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Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing
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Position Number: 2031814
Location: Lincoln, NE
Position Type: Fine and Applied Arts - Theatre and Dance

Nebraska Wesleyan University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position with expertise in Acting and Directing for the Theatre Arts Program. The start date for this position will be August 2021.

Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private university with a commitment to liberal arts and has over 2000 undergraduates located in the capital city of Nebraska.

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position, which includes a comprehensive package including health, vision and dental insurance benefits, retirement benefits, a generous holiday schedule, and undergraduate tuition remission for employee's dependents among other benefits.

Responsibilities:

This faculty member will play an important role in supporting NWU Theatre's BFA degree programs. Primary responsibilities in this position include teaching acting and directing classes. Depending on the applicant's qualifications and areas of specialization, other duties may include stage direction of productions for Nebraska Wesleyan University's theatre season, as well as teaching other theatre classes such as script analysis, stage management, voice, movement, acting for the camera, voiceover acting, playwriting, and/or musical theatre.

Qualifications:

Terminal degree (MFA or PhD) in Theatre or MA with five or more years of professional acting and directing experience.

Previous teaching experience preferred.

Ability to work collaboratively with other faculty, directors and designers.

Ability to maintain a strong, positive, professional approach to theatre training.

Commitment to Diversity:

Diversity is a core value of Nebraska Wesleyan University's mission and we embrace it as a source of strength. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they are able to enhance and embrace this University core value in a diversity statement submitted as part of their application materials.

Nebraska Wesleyan University provides equal educational and employment opportunities to qualified persons in all areas of university operation without regard to religion or creed, age, genetic information, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, race, or national or ethnic origin, in compliance with state and federal laws, including but not limited to Title XII, Title IX, and the ADA. E-Verify, EOE

How to Apply:

To apply, please upload or provide a letter of application, resume or CV, link to online portfolio, diversity statement, and the names of three professional references at the following URL: https://nebrwesleyan.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Please visit the NWU website for more information about our institution: http://nebrwesleyan.edu/