Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Theatre - Performance Studies, Theatre History/Historiography

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Santa Clara University (www.scu.edu), a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Silicon Valley on the land of the Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Performance Studies, Theatre History/Historiography with an emphasis in Black Performance Theory, to begin in September 2024. We welcome candidates who engage in and/or focus deeply in specific historical and archival locations. Further, we are interested in work that intersects with one or more of the following lenses: Gender and Sexuality, Queer, Trans Theory in Performance, Digital Humanities, Critical Race Theory, Social Justice and/or Decolonial Praxis. There may be opportunities to direct in the main stage season if this is in the purview of the candidate. 

The successful applicant will teach lower division courses including first-year Core writing classes and the theatre history sequence; upper division courses may include: Staging Gender, Race, and Sexuality,  Black Theatre, and advanced courses in their area of specialty for the Department of Theatre and Dance.  Ph.D. in Performance Studies and/or Theatre with an emphasis in Black Performance Theory required to be completed by start date. Applicants with a specialization in one or more of the areas listed above are encouraged to apply. Candidates should provide evidence of publication/creative scholarship, including the ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals, as well as evidence of successful and inclusive university teaching. Competitive salary and benefits, including housing purchase assistance program. Application deadline: September 8, 2023. To view the complete job description and to apply visit www.scu.edu/hr/careers. EO/AA.