[Cwgrad-announcements] Fwd: Acting position- James Madison University

[Robin Russin]

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> From: Richard Bugg <bugg at suu.edu>
> Date: November 10, 2006 12:32:43 PM PST
> To: Region.VIII at suu.edu
> Subject: Acting position- James Madison University
>
>>
>> ACTING
>> School of Theatre and Dance
>> James Madison University
>> Harrisonburg, VA
>>
>>   	James Madison University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty  
>> position at the assistant or associate level, beginning August  
>> 2007.  The successful candidate will teach and oversee the  
>> sequence of acting courses in the B.A. major in the School of  
>> Theatre and Dance.  S/he will usually direct one production each  
>> year and will have the opportunity to teach other courses in  
>> particular areas of interest or expertise.  The candidate will be  
>> expected to maintain an active professional presence as an actor,  
>> director, and/or scholar.
>>   	The candidate should show evidence of successful university  
>> teaching.  An appropriate terminal degree is required as well as  
>> significant professional experience and evidence of successful  
>> directing. S/he should have familiarity with and ability to teach  
>> a variety of acting styles and an array of courses within a  
>> general theatre curriculum.  Ability to teach movement or voice  
>> for the stage is a plus.  The candidate should have strong  
>> interpersonal and collaborative skills, a commitment to excellence  
>> in teaching and advising, a commitment to undergraduate liberal  
>> arts education, the ability and willingness to recruit students to  
>> the program, and an interest in becoming a full participating  
>> member of the JMU academic community.
>> The School of Theatre and Dance at James Madison University is an  
>> academic unit with 200 undergraduate majors and concentrations in  
>> theatre, dance, and musical theatre.  The School emphasizes  
>> artistic collaboration, artistic excellence, and active, student- 
>> centered learning.  The School is part of a newly established  
>> College of Visual and Performing Arts with a new arts center under  
>> construction.
>> Review of candidates will begin December 5, 2006.  Applications  
>> and nominations should be received by that date to assure  
>> consideration.  Send a letter of application, resume, names/ 
>> telephone numbers of four references, and a statement of teaching  
>> philosophy as it relates directing student actors to:
>> Acting Search Committee
>> School of Theatre and Dance
>> MSC 5601
>> James Madison University
>> Harrisonburg, VA  22807
>>
>> James Madison University is an equal opportunity/Affirmative  
>> Action/equal access employer and especially encourages  
>> applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities.
>>
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