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Department of Theater - Assistant Professor in Theater and Performance Studies

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University of California, Los Angeles
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Los Angeles

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Arts & Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts
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Assistant Professor
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Department of Theater - Assistant Professor in Theater and Performance Studies
University of California Los Angeles



Requisition Number: JPF07659


UCLA Department of Theater - Assistant Professor in Theater and Performance Studies

The UCLA Department of Theater seeks an assistant professor in Theater and Performance Studies. The successful candidate will serve as one of the core faculty supervising UCLA's PhD in Theater and Performance Studies program, as well as teaching undergraduates and participating fully in a department that serves undergraduate, MFA, and PhD students.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Applicants must have a PhD in Theater & Performance Studies or allied field in hand by the time of appointment. Applicants must also demonstrate evidence of research and publication in Theater & Performance Studies.

SELECTION CRITERIA
  • Research and publishing emphasis on Latina/o/e/x, Indigenous, Global South Theater, Performance, and Theories is preferred. Other global majority, underrepresented groups, or international focuses will also be considered.
  • Evidence of publication and conference participation in the field.
  • Candidates should have a strong commitment to academic publication and professional activity that demonstrates the promise of excellence in the scholarly field of Theater and Performance Studies (and/or allied disciplines).
  • Ability to teach critical studies and historical courses (both general and in the area of specialization) to performing arts students in professionally oriented BA, MFA, and PhD programs.
  • Capacity to guide PhDs dissertations and otherwise guide and mentor PhD students. Capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues and commitment to administrative work

We seek a scholar attuned to interdisciplinary collaboration with the various areas of the Department of Theater; the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media; as well as across the College of Letters and Sciences and professional schools. Appointment at Assistant Professor level. Duties to commence Academic Year, 2023-24. The UCLA Department of Theater has a long and demonstrated commitment to equity and diversity in academia and the performing arts and we welcome applications from underrepresented candidates.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINE
To apply, please submit:
  • Cover letter
  • CV
  • Writing sample (preferably published, of up to 40 pages)
  • Sample syllabus (or two), for grad or undergraduate classes (these may be taught or prospective)
  • Statement of contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Contact information of three references.

Please address your materials to the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Professor Michelle Carriger.

Position will remain open until filled. For full consideration materials must be received by September 30, 2022.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The University of California, Los Angeles, and the Department of Theater are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of professional activities and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. Women and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, bullying and other demeaning behavior, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UCLA conducts targeted employment reference checks for finalists to whom departments or other hiring units would like to extend formal offers of appointment into Academic Senate faculty positions. The targeted employment reference checks involve contacting the finalists' current and prior places of employment to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UCLA requires all applicants for Academic Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into RECRUIT as part of their application. If the applicant does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Academic Senate faculty positions will be subject to targeted employment reference checks.


To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07659


The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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