job posting

[Marlene Moser]

Brock University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in
Theatre at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor commencing July 1,
2001, subject to final budgetary approval.  The successful candidate will
have an MFA or MA or PhD or equivalent in Theatre with professional theatre
experience along with teaching experience primarily Directing, with a
second area of interest and ability, e.g. Acting, Design, Playwriting,
Technical Theatre.  Experience working with an interdisciplinary program
and/or experience in combining the academic with practical theatre arts is
an asset.  The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

The Department of Fine Arts consists of two programs, Visual Arts, and
Theatre, Dramatic Literature and Drama in Education.  The latter program
has 4 tenured or tenure track faculty in theatre and dramatic literature,
two full time technical staff with part-time assistants and several
part-time instructors drawn from the professional theatre.  It offers BA
and BA Honours in Theatre, Dramatic Literature or Drama in
Education/Theatre; a four-year BA in Theatre; and co-op options.  The
program offers students exposure to both traditional, text based theatre
and image/movement theatre, as well as to a range of dramatic literature
courses, a variety of practical theatre courses and a number of courses in
drama and theatre in education.  Recent productions have included an
adaptation of an Inuit myth, Hedda Gabler presented in both full-text and
image/movement theatre versions.  Detailed information on the Program will
be mailed to applicants.  More information on Brock University can be found
on the University's website www.BrockU.ca/

Brock University is located in St. Catharines, Ontario in the heart of the
scenic Niagara Peninsula, approximately one hour's drive from Toronto and
40 minutes from Buffalo, New York.   Nearby theatres include The Shaw
Festival; The Stratford Theatre Festival; Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton; The
Blyth Summer Theatre, Blyth; The Vagabond Theatre, St. Catharines; and
theatres in Toronto and Buffalo.

In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, this advertisement is
directed first to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.  Brock
University is committed to a positive action policy aimed at reducing
gender imbalance; qualified men and women candidates are equally encouraged
to apply.  Applications will be accepted until January 12, 2001 and should
be submitted with a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees to:
Professor Murray Kropf, Chair, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of
Humanities, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1,
e-mail: mkropf at spartan.ac.brocku.ca




Marlene Moser
Dept. of Fine Arts
Brock University
St. Catharines, ON
L2S 3A1
(905) 688-5550 xt. 3213