Description of Theatre/Performance Studies Term Position, UBC Okanagan

[Virginie Magnat]

Term Appointment – Interdisciplinary Performance (INTP) 

The Department of Creative Studies requires an instructor for term 2 of the 2012/13 Winter Session (January 1, 2013 – April 30, 2013) to teach the following courses in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Performance programme: 

THTR 111 Introduction to Theatre and World Performance Traditions 
Cross-cultural investigation of Western and non-Western performance traditions and practices including realistic, experimental, and intercultural theatre, as well as ritual performance processes. 

THTR 211 Performance, Embodiment, and Creativity 
Interdisciplinary investigation of the history, theory, and practice of performance as an embodied creative process and a form of artistic research. 

THTR 411 Performance Studies 
Seminar in the interdisciplinary field of performance studies, broadly conceived as the investigation of aesthetic, ritual, and everyday life performance practices. 

These courses are part of a 4 year BFA in Interdisciplinary Performance. INTP students are enrolled in Visual Arts studio courses, Creative Writing workshops, and Performance training courses. All of these courses are open to students from other degree programs; THTR 411 is cross-listed with Cultural Studies, which is housed in the Department of Critical Studies. The ideal candidate will be (directly or indirectly) familiar with the pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq and Eugenio Barba. Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD degree and post-secondary teaching experience. 

Letters of application should be sent to the Head of Creative Studies, Neil Cadger, at neil.cadger at ubc.ca with a copy to linda.falkingham at uc.ca, and must include: 

• curriculum vitae (detailing post-secondary teaching experience and performance history) 
• teaching evaluations 
• examples of recent work

Applicants should also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference sent to the Head at the same email address, or mailed to: 

Neil Cadger 
Head, Department of Creative Studies 
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus 
FINA/Health Building, Room 153 
3333 University Way 
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 

Deadline for applications: Applications reviewed starting June 21, 2012 

All positions are subject to funding. 

UBC Okanagan hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, visible minority group members, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas. Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. All appointments are subject to budgetary approval.