Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance (Performance Practice)

William & Mary; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

William & Mary in Virginia invites applications for an Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance (Performance Practice). The appointment begins August 10, 2027.

We seek candidates with expertise in innovative reinterpretations of traditional practices, with preferred focus on nonwestern or global majority theatre and/or LGBTQ and feminist theatre. The role includes research, teaching, and service to the university.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MFA at start date (Aug 10, 2027).
• 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching discipline.
• Experience with research in performance practice and directing with innovative reinterpretations.
• Ability to establish/maintain a vibrant research program.
• Experience teaching performance practice and directing courses.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to academic leadership.

Responsibilities

• Research, teaching, and service to the University.
• Establish and maintain a vibrant undergraduate research program.
• Teach 2 courses per semester and direct departmental productions.
• Contribute to lectures and seminars in the candidate's research area.
• Support teaching in musical/dance theatre or related performance techniques.

Skills

Academic leadership

Teaching performance practice

Directing

Research in performance practice

Education

Ph.D. or MFA

18 graduate credits in discipline

Job description

Job Requisition

JR102087 Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance (Performance Practice) (Open)

Job Posting Title

Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance (Performance Practice)

Department

CC00088 WM001 | CAS | Theatre & Performance

Job Family

Faculty - Tenure Track (Less than 12 months)

Worker Sub-Type

Regular (benefited)

Job Requisition Primary Location

Phi Beta Kappa Hall

Primary Job Posting Location

Posting Location - William & Mary

Job Description Summary

The Department of Theatre & Performance at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seeks applications for a tenured position at the Associate Professor level in performance practice and directing. Appointment will begin August 10, 2027. We are interested in individuals with research and teaching expertise in innovative reinterpretations of traditional practices. Preferred research areas include nonwestern or global majority theatre and performance (Asian, African, Black, Latine, Indigenous), and/or LGBTQ and feminist theatre. Candidate must have academic leadership experience.

Duties include research, teaching, and service to the University. The applicant is expected to establish and maintain a vibrant research program that inspires a highly motivated undergraduate student body.

Teaching expectation is 2 courses per semester. Successful applicants must possess the skills to teach compelling courses in performance practice and directing (including directing departmental productions) and other lecture and seminar-style courses related to their specific research area. Candidates who can contribute to musical/dance theatre genres, acting, stage combat or other performance technique classes will be given high consideration.

Job Description

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or MFA at the time appointment begins (August 10, 2027).
• Applicants must have completed 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline in which they will teach.
• Experience with research in performance practice and directing with a focus on innovative reinterpretations of traditional practices.
• Evidence of the ability to establish and/or maintain a vibrant research program, which may include their own practice and/or scholarly publications.
• Experience teaching courses in performance practice and directing and other lecture and seminar-style courses.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to academic leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in teaching and mentoring successful undergraduate research.
• Evidence of scholarly achievement or demonstrated potential as a scholar/practitioner.
• Preferred research areas include nonwestern or global majority theatre and performance (Asian, African, Black, Latine, Indigenous), and/or LGBTQ and feminist theatre.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to teaching musical/dance theatre genres, acting, stage combat or other performance technique classes.

Conditions of Employment

This position may require additional hours beyond the typical work week, including occasional overnight and weekend work as needed to meet the business needs of the operation.

Information on the degree programs in the Department of Theatre & Perform