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Associate Teaching Professor - Devised Performance, Department of Theatre and Dance

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Work type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey
Categories: Faculty - College of Performing Arts

Associate Teaching Professor- Devised Performance- Department of Theatre and Dance

 

Description:  

The Department of Theatre and Dance invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track position in Devised Performance with the rank of Associate Teaching Professor. Responsibilities include teaching courses in the MFA and Certificate in Devised Performance. 

Rowan’s theater program is known for innovative pedagogy and theater practice, with a focus on cutting edge work in the voice and body. We seek candidates whose teaching and practice reflect our goals in supporting students to become future leaders in theater practice and creation. Ideal candidates are visionary artists/teachers and generous, flexible collaborators, innovators within the field of theatre and theatre education, and have extensive experience in Devised Performance pedagogy at the graduate level. The Department values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and who possess a strong commitment to contributing to the success of historically underrepresented and underserved students.

Teaching Professors are 10-months full-time, non-tenure track teaching faculty. Successful candidates will teach a total of 24 credits over two semesters, with an option to teach overload and summer classes for additional compensation. Teaching Professor positions receive an initial 2-year contract that is renewable, with expectations for continuing reappointment.

 

Qualifications:  

Candidates must have: significant professional theatre experience, specifically with devised performance, and strong background in teaching with a focus on graduate education; experience teaching Lecoq pedagogy and leading courses in improvisation, movement, ensemble building, and giving critical feedback for original creations;  a Bachelors Degree and experience equivalent to a masters degree in theatre; and  a minimum of nine years experience in teaching devised performance at the graduate level.

 

General Information:

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers an interdisciplinary program devoted to the education of students in the contemporary practice of theatre and dance. In close proximity to Philadelphia (20 min) and New York City (90 min), Rowan’s program offers an intensive, physically based, interdisciplinary program devoted to the education of theatre and dance artists.  The department is interested in artist/scholars who are resourceful collaborators to deliver a dynamic curriculum for the 21st century.  The department has 110 B.A. majors in Acting, Musical Theater, Design/Tech, Dance, Pre-Teaching and Directing, and will be partnering with the Pig Iron Theatre to offer an MFA and Certificate in Devised Performance beginning in Spring 2025.  We believe in rigorous training across disciplines and are constantly researching the boundaries between dance and theater. Rowan University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.

 

The electronic submission will require a cover letter and a curriculum vitae.

 

Note: 

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, and the university will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa for this position.

 

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A top 100 national public research institution, Rowan University offers bachelor’s through doctoral and professional programs in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, and five others. Rowan University is home to eight colleges and nine schools. For more information on these colleges, please click here.

Now celebrating its Centennial, Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, science, and business while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation, commitment to high-quality and affordable education, and developing public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan has been recognized as the fourth fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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