Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Non-Western Theatre

Tufts University’s Department of Drama and Dance invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of non-Western theatre. Areas of expertise may include East Asian, South Asian, African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Caribbean, or Native American theatre. A Ph.D. and the promise of excellence in scholarship and teaching are required. Experience in college-level teaching and directing plays with student actors is strongly preferred. Ability to teach acting technique or styles of acting (performative and/or historical) in area of specialization and to teach dramatic and/or performance theory also is preferred. Responsibilities include teaching and advising undergraduate and graduate (Ph.D.) students and directing a departmental production every two or three years.

Please send dossier including curriculum vitae, statement of research, teaching, and directing interests, three letters of recommendation, and one writing sample to:

Non-Western Search

Department of Drama and Dance

Tufts University

Medford, MA 02155

Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Start date is September 1, 2011.

Screening of applications will begin November 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.