Theatre & Performance Lecturer: African American Traditions

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Spelman College seeks a dynamic theatre scholar-practitioner and educator for a full-time Lecturer position in Theatre Studies, beginning in AY 2027, with expertise in theatre history, dramaturgy, script analysis, and African American theatre. The successful candidate will support the intellectual and artistic development of undergraduate theatre students while contributing to the continued development of an innovative and evolving curriculum.

The Lecturer carries a 4/4 teaching load.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in Theatre History, Dramaturgy, Script Analysis, African American Theatre, Theatre Insight, and additional courses within the candidate's areas of expertise and departmental curricular needs.
• Serve as production dramaturg for departmental productions, with one full production dramaturgy assignment per academic year eligible to substitute for one course assignment.
• Support and mentor student production dramaturgs throughout the research, rehearsal, and production process.
• Collaborate with directors, designers, performers, and student dramaturgs to integrate dramaturgical inquiry into the production process.
• Mentor students in dramaturgical inquiry, critical writing, script analysis, and production dramaturgy.
• Contribute to new work development and other creative projects within the department.
• Develop interdisciplinary and experiential learning opportunities that connect critical inquiry with theatrical practice.
• Participate in curriculum development, assessment, recruitment, advising, and other departmental initiatives.
• Participate in departmental and College service.

Job description

Spelman College seeks a dynamic theatre scholar-practitioner and educator for a full-time Lecturer position in Theatre Studies, beginning in AY 2027, with expertise in theatre history, dramaturgy, script analysis, and African American theatre. The successful candidate will support the intellectual and artistic development of undergraduate theatre students while contributing to the continued development of an innovative and evolving curriculum.

The Lecturer carries a 4/4 teaching load.