Assistant Professor of Performance Studies
Arizona State University
Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies Division
The Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies (HArCS) in the New College at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Performance Studies to begin in August 2010. HArCS is interdisciplinary and committed to a critical examination of human meanings, values and experience.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach and develop courses in relevant areas and to engage in creative/collaborative performance practices. Scholarly research and/or creative activity and service to ASU and the profession appropriate to tenure track guidelines are expected. Only candidates with a Ph.D. or M.F.A. at the time of hire and college teaching experience will be considered. Desirable qualifications include technical expertise and potential for interdisciplinary collaboration.
HArCS is one of three divisions that comprise ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. It includes several degree programs: Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance; Women and Gender Studies; English; History; Integrative Studies; American Studies; Religion and Applied Ethics; Philosophy. There are two M.A. programs: Interdisciplinary Studies and Applied Ethics and the Professions. The Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance (IAP) degree program is the only one of its kind in the Southwest. IAP offers courses in: Digital Media, Music and Electronic Sound Art, Performance Studies, and Theater/Performance.
Performance Studies should be conceived in the broadest sense. A candidate's areas of expertise may include but are not limited to those above, with scholarly and/or creative/practice performance specialization in: documentary, documentary studies, sexuality/gender studies, cross-cultural performance, performance/cultural theory, community/social performance, performance and technology, Southwest Studies, and/or other fields and areas.
REQUIRED: Ph.D. or M.F.A. at the time of hire, one year college teaching experience
DESIRED: technical expertise, and interdisciplinary collaboration
Information and Application Process Instructions
Letter of application, statements describing research and/or creative program and teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, sample of two pieces of scholarship and/or creative activity, and three reference letters electronically to Jamie.Howell@asu.edu (Performance Studies Search Committee, Attention: Jamie Howell, Arizona State University at the West Campus, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, P.O. Box 37100, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100). All application materials should be submitted as electronic documents (CDs or DVDs of single artistic works can be mailed under separate cover and must be received by January 8th, 2010).
DEADLINE for applications, including materials, is January 8, 2010.
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Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
