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FACULTY POSITIONS
College of Professional Studies & Fine Arts
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, TELEVISION & FILM
Temporary or Part-Time Positions
The Department of Theatre, Television and Film is accepting applications for its pool of part-time and temporary lectures to teach one or two courses in the following areas: child theatre, history/play analysis, directing, acting, movement, design. Minimum qualifications: Master's degree with teaching experience at the junior college or college level. Salary commensurate with credentials and experience according to University policy. Submit letter of application with vitae and three letters of recommendation to: Chair, Department of Theatre, Television and Film, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-7601.
Head of Acting
VPAA#2009/2010-2
School of Theatre, Television, and Film
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7601
619-594-5091
Begin Application Review: October 31st, 2008 (will continue until filled)
Position Start Date: Fall 2009
Job Description: San Diego State University’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film seeks a candidate to serve in a leadership capacity as Head of Acting. Position includes: instruction in undergraduate acting programs, curriculum development, advising, and leadership within an increasingly interdisciplinary program and campus. Ongoing professional activity and leadership in the area of acting are expected. Candidate will possibly teach Acting I, II, & III, advanced styles in acting and directing (classical or contemporary), Auditioning, and Acting on Camera. We encourage applicants who will bring diverse perspectives to teaching acting, including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and/or gender expression/identity. The successful candidate will be joining a school with a broad-based approach to teaching acting; a requirement for a student international experience; and high-quality student performance opportunities in musical theatre, the classics, modern plays, theatre for youth, television, and film. Graduates from the current program go on to graduate school, professional careers as performers, and begin their own theatre companies.
Requirements:
- MFA or equivalent
- A minimum of two years university teaching experience
- Professional experience in Performance or Production in theatre, television, or film
- A vision for the development of a large, undergraduate acting program
- An interdisciplinary perspective on learning in a university context
- A commitment to collegial collaboration with fellow faculty
- An artist/scholar who has ongoing professional growth activities to achieve tenure
The successful candidate will have experience in one or more of these areas of expertise:
- Acting for the camera
- Multi-media performance
- Demonstrated ability to direct
- Movement
- Musical theatre
- Voice and speech
- Ability to teach additional performance skills
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and 3 references to:
San Diego State University
School of Theatre, Television, and Film
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego CA 92182-7601
Attention: Peter James Cirino, Chair of Search Committee
E-mail: pcirino@mail.sdsu.edu
“SDSU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status.”
Last updated September 26, 2008
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