Tenure Track Faculty

Company: RIT Inn and Conference Center
Location: Rochester
Posted on: June 10, 2021

Job Description:

Detailed Job Description

Full-time, 9-month, tenure track faculty position as Assistant Professor in the field of performing arts (theatre) with the possibility of summer contract, when necessary for the Department of Performing Arts. Areas of teaching will involve courses in technical theatre and performance. Teaching responsibilities will also involve supporting the development of current curriculum and development of future curriculum for the department. Areas of scholarship will involve performing arts with evidence of peer-reviewed dissemination. Other Program Director responsibilities, as assigned by the chairperson of the department, will involve season planning, production oversight, directing, designing for NTID productions and other collaborations with the College of Liberal Arts and other potential colleges within RIT.

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral or Master of Fine Arts' degree in performing arts or ABD.
• Demonstrated teaching experience in performing arts, particularly with deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Demonstrated scholarship in performing arts with evidence of peer-reviewed dissemination.
• Knowledge of ASL and deaf culture. A candidate who does not know ASL will be expected to learn ASL and obtain a NTID sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) rating of Intermediate Plus by the end of the second academic year.
• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

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