[Candrama] UAlberta Assistant Professor in Theatre Arts

[Piet Defraeye]

Assistant Professor Department of Drama
Competition No.  -    *A110137312*
Closing Date  -    *Will remain open until filled.*

Edmonton and the University of Alberta are situated on Treaty 6 territory
and are a traditional meeting ground and home for many Indigenous Peoples,
including Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Dene, Métis, and Nakota Sioux.

The Department of Drama at the University of Alberta seeks an
artist/scholar with a commitment to undergraduate, liberal arts education
for a full-time tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level.
The principal focus of the BA (Drama) program is the integration of
critical theory and practice. Students pursue the creation of original,
independent, and often collectively developed work, and engage in multiple
streams of specialization in the study and practice of theatre. The
successful candidate will play a major role in the BA (Drama) program’s
practice stream, including but not limited to devised or performer-created
and script-based courses.

Requirements include:

   - a PhD or Master of Fine Arts in Drama/Theatre
   - a substantial and sustained body of innovative theatre practice and
   creative research
   - demonstrated excellence in teaching liberal arts undergraduate students
   - experience in devised/performer-created theatre and/or
   community-based/applied theatre
   - experience in script-based theatre
   - engagement with the critical aspects of the discipline

*The Department of Drama has a record of recognizing substantial theatre
experience and training in lieu of a terminal degree.*

Significant secondary assets could include:

   - the capacity to supervise at graduate and honors levels, Indigenous
   Theater/Performance, movement, voice, Community Service-Learning,
   translation, dramaturgy, etc.

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

Facilities:

The Department of Drama operates the Timms Centre for the Arts, a highly
acclaimed theatre complex, with additional performance/teaching facilities
within the adjacent Fine Arts Building. Our department resources include
four performance venues (300-seat proscenium stage with fly tower, two
flexible 100-seat black box studios, and 250-seat corner stage studio), 6
rehearsal halls, 5 large fully equipped and professionally staffed
workshops, and a recording studio.

The University of Alberta is one of Canada's largest and most-respected
research universities. The Department of Drama offers a variety of degree
programs, including BA, BA/BEd, Honors, BFA, MA, MFA, and PhD.

The appointment is effective July 1, 2019. Salary will be commensurate with
experience and qualifications in accordance with the Faculty Agreement as
per the negotiated salary scales:
https://www.ualberta.ca/faculty-and-staff/pay-tax-information/salary-scales.
The
deadline for applications is: *December 15, 2018*.

For more information on the University of Alberta, Drama Department, and
Edmonton, please visit https://www.ualberta.ca/,
https://www.ualberta.ca/drama, and https://www.infoedmonton.com/.


To have your application considered, please select the Apply Online icon
below and submit the following:

   - *cover letter* that includes highlights of the candidate’s profile and
   the names of the three referees (see below for more information)
   - *curriculum vitae* (CV)
   - *research statement* that outlines main areas of current and future
   research or creative activity (submit under “Research Plan”)
   - *teaching dossier* that includes a brief teaching philosophy, evidence
   of (potential for) teaching effectiveness, and sample course outline(s)
   (submit as an attachment under "Statement of Teaching/Research Interests")

Applicants are also expected to contact three referees and arrange to have
them submit their letters of reference via e-mail to the Executive
Assistant in Drama, Liz Ludwig, eludwig at ualberta.ca by the application
deadline. Please enter “A110137312 REFERENCE” in the subject line.

All applications and letters of reference can be addressed to the attention
of Melanie Dreyer-Lude, Chair, Department of Drama.

To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements
of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203(3) (e)), please include
the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your
application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please
indicate this in your application.


*Apply online: https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110137312/
<https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110137312/>*



-- 
Prof. Dr. Piet Defraeye
Associate Chair Drama (Grad.)
Chair, Advisory Board Wirth Institute
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Dept. of Drama
FAB 3-146
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2C9 - Canada
Ph #: (780) 492-1097
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