Assistant Professor of Voice - Department of Performing Arts-Theater

 Date Posted:                          March 2022

Job Title:                                Lecturer of Voice

University:                              Bilkent University (Ankara / TURKEY)

Websites:                               www.bilkent.edu.tr  

Faculty:                                  Faculty of Music and Performing Arts

Department:                           Department of Performing Arts-Theatre

Application Deadline: Open until position is filled

Position Start Date:                 September 2022

Type:                                     Full Time

Job Categories:                       Lecturer

Academic Field(s):                   Voice/Acting

Apply Online:                          https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/THEA2019V

Job Description: Bilkent University seeks a professional artist/educator with expertise in Voice training to teach a range of undergraduate courses. Candidates with certification in Linklater or Fitzmaurice Voicework are preferred. Primary responsibilities include design and teach a five-semester Voice training curriculum for the undergraduate BA acting program. Other responsibilities include coaching/assisting department productions, mentoring and advising students and participating in departmental and university service responsibilities.

Bilkent University, located in Ankara, is Turkey’s first private university. The Department of Theatre, Chaired by American Director Jason Hale, educates and trains undergraduate students to become actors and theater artists, and enjoys a reputation of being a national first-choice for many students in Turkey. The department provides the creative tools to become fully-equipped actors to our students and offer a rigorous curriculum with internationally-acclaimed, award-winning faculty and top-notch production facilities and stages. Students are able to interpret, analyze and perform in a variety of disciplines and styles from classical plays to cutting-edge post-modern theatre, and from the stage to the screen.  The Department currently has international collaboration agreements with The Shanghai Theatre Academy and The Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy in Warsaw, Poland and is a member of ITI/UNESCO Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts.

Bilkent is a vibrant international community. Its faculty members come from 40 different countries, and the language of instruction across the university is English. 

Education Requirement: MFA or MA in related field required.

*All applications regardless of degree requirements will be considered.

Required Qualifications: University level teaching experience, professional theatre experience, and a well-articulated approach to teaching Voice for actors

Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with additional specialization in related areas such as Shakespeare and classical acting.

Salary and Benefits: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Bilkent University provides fully furnished on campus faculty housing, health insurance, lunch per diem, and subsidized private school for faculty members’ dependents in the K-12 levels leading to an IB degree.

Applications:

Accepted Online ONLY.

https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/THEA2019V

Required documents at time of application:

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

Description of teaching and artistic philosophy
Number of References (3)

Contact Information:

Address:

I.D. Bilkent University,

Faculty of Music and Performing Arts

Universiteler Mah. Cankaya,

06800 Bilkent Ankara TURKEY

Phone Number:

+90 312 290 1620

Fax Number:

+90 312 266 4539

E-mail:

e.kaya@bilkent.edu.tr