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<p><span style="font-size:24.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman,Bold'">Tenure-Track Position in Theatrical
Directing
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<p><span style="font-size:18.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman,Bold'">Department of Drama
</span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Competition No. -A110118658
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Closing Date -Nov </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman,Bold'">15, 2012
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<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Applicants are invited for a full-time tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level,
with a specialization in the field of Directing. The department is particularly interested in adding
to its expertise in one or more of the following areas: interdisciplinary and cross-cultural
performance, extended performance styles, contemporary approaches to performing classical
theatre texts, image-based theatre, and original theatrical creation.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">The successful candidate will teach directing at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and acting
through performance projects and scene study in the BFA conservatory-based Acting and BA
liberal arts programs. Capacity to contribute to courses in performer-created work or critical
seminars will be considered assets, as will an interest in the use of writing as a reflective and
analytic tool within practice-based courses.
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">The successful candidate will have:
</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"> </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">A PhD or MFA degree in theatre; professional theatre equivalencies may be considered
</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"> </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Post-secondary teaching experience, preferably in both directing and acting
</span></p>
</li><li>
<p><span style="font-size:10.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"> </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">A record of directing for the professional stage
</span></p>
</li><li>
<p><span style="font-size:10.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"> </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">The ability to teach honours and/or graduate seminars and supervise theses in his/her area
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">of specialization
</span></p>
</li><li>
<p><span style="font-size:10.000000pt;font-family:'Symbol'"> </span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Capacity and interest in engaging with students and faculty in the exploration of dynamic
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">interactions between theatre practice, theory and research
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Faculty are required to engage in creative activity and/or research of quality, and to assume
appropriate administrative and leadership responsibilities. Excellent funding opportunities are
</span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">available for investigation/experimentation/creative activity/research in faculty members’ areas
</span><span style="font-size:12.000000pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">of expertise.
</span></p>
</li></ul>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dr. Piet Defraeye<br>Professor<br>Dept. of Drama<br>FAB 3-146<br>University of Alberta<br>Edmonton, AB<br>T6G 2C9 - Canada<br><br>ph: 780-492.1097<br>