Junior Lecturer - Drama and Theatre Studies

Stellenbosch University's Department of Drama is a leading arts department in South Africa, renowned for high quality academic, creative and technical training on undergraduate and postgraduate level. An important aspect of the training and creative functioning of the Department is an alignment with the needs of the various communities that SU Drama serves.

Duties

• Teaching Movement and Physical Theatre;
• Participating in curriculum development;
• Involvement in productions and projects of the Department;
• Participating in the research and publication activities of the Department;
• Performing administrative and organisational duties as required by the Department.

Job Requirements

• Honours or four-year undergraduate qualification in Drama, Dance, Performance and/or Theatre Studies;
• Teaching experience in a higher education environment and/or professional experience as a performing practitioner.

Recommendation

• M in Drama, Dance, Performance and/or Theatre Studies;
• Teaching and/or professional experience in Physical Theatre;
• Teaching and/or professional experience in choreography for theatre;
• Teaching and/or professional experience in performance creation and/or improvisation.

As part of the interview process, candidates will be expected to:

• deliver a talk to present his/her research interest and approach to teaching and learning;
• if applicable, a visual portfolio of the candidate's body of work will be required;
• present an observed, practical class for students from the Department.

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The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as Stellenbosch University's institutional EE Plan.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the University within six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.