University of Houston
Location
Texas, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Nov 9, 2021


The School of Theatre & Dance in the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Acting position beginning fall semester 2022. The successful candidate will teach courses primarily in acting as well as in acting for the camera and in areas related to their research.

The successful applicant will have primary research interests in the development of engaged, versatile performing artists who have the skills to thrive on stage and before the camera. Candidates with experience in acting onstage and for the camera, as well as video production/editing, and digital media marketing, are preferred. Responsibilities include a 3/3 teaching load of undergraduate performance courses and an ongoing program of scholarly research, creative work, and departmental, college, and university service. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching acting in a progressive sequence across three semesters, leading actors from contemporary realism into varying styles. Candidates with professional or educational directing experience are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must submit the following electronically: 1) cover letter; 2) CV; 3) list of at least three professional references who may be contacted as needed by the committee; 4) statement of teaching philosophy; 5) research/creative activity statement; 6) diversity statement (see below under Cluster Hire Program) . Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Houston, with one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation, seeks to recruit and retain a diverse community of scholars. Candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence are welcome to apply. The University of Houston is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Cluster Hire Program:

This position is part of an Interdisciplinary Cluster Hire program in the studio practice disciplines in the McGovern College of the Arts. The program is one of many initiatives that advances the McGovern College’s priority of achieving an inclusive and innovative climate.

The McGovern College of the Arts understands the value of a diverse faculty, of a diversity of approaches to the arts, and of approaching the arts as an interdisciplinary area of study. The College believes that such values are fundamental to the future of arts production. To express its commitment to these values, the Interdisciplinary Cluster Hire program seeks to identify and build a diverse network of practitioners, researchers, and scholars that will inform and support the work of the College in these areas. The program will bring a minimum of seven new faculty members to the College’s studio practice disciplines.

The McGovern College is the culturally rich and innovative home of the visual and performing arts at the University of Houston, one of the most diverse R1 institutions in the nation and situated in the thriving, dynamic, and extraordinarily diverse arts metropolis that is the twenty-first century city of Houston. Therefore the successful candidate for this position will excel at teaching and mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

Applicants must submit a 750-word statement addressing their experience with, interest in, or contributions to diversity and inclusion efforts that impact students, faculty, staff, or the applicant’s field of study; and addressing how they envision demonstrating a similar commitment at the University of Houston. Applicants may address their experience, interest, or contributions in one or more of the following areas:

1. Teaching and mentoring a range of artistic expressions that reflect the diversification of the arts disciplines and the need to ensure access to an arts education to as wide a student body as possible.

2. Pursuing a sustainable agenda of research and artistic practice dedicated to interdisciplinary cultural studies or to an overall research agenda that supports diversity in the arts disciplines. Areas of secondary interdisciplinary interest that might be reflected in one’s practice include, for example, Comparative Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Diaspora Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Racial Inequality, Social Justice, Sociology, or others.

3. Collaborating across the arts disciplines with artists whose specializations or practices differ from your own.

4. Developing interdisciplinary curriculum that reflects diversification of the arts disciplines beyond the “Western canon” as codified in the last century.

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution; minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression

Qualifications :

Candidates should have a terminal degree (MFA or Ph.D.) in Acting/Theatre/Performance, and demonstrate the ability to mentor students from diverse backgrounds and heritages.

Applicants for the position are expected to exhibit the following core values and competencies:

• Passion, energy, and tenacity
• Integrity and collegiality, especially in regards to diversity
• An ability to attract resources, including grants or other external sources of support that advance the school’s mission
• An aptitude for building dynamic degree programs and recruiting top-tier students
• An ability to find creative solutions to difficult problems.

School of Theatre & Dance faculty are also committed to:

• Excellence in the arts, arts education, and arts scholarship
• Fostering student growth and success
• Collaboration with others, both within and cross disciplines.

Notes to Applicant: Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidate. All positions at the university are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

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