Assistant Professor of Acting - Department of Theatre

California State University, Northridge•Northridge, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Theatre at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Acting with a focus on Acting for the Camera. The successful candidate will teach distinct approaches for stage and camera acting, preparing students for the film industry with acting techniques and business guidance. This is an in-person teaching position. The ideal candidate will continue to develop professional expertise and maintain an active, creative practice. We seek a candidate with a proven track record of creating work and/or participating in programs that foster and promote equity, inclusion, and representation, especially relevant to our diverse student population. Other desirable teaching skills may include performance for Emerging Media Performance (e.g., performance capture, gaming, virtual production), voice-over, intimacy coaching, and directing student productions. In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate may be required to teach on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online and will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department for recommending tenure and promotion. The successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, and service.

Requirements

An M.F.A. degree in Acting or a related field from an accredited institution, foreign equivalency or post-baccalaureate experience, training, and expertise at least equivalent to those required for the Master of Fine Arts degree.
Experience teaching in-person stage acting at the university/college level, or equivalent professional performance training programs.
Experience teaching in-person camera acting at the university/college level, or equivalent professional performance training programs.
Professional experience in both fields of stage and film/TV acting.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
Must complete a background check satisfactorily.
Must comply with CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment (mandated reporter).

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in 2 or more acting methods and their application to stage and camera (Stanislavski, Meisner, Chekhov, Barr, Moss, Chubbuck, etc.).
Additional experience in one or more of these specialties: Emerging Media Performance (e.g., performance capture, gaming, virtual production), Voice-over, Intimacy Coaching, Directing student productions.
Evidence of designing curriculum that prepares students for contemporary professional practice.
Teaching or Professional experience that includes working with a diverse student body or leading groups of people from diverse backgrounds.
Experience or potential for creating a student-centered learning environment, such as community engagement, inclusive professional development, active learning strategies, culturally relevant pedagogy, curriculum development, etc.
Experience participating in inclusive approaches to mentoring, such as minority centered mentorship with community-based arts programs, leadership roles, or engagement with minority serving organizations, etc.

Responsibilities

Teach upper division acting for the camera (TH 345 and TH 448) preparing students for the film industry with acting techniques and business guidance (resumes, headshots, agents, managers, auditions, self-tapes).
Teach foundational stage acting technique (TH 108A).
Teach other courses as needed by the department, including TH208A and TH 111 for non-majors.
Continue to develop professional expertise and maintain an active, creative practice.
Create work and/or participate in programs that foster and promote equity, inclusion, and representation.
Maintain weekly office hours.
Attend faculty meetings.
Participate in assessment of student learning.
Provide service to the department, college, and university.
Help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, and service.