[Candrama] REMINDER: Job Posting: Indigenous Theatre and Performance Studies_York University

[Marlis Schweitzer]

FYI - a reminder of the upcoming Nov. 15 deadline for this position.

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*Indigenous Theatre and Performance Studies, Department of Theatre, York 
University, Toronto, Ontario
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*Deadline: Nov. 15, 2017.*

The 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.

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. 
http://ampd.yorku.ca/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Aboriginal people, visible 
minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at 
http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ <http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/>or by 
calling the AA office at 416-736-5713.

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.

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.

The deadline for the receipt of completed applications is 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 
*mpecchia at yorku.ca*. Applicants wishing to self-identify can do so by 
downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: 
http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ <http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/>. 
<http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/>
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