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<p>Dear colleagues,</p>
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http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=1989</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) invites applications for a professorial-stream tenure-track appointment in Acting and Directing at the Assistant
Professor level, to commence July 1, 2020. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
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<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ampd.yorku.ca/">http://ampd.yorku.ca/</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ampd.yorku.ca/">http://ampd.yorku.ca/</a>]</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An MFA in Theatre (or MFA equivalent with a substantial record of professional experience) in Acting, Directing or Performance Creation (or
a related field) is required. Candidates must show excellence or promise of excellence in teaching, scholarly research and publication and service.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applicants should have an ongoing and dynamic professional theatre practice and specialize in one or more of
the following areas: acting, acting for the camera, directing, and performance creation (devised theatre);</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:black"> </span></span><span class="bumpedfont15"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">and
significant experience teaching in two or more of these areas.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The successful candidate must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The position
<span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">will i</span>nvolve graduate teaching and supervision, as well as undergraduate teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core (studio) and elective (studio) courses in acting, directing, and performance
creation (devised theatre), and to develop new curriculum in the area of acting, directing and performance creation (devised theatre). Candidates are also expected to provide evidence or the potential to contribute to service in committee and administrative
work (including undergraduate Coordinator and Graduate Program Director positions).
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is an asset.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 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.
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">York University has a policy on
</span><a href="http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/accommodation-in-employment-for-persons-with-disabilities/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
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and is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. Candidates who require accommodation during the selection process are invited to contact
<span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Mary Pecchia at </span></span><a href="mailto:mpecchia@yorku.ca"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-bidi-font-style:
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or at 416-736-2100 (66266).</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">York 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 women, members of visible minorities (racialized groups), Aboriginal (Indigenous) people and persons with disabilities, can be found at
</span><a href="http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif">www.yorku.ca/acadjobs</span></a><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or by calling the AA line at 416-736-5713.
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Applicants wishing to self-identify as part of York University’s Affirmative Action program can do
</span>so by downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: </span><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority. No application will be considered without a completed mandatory Work Status Declaration form which can
be found at: </span><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The deadline for the receipt of completed applications is
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">November 15, 2019.</b> A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, three letters of reference and teaching evaluations should be sent via email to Mary Pecchia
at </span><a href="mailto:mpecchia@yorku.ca"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">mpecchia@yorku.ca</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
Referees should be advised to address the candidate’s qualifications and experience in relation to the position.</span></p>
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