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Associate Professor - Film and Theatre - Theatre History
Job no: 506693
Location: San José State University, San José, California, USA
Target Start Date: August 2022
Application Deadline: February 1, 2022 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The Department of Film and Theater at San José State University invites applications for an associate professor of theater history. We especially welcome candidates whose research and teaching are in the areas of Latinx, Native American, Asian, Black and African diasporic performance, or Indigenous theatre histories.

Candidates must demonstrate an ability to research and teach in the following areas: (1) post-colonial, diasporic, global, and / or Indigenous theatre histories; (2) other media (such as radio, television, or film); (3) contemporary dramaturgy. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in theatre history with a focus on a post-colonial, diasporic, global, and/or Indigenous perspective; performance and social justice; performance theory and criticism; world performance; and contemporary theatre. Teaching could cross into the performance studies curriculum (in the Communication Studies Department), in areas such as performance ethnography, or race and performance, depending on the candidate’s interest and areas of expertise. We also desire a candidate with a record of obtaining external grants to support research, professional experience as a dramaturg, and experience with community educational outreach. A record of academic service at the departmental, institutional, or national level is additionally desirable. Applicants should have awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

The Department presents a full season of stage productions, one of which, each semester, is in the Hammer Theatre (formerly the San José Repertory Theatre), a professional performance venue in downtown San José. We also create short and feature films through the Spartan Film Studios. And our full-time radio station, KSJS 90.5, provides entertainment, sports and community service to the Bay Area.  Our theatre faculty are award-winning industry professionals whose work is seen throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, nationally, and internationally.

For a complete job description and to apply: https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/506693/associate-professor-film-and-theatre-theatre-history?1ApplicationSubSourceID=11266

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