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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><b><span
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Theatre and Performance Studies, Department of Theatre, York
University, Toronto, Ontario<br>
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Nov. 15, 2017.</b><br>
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Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts, Media,
Performance and Design
(AMPD) invites applications for a tenure-track
professorial-stream appointment
in Indigenous Theatre and Performance Studies at the Assistant
Professor level
from outstanding Aboriginal (Indigenous) candidates (including
First Nations,
Métis, and Inuit). The position will commence July 1, 2018. All
positions at
York University are subject to budgetary approval. Salary will
be commensurate
with qualifications and experience. <br>
<br>
One of North America's leading schools for the arts, AMPD offers
undergraduate
and graduate degree programs in Art History and Visual Culture,
Cinema and
Media Arts Dance, Design, Digital Media, Music, Theatre, Theatre
and
Performance Studies, and Visual Arts. <a
href="http://ampd.yorku.ca/"><span
style="color:#CC2030;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://ampd.yorku.ca/</span></a> <br>
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The successful candidate will be a respected Indigenous scholar
and/or
artist-scholar with an original, innovative, and high quality
research program
with an emphasis on Indigenous/First Nations/First Peoples
Theatre and
Performance Studies, with the capacity to contribute to the
development of the
University's academic and research programs. The successful
candidate will hold
a PhD (or near completion) or PhD equivalent (typically an
MFA/MA with a
substantial record of professional experience in theatre and
performance
studies). Candidates should show excellence or the promise of
excellence in
teaching at the college or university level and in scholarly
research and
publication in the area of performance and Indigenous/First
Nations/First
Peoples Theatre and Performance Studies. We are especially eager
to attract
candidates conversant in the performance histories of Indigenous
peoples in
Turtle Island (North America) with close ties to, and experience
in, working
with Indigenous communities. Areas of research, creation, and
teaching may
include one or more of the following: Indigenous Performance
Practices;
Indigenous Theatre/Performance and Decolonization; Indigenous
Storytelling;
Theatre and Performance Creation (including Devised Theatre)
Hemispheric/Global
Indigenous Performance Cultures; The Truth and Reconciliation
Commission;
Critical Pedagogy/Applied Theatre/Ethnography, and Indigenous
Communities;
Indigenous Activism and Protest. <br>
<br>
The candidate must be suitable for prompt appointment to the
Faculty of
Graduate Studies. The successful candidate will be expected to
teach core
(lecture) and elective (seminar) courses in the history and
practice of theatre
and performance studies at the undergraduate and graduate level,
to develop new
curriculum in the area of Indigenous theatre/performance, and to
participate
actively in the department's research culture. The candidate
should demonstrate
the potential for research excellence through top tier
publications and
research funding. Candidates with experience in practice-based
and/or
ethnographic research are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pedagogical innovation
in high priority areas such as experiential education and
technology enhanced
learning is an asset. <br>
<br>
York University is helping shape the global thinkers who will
define tomorrow.
Our unwavering commitment to excellence reflects a rich
diversity of
perspectives and a strong sense of social responsibility that
set us apart. As
an internationally recognized research university, York's 11
Faculties and 27 research
centres have well-established partnerships with 280+ leading
universities
worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest
university in Canada,
with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and
administrative
staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. <br>
<br>
York University is situated on the traditional territory of the
Mississaugas of
the New Credit First Nation; the University also acknowledges
other Indigenous
nations who have longstanding relationships with this territory,
such as the Huron-Wendat,
the Haudenosaunee, and the Métis nations. York is committed to
fostering
understanding and respect for and connections with Indigenous
communities; and
the University is working to support the recruitment and success
of Indigenous
undergraduate and graduate students, the integration of
Indigenous cultures,
approaches and perspectives into curricular offerings and
research,
collaboration with Indigenous communities, and recruitment and
retention of
Indigenous faculty and staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly
values
diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its
community. The AA
Program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities,
people with
disabilities, and women, can be found at <a
href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/"><span
style="color:#CC2030;text-decoration:
none;text-underline:none">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ </span></a>or
by
calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. <br>
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Consistent with its fundamental commitments to equity, diversity
and inclusion,
and to promote the recruitment and appointment of Indigenous
faculty members
and librarians to tenure stream positions, the University
invites applications
from qualified Indigenous candidates for this position. <br>
<br>
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however,
Canadian citizens
and Permanent Residents, and others legally entitled to work in
Canada for York
University will be given priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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November 15,
2017. Applicants should submit their application package including
a letter of
application, a detailed CV, a statement of contribution to
research and
teaching, links to scholarly and/or creative work, and three
letters of
reference via email to Mary Pecchia at <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mpecchia@yorku.ca">mpecchia@yorku.ca</a></b>.
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