Movement & Acting Assistant Professor — Stage Combat

University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance seeks an Assistant Professor of Movement & Acting with a specialization in movement and physical approaches to actor training. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate students, with primary responsibility for movement training that develops the actor’s physical, expressive, and embodied skills, and may teach acting and non-majors courses.

The position includes movement coaching for productions, fight direction, intimacy direction, and

Qualifications

• Specialization in movement and physical approaches to actor training.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses including movement, stage combat, acting, and non‑majors courses as appropriate.
• Mentor BFA and MFA students to prepare them for professional careers.
• Contribute to recruitment and retention of theatre students.
• Maintain an active national and/or international creative research profile in movement and acting.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate curricula with primary responsibility for movement and physical actor training.
• Teach stage combat courses in various theatrical weapon styles.
• Advise graduate and undergraduate capstone projects.
• Participate in recruitment, outreach, and curricular development in theatre studies.
• Contribute to School productions through movement coaching, fight direction, and intimacy direction.

Skills

Movement training

Acting

Stage combat

Teaching

Mentoring

Curriculum development

Job description

University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance seeks an Assistant Professor of Movement & Acting with a specialization in movement and physical approaches to actor training. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate students, with primary responsibility for movement training that develops the actor’s physical, expressive, and embodied skills, and may teach acting and non-majors courses.

The position includes movement coaching for productions, fight direction, intimacy direction, and