Assistant Teaching Professor in Directing
About The Position
The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University seeks a full-time, non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor with expertise in Directing. The anticipated start date is late August 2027. This is an academic-year, benefited two-year position, renewable contingent upon performance. Assistant Teaching Professors at Tufts are unionized, with potential for long-term careers and promotional advancement within the Teaching Professor ranks. The position involves teaching the equivalent of six courses per year, divided between classroom instruction and regular direction of plays and/or musicals in the Department’s mainstage season. The faculty member will mentor undergraduate directors, advise majors and non-majors, and participate in departmental and university service. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach Directing I, Directing 2, and additional courses in areas of expertise. The Department welcomes additional expertise in areas such as writing for performance, acting, digital media and performance, arts leadership, adaptation, and movement/physical theatre. Given the Department’s relationship with the Film and Media Studies Program, candidates whose work extends beyond theatre direction to film, television, and new media are also welcome. The Department seeks a colleague enthusiastic about teaching in a liberal arts setting and working with students who combine theatre and performance studies with other pursuits.
Requirements
- Terminal degree (M.F.A. or Ph.D.) in Directing or a related field, or equivalent significant professional experience.
- Experience teaching and/or mentoring college-level students.
Nice To Haves
- Additional expertise in writing for performance, acting, digital media and performance, arts leadership, adaptation, and/or movement/physical theatre.
- Work extending beyond theatre direction to film, television, and new media.
- Enthusiasm for working in a liberal arts setting with students combining theatre and performance studies with other pursuits.
Responsibilities
- Teach the equivalent of six courses per year, divided between classroom instruction and directing plays and/or musicals in the Department’s mainstage season.
- Mentor undergraduate directors.
- Advise majors and non-majors.
- Participate in departmental and university service.
- Teach Directing I, Directing 2, and additional courses in areas of expertise.
Benefits
- Benefited position.
- Unionized faculty position with potential for long-term careers and promotional advancement within the Teaching Professor ranks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
