[e-drive][JOB: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TORONTO]

[Kaethe Yanovsky]

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Theatre, Acting/Directing

York University, Department of Theatre in the Faculty of Fine Arts,
invites applications for a two-year, contractually limited appointment
at the rank of Assistant Professor, with undergraduate responsibilities,
commencement date July 1, 2003.  Position is subject to budgetary
approval by the university.

The successful candidate will have special strengths and demonstrated
practical ability in actor and director training (scene study,
improvisation and script analysis for both actors and directors) at the
undergraduate level, from first year to fourth year.  The appointee will
be expected to assume particular responsibility for teaching and
administering a sequence of courses in collective theatre creation.  The
ability to direct a department production would be an advantage.

Qualifications and Experience: An MFA degree in Theatre is preferred,
together with professional credits in acting and directing, and
extensive teaching experience at university or professional school
level; experience in the development of collective creations would also
be an asset.

York's Department of Theatre includes an innovative Graduate Program,
and an Undergraduate Program with over 300 majors studying performance,
directing, theatre studies, production, design, and playwriting.  The
Faculty of Fine Arts at York, located in Toronto, also includes
Departments of Dance, Design, Film and Video, Music, Visual Arts, and
Cultural Studies.

Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of
the candidate.  Candidates should forward a letter of application, a
curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers (plus
fax and e-mail if possible) of three referees to:

Professor Robert Fothergill
Search Committee, Theatre Department
Centre for Film and Theatre
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada.
FAX: 416 736 5785; e-mail: robf at yorku.ca

Deadline for applications is Friday, February 14, 2003.  York University
has an Affirmative Action Program with respect to its faculty and
librarian appointments.  The designated groups are: women,
racial/visible minorities, persons with disabilities and aboriginal
peoples.  Persons in these groups must self-identify in order to
participate in the Affirmative Action Program.  The Department of
Theatre welcomes applications from persons in these groups.  The
Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at
www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/ or a copy can be obtained by calling the
Affirmative Action Office at 416 736 5713.  Canadian citizens and
permanent residents will be considered first for this position.

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