Position in Intercultural Theater - University of Alberta

[Piet Defraeye]

The Department of Drama, University of Alberta
invites applications for a position in Intercultural Theatre and   
Performance Studies

Applicants are invited for a full-time tenure track appointment at the  
Assistant Professor (entry level), in theatre history and theory, and  
performance studies.  We seek a specialist in one or more of the  
following: Aboriginal/First Nations, African, Asian, South Asian,  
South/Latin American Theatre.

The position will engage primarily with the Department’s BA, BA  
Honours, MA and MFA programs.  The BA and BA Honours programs  
emphasize a liberal arts education through the interplay of theatre  
practice and critical theory. The MA places emphases on theatre  
theory, performance studies and production and new play dramaturgy.  
Teaching and/or practice in related areas, such as play analysis,  
playwriting or contemporary Canadian theatre topics, will be an asset,  
as will experience or interest in teaching writing intensive or  
writing across the curriculum courses.

The successful candidate will have
∑ A PhD degree in theatre/performance studies (or be near completion)
∑ University-level teaching experience
∑ A record of publication
∑ Evidence of a coherent program of research
∑ An understanding of the interaction of theory and performance  
and capacity to engage Department students and faculty in a dynamic  
exchange between theatrical research and practice

The Department of Drama offers liberal arts programs leading to BA, BA  
Honours and MA degrees and conservatory programs leading to BFA  
degrees in Acting, Design, and Technical Theatre and MFA degrees in  
Directing, Design, and Theatre Voice Pedagogy. Faculty may also  
participate in interdisciplinary PhD supervision and in the  
development of a PhD program in theatre. Graduates from all programs  
have identifiable records of achievement on a national and  
international scale.  There will be opportunities for interaction with  
all areas of the Department, including guest artists and researchers  
and the department’s Lee Playwright-In-Residence.

Faculty are also required to engage in research and/or creative  
activity of quality, and to assume appropriate administrative and  
leadership responsibilities. Excellent funding opportunities are  
available for investigation/experimentation/research in the successful  
candidate’s areas of expertise.

Facilities
The Fine Arts Building, with four performance spaces for Drama, was  
designed specifically for the teaching of theatre arts, music and  
visual arts.  The adjacent Timms Centre for the Arts, a separate and  
highly acclaimed theatre complex which opened in March 1995, contains  
a flexible “black box” playing space, a 300 seat proscenium stage,  
graduate office area, green room, dressing rooms, and scene,  
properties and costume workshops. The university library has the  
second largest collection in Canada, with strong collections in  
Canadian Theatre, and Quebec theatre in translation. Periodical  
holdings and data bases on comparative theatre are among the most  
complete in the country.  Further, the city of Edmonton is well known  
for its collegial and thriving theatre community; there are more  
theatres/capita than in any other Canadian city.

The appointment is effective July 1, 2009 and will be at the  
entry-level Assistant Professor level. University of Alberta salaries  
are competitive and there is an excellent benefits package.

Applications will be reviewed as of October 20, 2008; the competition  
will remain open until the position is filled. A letter of application  
and full curriculum vitae should be sent to:
	Jan Selman, Chair
Department of Drama
	3-146 Fine Arts Building
University of Alberta
	Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2C9
Applicants should arrange for three confidential letters of reference  
and academic transcripts to be sent to the above address.

For more information about the department see our website,  
www.ualberta.ca/drama
Phone: 1-780-492-2274 ----E-mail:	jan.selman at ualberta.ca