Theater
African American Theater and Playwriting/Play-Making
Assistant Professor, Tenure-track
Cluster Hire
The Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a specialist in African American theater and playwriting/play-making. This full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position would begin September 2008. This position is part of a multi-position, multi-department cluster hire in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts designed to build upon the University’s extensive strengths in African American Studies, including the Center for the Study of African American Languages, the W.E.B. Du Bois Papers, and the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies.
The Department seeks a candidate with experience in playwriting and/or playmaking, with a demonstrated interest in African American theater and/or African American cultural production. The successful candidate will have professional experience in playwriting/playmaking, as well as an established history of professionally produced work in New York and regionally; a working knowledge of African American and contemporary repertory; and be capable of crossing boundaries and working closely with different program areas. Actively mentor Department grad students as well as doctoral students in the Department of Afro-American Studies.
Qualifications: M.F.A. in Theater or equivalent professional accomplishment. Salary commensurate with experience. For more information go to: http://www.umass.edu/hfa/ The search committee will start reviewing applications on December 21, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae or detailed professional resume, including email and phone contact information for references, and three current letters of recommendation to:
Harley Erdman
Chair, African American Theater and Playwriting Search Committee
Department of Theater
FAC 112
151 President’s Drive
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
UMASS Amherst is a member of the Academic Career Network, a resource for dual-career couples (http://acn.fivecolleges.edu) and is also a member of the Five College Consortium, along with Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke colleges. The Department is committed to developing a more diverse faculty, student body, and curriculum. UMass Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.